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APL-2-class barracks ship

The APL-2-class barracks ship was a class of barracks ships of the United States Navy after the Second World War, in the late 1940s.[1]

USS APL-4
Class overview
NameAPL-2 class
Builders
Operators
Preceded byEdmund B. Alexander class
Succeeded byAPL-17 class
Built1943-1945
In commission1944-1946
Planned15
Completed12
Cancelled3
Active4
Retired8
General characteristics
TypeBarracks 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
Armament4 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons

Development

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Twelve ships were built during World War II with 3 cancelled.[2] APL-12 and APL-13 were intentionally destroyed after being grounded by Typhoon Louise at Okinawa, by demolition charges, in February 1946.[3][4] Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the construction of tenders and repair ships in May 1943, it was then recommended by the Auxiliary Vessels Board on 11 June later that year, the construction of barracks ships.[1]

The class consists of barges with a two-story barracks built on top instead of the a warehouse design, and they had an auxiliary vessel designation of "A". Moreover, on their top deck, 4 Oerlikon 20 mm cannons were placed together with 2 gun and their platforms on each side of the ship.[1] The guns were later removed after being put into the reserve fleet in 1946.

Since 2011, only 4 ships have been in service at Naval Station San Diego.[1]

Ships of class

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APL-2-class barracks ship[2]
Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
APL-2 Puget Sound Navy Yard 12 May 1944 6 July 1944 25 May 1945 - CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and is berthed at San Diego[5]
APL-3 31 May 1944 3 August 1944 30 July 1945 - Scrapped in 1974
APL-4 27 May 1944 3 August 1944 21 September 1945 - CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and is berthed at San Diego
APL-5 8 July 1944 14 November 1944 5 November 1945 - CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and is berthed at San Diego
APL-6 5 August 1944 12 February 1945 Cancelled on 27 August 1945, completed as barge CROWN No.2
APL-7 5 August 1944 12 February 1945 Cancelled on 27 August 1945, completed as barge CROWN No.1
APL-8 Nashville Bridge Co. 21 March 1944 5 June 1944 6 October 1944 - Sold to commercial service as merchant barge MLC-261 (ON 580686), 1974[6]
APL-9 5 May 1944 21 July 1944 24 November 1944 - Sold to commercial service as merchant barge MLC-260 (ON 581255), 1974[6]
APL-10 12 July 1944 19 September 1944 6 January 1945 - Sold to commercial service as merchant barge MLC-263 (ON 561018), 1974[6]
APL-11 Boston Navy Yard 5 August 1944 4 September 1944 10 October 1944 - Sunk as target by ComNavAirPac, 18 March 1974
APL-12 5 August 1944 4 September 1944 24 October 1944 - Destroyed on 26 January 1946
APL-13 5 September 1944 12 October 1944 20 November 1944 23 November 1945 Destroyed on 22 February 1946
APL-14 Nashville Bridge Co. 11 September 1944 17 January 1944 29 June 1944 3 January 1946 Sold to Foreign Liquidation Committee (FLC), May 1947
APL-15 29 October 1943 29 January 1944 1 August 1944 - CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and is berthed at San Diego
APL-16 Cancelled on 22 October 1943

See also

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  • Photo gallery of Barracks ships of the US Navy at NavSource Naval History no nationality or prefix;

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d "APL-2 Class". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Barracks Ships and Barges (APB, APL)". shipbuildinghistory. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ "APL-2 - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Merchant Vessels of the United States. Vol. 2. U.S. Coast Guard. 1976. p. 2013.

Auxiliary ship classes of the United States Navy

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