USS APL-24
{{Short description|Barracks ship of the United States Navy}}
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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}}
Awards
References
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- {{navsource|09/71/7124|USS APL-24}}
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Category:Barracks ships of the United States Navy