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APL-14
Nickname - "Ritz Carlton"

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
APL-2 Class Non-self-propelled Barracks Ship:
  • Laid down at Nashville Bridge Co, Nashville,TN (date unknown)
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS APL-14 (date unknown)
  • During World War II APL-14 served at Ulithi, Leyte and Okinawa
    Succeeding Commanding Officer - LT Thompson (NMN) Morrison, USNR
  • Decommissioned as a result of damage caused by grounding during "Typhoon Louise", 9 October 1945, at Okinawa, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,300 t.(lt), 2,580 t.(fl)
    Length 261'
    Beam 49'
    Draft 11'
    Complement unknown
    Accommodations 6 Officers, 792 Enlisted
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion none
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    APL-14 74k APL-14, date and place unknown. APL-14 was used by the Navy in the Pacific to house personnel from Service Squadron 10.
    US Navy photo form "All Hands" magazine, May 1945 issue.     		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    APL-14 28k APL-14, officers at Christmas Dinner, 25 December 1944, probably at Ulithi or Leyte. Capt. Ray Harvey USN Ret. for his father-in- law LT Thompson Morrison, USNR USS APL-14
    APL-14 35k APL-14 general mess Christmas Dinner, 25 December 1944, probably at Ulithi or Leyte. Capt. Ray Harvey USN Ret. for his father-in- law LT Thompson Morrison, USNR USS APL-14
    APL-14 32k APL-14 general mess Christmas Dinner, 25 December 1944, probably at Ulithi or Leyte. Capt. Ray Harvey USN Ret. for his father-in- law LT Thompson Morrison, USNR USS APL-14
    There is no DANFS history currently available for APL-14 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    APL-14 and "Typhoon Louise, 9 October 1945, Okinawa
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