USS APL-24 explained

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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.^[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

• American Campaign Medal
• World War II Victory Medal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL). 2021-12-16. www.navsource.org.
2. Web site: APL-2 Class. 2021-12-16. www.shipscribe.com.