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USS APL-31

Barracks ship of the United States Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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USS APL-31 is an APL-17-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

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Construction and career

The ship was laid down on 1 June 1944, by the Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. and launched on 30 September 1944. She was commissioned on 14 June 1945.[1]

In April 1948, she was acquired by the United States Naval Academy.

The ship was towed out to sea and later sunk as an artificial reef on 23 July 2001.[2] The wreck is now a scuba diving destination off the New Jersey coast.[3]

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