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APL 50 is one of the Navy's non self-propelled barracks ships.
General Characteristics: | Keel laid: January 29, 1945 |
Launched: July 26, 1945 | |
Delivered: January 2, 1946 | |
Builder: Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Seattle, Wash. | |
Length: 261 feet (79.55 meters) | |
Beam: 49 feet (14.9 meters) | |
Draft: 11 feet (3.35 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 1,300 tons | |
Accommodations: 6 Officers, 680 Enlisted | |
Homeport: Atlantic |
APL 50 Image Gallery:
The photo below was taken by me and shows APL 50 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on October 27, 2010.
The photo below was taken by me and shows APL 50 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on May 6, 2012.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show APL 50 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on April 13, 2016.
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows APL 50 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on October 6, 2017.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show APL 50 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on December 26, 2021.