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APL-24

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

APL-2 Class Non-self-propelled Barracks Ship:

Built by Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co., Stockton, CA

Laid down, 24 July 1944

Launched, 26 September 1944

Delivered and placed in service, 24 July 1945

Detached from the 12th Naval District, 06 December 1945

Towed to San Diego, placed in service 14 December 1945

Placed out of service, 24 March 1947

Struck from the Naval Register, 01 April 1962

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 31 August 1961, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA

Placed in service with MARAD as facilities barge FB 62, 29 May 1962

Current Disposition, since 1962 has served as the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet (SBRF) Headquarters for the Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Specifications:
Displacement 1,300 tons (lt), 2,660 tons (fl)
Length 261' 2"
Beam 49' 2"
Draft 8' 6" (lim)
Complement

Officers 5

Enlisted 66
Accommodation

Officers 6

Enlisted 583
Ship's Service Generators

three Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
Fuel Capacity

Diesel 1,000 Bbls

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
79k	Ex-*APL-24* moored at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA. where she serves as MARAD barge *FB-62* the Maritime Administration as headquarters for the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, circa November/December 2006.	Christopher Edwards
130k	MARAD barge *FB-62* moored at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA., circa November/December 2006.	Christopher Edwards
70k	MARAD barge *FB-62* moored at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA., circa November/December 2006.	Christopher Edwards
91k	MARAD barge *FB-62, serving as the barracks support ship for the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, CA. She had probably been employed as such since the Navy transferred her to MARAD in 1962. The tug is the former Winnemucca* (YTB-785), which was in the Suisun Bay NDRF from 1996 until sold by the Navy for commercial use in January 2004. The derrick barge bears a strong resemblance to the Navy's numerous seaplane wrecking barges (YSD), which were only five feet shorter than *Winnemucca. The Navy disposed of four of these in the 1990s including YSD-53*, transferred to MARAD, 20 April 1992. Photo No. MARAD 5492_FB-62.jpg	Mike Green
68k	MARAD barge *FB-62* moored at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA, date unknown. Photo from "Warship Boneyards", by Kit and Carolyn Bonner, authors collection.	Robert Hurst
129k	MARAD barge *FB-62* moored at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA, 25 November 2017. Photo copyright George Schneider.	George Schneider

APL-24
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Last Updated 30 March 2018