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APL-26

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon
Second Row - Presidential Unit Citation (2)- Navy Unit Commendation (3) - American Campaign Medal
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (14)
Third Row - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Medal (with Palm device) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
APL-17 Class Non-self-propelled Barracks Ship:
  • Laid down in 1944, place unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • During the Vietnam War APL-26 participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
    22 February to 31 May 1967     		Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    9 June to 31 October 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
    1 June 1967 to 29 January 1968     		Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
    1 November 1969 to 30 April 1970
    Tet Counteroffensive
    30 January to 4 April 1968     		Sanctuary Counteroffensive
    1 May to 30 June 1970
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
    2 April to 30 June 1968     		Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V
    1July to 1 November 1968     		Consolidation I
    1 July to 30 November 1971
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
    2 November 1968 to 22 February 1969     		Consolidation II
    1 December 1971 to 29 March 1972
    Tet/69 Counteroffensive
    23 February to 8 June 1969     		Vietnam Ceasefire
    30 March 1972 to 28 January 1973

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,300 t.(lt), 2,580 t.(fl)
    Length 261'
    Beam 49'
    Draft 11'
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Accommodation 6 Officers, 764 Enlisted
    Propulsion none
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    APL-26 53k APL-26 moored at Vung Tau, South Vietnam, circa 1967.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine February 1968    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    There is no DANFS history available for APL-26 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Mobile Riverine Association - APL-26
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    Last Updated 3 July 2009