USS ''Deperm'' (ADG-10) was a

degaussing Degaussing is the process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field. It is named after the gauss, a unit of magnetism, which in turn was named after Carl Friedrich Gauss. Due to magnetic hysteresis, it is generally not possible to red ...

vessel of the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

, named after the term '' deperm'', a procedure for erasing the permanent magnetism from ships and submarines to camouflage them against magnetic detection vessels and enemy marine mines. Originally planned as a

patrol craft escort The ''PCE-842''-class patrol craft were United States Navy patrol craft escorts designed during World War II that were intended for coastal and convoy escort. The design was derived from the as a substitute for the s that were used for anti-su ...

(PCE-883), she was laid down in 1943, launched in 1944, and commissioned in 1945. She was subsequently redesignated a degaussing vessel, YDG-10, and named ''Deperm''. Struck from the Naval Register 21 February 1975, ''Deperm'' was sunk as a target 22 September 1982 at . According to the available depth data in 2020, at this location the bottom is between 1250m and 1500m along the edge of a basin.

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* Shipwrecks of the California coast 1944 ships Degaussing ships of the United States Navy {{US-mil-ship-stub