USS APL-18 is an APL-2-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

USS APL-18
History
United States
NameAPL-18
Ordered9 November 1943
BuilderTampa Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down29 October 1943
Launched29 January 1944
Commissioned29 September 1944
DecommissionedJanuary 1947
Renamedfrom YF-629, 1943
HomeportSan Diego
IdentificationHull number: APL-18
StatusBerthed in San Diego
General characteristics
Class and typeAPL-17-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 Tampa Shipbuilding Co. and launched on 29 January 1944. She was commissioned on 29 September 1944.[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 San Diego since at least the early 2000s. She is being used as a berthing and messing barge.[2]

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.