USS APL-24
38°04′39″N 122°05′52″W / 38.0773780°N 122.0977358°W
 FB-62
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | APL-24 |
| Ordered | 29 January 1944 |
| Builder | Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. |
| Laid down | 24 July 1944 |
| Launched | 26 September 1944 |
| Commissioned | 24 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 24 March 1947 |
| Stricken | 1 April 1962 |
| Identification | Hull number: APL-24 |
| Honours & awards | See Awards |
| Status | Transferred to MARAD, 23 May 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | APL-17-class barracks ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 260 ft 0 in (79.25 m) |
| Beam | 49 ft 2 in (14.99 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Installed power | 100kW 450 AC |
| Propulsion | 3 × Diesel generators |
| Capacity |
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USS APL-24 is an APL-17-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.
Construction and career
[edit]The ship was laid down on 24 July 1944, by the Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. and launched on 26 September 1944. She was commissioned on 24 July 1945.[1]
She was decommissioned on 24 March 1947 and put into the reserve fleet.
The ship was transferred to MARAD on 23 May 1962, renamed as FB-62 and used as a headquarter ship in Suisun Bay, California.[2]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)". NavSource. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "APL-2 Class". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- Photo gallery of USS APL-24 at NavSource Naval History