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APL-11
Nickname - "The New Yorker"

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal
APL-2 Class Non-self-propelled Barracks Ship:
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Placed in service (date unknown), LT. Richard Stoler Myers, USNR in command, 1944-45
  • During World War II APL-11 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sunk as a target, 1 May 1973
    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-11 15k APL-11 moored at Boston Navy Yard, 4 October 1944.
    Boston Navy Yard photo # BOSTS-10120    		 National Park Service, Charlestown, Boston Naval Shipyard
    APL-11 103k APL-11 anchored in the Philippines, circa 1945. Since APL's were un-named the crews often gave them unofficial names of famous luxury hotels, hence APL-11 was known as "The New Yorker". Capt. Steve Myers, USN (Ret.) for his father, LT. Richard Stoler Myers USNR APL-11
    APL-11 90k APL-11 at Mare Island, 20 September 1946. It appears she was being used by the yard to berth sailors of decommissioning ships. APL-11 was dry docked at the yard from 27 September to 11 October 1946. The last log entry for her was a fire call on 24 December 1946. What happen after that date is not indicated in the shipyard logs. Note "The New Yorker" painted on her deck housing.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 3404-46    		 Darryl Baker
    There is no DANFS history currently available for APL-11 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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