USS APL-24

38.0773780°N 122.0977358°W / 38.0773780; -122.0977358

FB-62
History
United States
Name	APL-24
Ordered	29 January 1944
Builder	Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down	24 July 1944
Launched	26 September 1944
Commissioned	24 July 1945
Decommissioned	24 March 1947
Stricken	1 April 1962
Identification	Hull number: APL-24
Honours and awards	See Awards
Status	Transferred to MARAD, 23 May 1962
General characteristics
Class and type	APL-17-class barracks ship
Displacement	1,300 t (1,279 long tons) (standard) 2,660 t (2,618 long tons) (full load)
Length	260 ft 0 in (79.25 m)
Beam	49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
Draft	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power	100kW 450 AC
Propulsion	3 × Diesel generators
Capacity	0 officers 583 enlisted 1,000 Bbls (Diesel)
Complement	6 officers 66 enlisted

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