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APL-5

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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

Built by Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA

Ordered, 07 October 1943

Laid down, 08 July 1944

Launched, 14 November 1944

Completed by Everett Pacific Shipbuilding, Everett, WA

Delivered, 05 November 1945

Served in South Vietnam, late 1960s

Current Disposition APL-5 is part of the CincPacFlt Berthing and Messing Program and is currently berthed at "Mole" pier NavSta San Diego, CA.

Specifications:
Displacement 1,300 tons (lt), 2,660 tons (fl)
Length 260.0' waterline, 261.2' overall
Beam 49' 2"
Draft 8' 6"
Crew Accommodations

Officers 6

Enlisted 66
Troop Accommodations

Officers 0

Enlisted 583
Ship's Service Generators

three Diesel drive 100Kw 450 AC
Fuel Capacity

Diesel 1,000 Bbls

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
116k	*APL-5* and an unidentified APL anchored two miles off shore at Da Nang harbor, South Vietnam, circa 1965-66. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, November 1966	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
160k	*APL-5* anchored at Chu Lai, South Vietnam, circa 1965-66. US Navy photo courtesy Shipscribe.com	Robert Hurst
52k	*APL-5* moored at the "mole" pier, Naval Station San Diego, CA, 09 February 2004	Bob Gregory, COMPACFLT N43 Berthing & Messing PMgr
53k	*APL-5* (inboard) and *APL-15* (outboard) moored at Naval Station San Diego, CA, July 2005	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
667k	*APL-5* moored at Naval Station San Diego, CA, 15 August 2011. Note the mural on the 03 level depicting scenes of the San Diego area. The art work was done by assigned personnel.	Photo by Bob Gregory, Executive Support, COMPACFLT N43

There is no DANFS History currently available for APL-5 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
On Line Edition of "All Hands" Magazine November 1966

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This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright

Last Updated 09 March 2016