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USS APL-4

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USS APL-4
History
United States
NameAPL-4
Ordered7 October 1943
BuilderPuget Sound Navy Yard
Laid down27 May 1944
Launched3 August 1944
Commissioned21 September 1945
DecommissionedJanuary 1947
HomeportSan Diego
IdentificationHull number: APL-4
StatusBerthed in San Diego
General characteristics
Class and typeAPL-2-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-4 is an APL-2-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

Construction and career

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The ship was laid down on 31 May 1944, by the Puget Sound Navy Yard and launched on 3 August 1944. She was commissioned on 21 September 1945.[1]

She was put into the reserve fleet by January 1947.

The ship undertook the CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program, in which she is berthed in San Diego since at least the early 2000s. She is being used as a berthing and messing barge.[2]

References

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  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.