USS APL-15 is an APL-2-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

USS APL-15
History
United States
NameAPL-15
Ordered3 May 1943
BuilderNashville Bridge Co.
Laid down29 October 1943
Launched29 January 1944
Commissioned1 August 1944
Decommissioned17 May 1946
Renamedfrom YF-609, 1943
HomeportSan Diego
IdentificationHull number: APL-15
Honours and
awards
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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

Construction and career

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The ship was laid down on 29 October 1943, by the Nashville Bridge Co. and launched on 29 January 1944. She was commissioned on 1 August 1944.[1]

From 26 August to 2 November 1944, she was towed by WSA tug Scotch Cap from New Orleans to Pearl Harbor.

The ship was assigned to Naval Base Guam from March 1945 to 17 May 1946.

She was decommissioned on 17 May 1946 and put into the reserve fleet by January 1947.

The ship undertook the CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program, in which she has been berthed in San Diego 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 2021-12-16.
  2. ^ "APL-2 Class". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.