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APL-5

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
APL-2 Class Non-self-propelled Barracks Ship:
  • Laid down, 8 July 1944, at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA.
  • Launched, 14 November 1944
  • Delivered, 5 November 1945
  • Placed in service (date unknown)
  • APL-5 is part of the CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and is currently berthed at "Mole" pier NavSta San Diego, CA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,300 t.(lt), 2,580 t.(fl)
    Length 261'
    Beam 49'
    Draft 11'
    Accommodation 6 Officers, 792 Enlisted
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    APL-5 116k APL-5 and an unidentified APL anchored two miles off shore at Da Nang harbor, South Vietnam, circa1965-66.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, November 1966    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    APL-5 104k APL-5 anchored at Chu Lai, South Vietnam, circa 1965-66.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, November 1966    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    APL-5 52k APL-5 moored at the "mole" pier, Naval Station San Diego, CA., 9 February 2004 Bob Gregory, COMPACFLT N43 Berthing & Messing PMgr
    APL-5 53k APL-5 (inboard) and APL-15 (outboard) moored at Naval Station San Diego, CA., July 2005 Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    There is no DANFS History currently available for APL-5 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    On Line Edition of "All Hands" Magazine November 1966
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    Last Updated 14 October 2005