USS_APL-31

USS <i>APL-31</i>

USS APL-31

Barracks ship of the United States Navy

40.1100000°N 73.6916667°W / 40.1100000; -73.6916667

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

Construction and career

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

References

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