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 and awards | See Awards |
| Status | Transferred to MARAD, 23 May 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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
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.
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.
Awards
References
- ^ "Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "APL-2 Class". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- Photo gallery of USS APL-24 at NavSource Naval History