USS APL-45

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

APL-45
History
United States
Name	APL-45
Ordered	19 July 1944
Builder	Willamette Iron and Steel Works
Laid down	7 February 1945
Launched	12 May 1945
Acquired	28 July 1945
Commissioned	28 July 1945
Decommissioned	January 1947
Stricken	1 November 1972
Reinstated	1974
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	Hull number: APL-45
Honours & awards	See Awards
Status	Berthed in Norfolk
General characteristics
Class & type	APL-41-class barracks ship
Displacement	1,300 t (1,279 long tons) (standard) 2,600 t (2,559 long tons) (full load)
Length	261 ft 0 in (79.55 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	5 officers 66 enlisted

Construction and career

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

• American Campaign Medal
• World War II Victory Medal