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USS APL-45

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APL-45
History
United States
NameAPL-45
Ordered19 July 1944
BuilderWillamette Iron and Steel Works
Laid down7 February 1945
Launched12 May 1945
Acquired28 July 1945
Commissioned28 July 1945
DecommissionedJanuary 1947
Stricken1 November 1972
Reinstated1974
HomeportNorfolk
IdentificationHull number: APL-45
Honours and
awards
See Awards
StatusBerthed in Norfolk
General characteristics
Class and typeAPL-41-class barracks ship
Displacement
  • 1,300 t (1,279 long tons) (standard)
  • 2,600 t (2,559 long tons) (full load)
Length261 ft 0 in (79.55 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
  • 5 officers
  • 66 enlisted

USS APL-45 is an APL-41-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

Construction and career

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The ship was laid down on 7 February 1945, by the Willamette Iron and Steel Works and launched on 12 May 1945. She was commissioned on 28 July 1945.[1]

She was decommissioned and put into the reserve fleet by January 1947.

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

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  2. ^ "APL 2". www.navysite.de. Retrieved 2021-12-16.