USS APL-31

	APL-31
History
United States
Name	APL-31
Ordered	April 1944
Builder	Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
Laid down	1 June 1944
Launched	30 September 1944
Commissioned	14 June 1945
Stricken	1 August 2000
Identification	Hull number: APL-31
Honours and; awards	See Awards
Fate	Sunk as artificial reef, 23 July 2001
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;

40°06′36″N 73°41′30″W / 40.1100000°N 73.6916667°W / 40.1100000; -73.6916667

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

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]

Awards

References

^ "Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
^ "APL-2 Class". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
^ "APL-31 ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving". Retrieved 2021-12-17.

Photo gallery of USS APL-31 at NavSource Naval History

[1] "Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.

[:0-2] "APL-2 Class". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.

[3] "APL-31 ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving". Retrieved 2021-12-17.

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