page_title: USS Roper (DD-147)
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: USS Roper (DD-147) / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: The USS Roper's Anchor on display at the MIT campus
context_page_description: USS Roper (DD-147) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later converted to a high-speed transport and redesignated APD-20.
  She was named for Lieutenant Commander Jesse M. Roper, commanding officer of Petrel, who died in 1901 while attempting to rescue a member of his crew. As of 2016, no other ships in the United States Navy have borne this name.
context_section_description: Roper′s anchor is located outside of building 5 of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus.
caption: The USS Roper's Anchor on display at the MIT campus
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