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USS APL-31

Coordinates: 40°06′36″N 73°41′30″W / 40.1100000°N 73.6916667°W / 40.1100000; -73.6916667
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40°06′36″N 73°41′30″W / 40.1100000°N 73.6916667°W / 40.1100000; -73.6916667

APL-31
History
United States
NameAPL-31
OrderedApril 1944
BuilderEverett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
Laid down1 June 1944
Launched30 September 1944
Commissioned14 June 1945
Stricken1 August 2000
IdentificationHull number: APL-31
Honours and
awards
See Awards
FateSunk as artificial reef, 23 July 2001
General characteristics
Class and typeAPL-17-class barracks ship
Displacement
  • 1,300 t (1,279 long tons) (standard)
  • 2,660 t (2,618 long tons) (full load)
Length260 ft 0 in (79.25 m)
Beam49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
Draft8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power100kW 450 AC
Propulsion3 × Diesel generators
Capacity
  • 0 officers
  • 583 enlisted
  • 1,000 Bbls (Diesel)
Complement
  • 6 officers
  • 66 enlisted

USS APL-31 is an APL-17-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

Construction and career

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The ship was laid down on 1 June 1944, by the Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. and launched on 30 September 1944. She was commissioned on 14 June 1945.[1]

In April 1948, she was acquired by the United States Naval Academy.

The ship was towed out to sea and later sunk as an artificial reef on 23 July 2001.[2] The wreck is now a scuba diving destination off the New Jersey coast.[3]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Non Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APL)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  2. ^ "APL-2 Class". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  3. ^ "APL-31 ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving". Retrieved 2021-12-17.