USS APL-24

{{Short description|Barracks ship of the United States Navy}}

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| Ship country = United States

| Ship flag = {{USN flag|1971}}

| Ship name = APL-24

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| Ship ordered = 29 January 1944

| Ship builder = Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co.

| Ship laid down = 24 July 1944

| Ship launched = 26 September 1944

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| Ship commissioned = 24 July 1945

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| Ship decommissioned = 24 March 1947

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| Ship identification = *Hull number: APL-24

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| Ship struck = 1 April 1962

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| Ship honours = See Awards

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| Ship status = Transferred to MARAD, 23 May 1962

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| Ship class = {{sclass|APL-17|barracks ship}}

| Ship displacement = *{{convert|1300|t|LT|0|abbr=on}} (standard)

  • {{convert|2660|t|LT|0|abbr=on}} (full load)

| Ship length = {{convert|260|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|49|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship draft = {{convert|8|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship propulsion = *3 × Diesel generators

| Ship power = 100kW 450 AC

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| Ship complement = *6 officers

  • 66 enlisted

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  • 583 enlisted
  • 1,000 Bbls (Diesel)

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USS APL-24 is an APL-17-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

Construction and career

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.{{Cite web|title=Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/71/7124.htm|access-date=2021-12-16|website=www.navsource.org}}

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.{{Cite web|title=APL-2 Class|url=https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/APL/APL02.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=www.shipscribe.com}}

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