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FB-62
History
United States
NameAPL-24
Ordered29 January 1944
BuilderPollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down24 July 1944
Launched26 September 1944
Commissioned24 July 1945
Decommissioned24 March 1947
Stricken1 April 1962
IdentificationHull number: APL-24
Honours and
awards		See Awards
StatusTransferred to MARAD, 23 May 1962
General characteristics
Class and typeAPL-17-class barracks ship
Displacement
  • 1,300 t (1,279 long tons) (standard)
  • 2,660 t (2,618 long tons) (full load)
Length260 ft 0 in (79.25 m)
Beam49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
Draft8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power100kW 450 AC
Propulsion3 × Diesel generators
Capacity
  • 0 officers
  • 583 enlisted
  • 1,000 Bbls (Diesel)
Complement
  • 6 officers
  • 66 enlisted

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.[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

References

  1. ^ "Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  2. ^ "APL-2 Class". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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