US Navy Barracks Ships and Barges APB APL

Barracks Ships and Barges (APB, APL)

As the names imply, Barracks Ships (APB) were self-propelled and Barracks Barges (APL) were not. The standard APB design was based on an LST, while the standard APL design was based on a YF. The APB numbers start at 35 because the first six were initially designated APLs 35 through 40. There is some uncertainty as to the final disposition of some of these vessels, although it's hard to imagine losing track of anything as large or as distinctive: if anyone can fill any of the gaps in the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 5 August 2020.

Type	#	Name or "Nickname"	Shipbuilder	Location	LDT	LOA	Delivery	Disposition
Barracks Ships (APB)
APB	1-34							Numbers not used
APB	35	Benawah	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	2,190	328	9-Mar-46	Ex-APL 35, to the Philippines 1974, reefed 1975
APB	36	Colleton	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	2,190	328	27-Sep-46	Ex-APL 36, scrapped 1973
APB	37	Echols	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	2,190	328	1-Jan-47	Ex-APL 37, sold 2003
APB	38	Marlboro	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	2,190	328	18-Aug-45	Ex-APL 38, scrapped 1963
APB	39	Mercer	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	2,190	328	18-Sep-45	Ex-APL 39, active
APB	40	Nueces	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	2,190	328	29-Nov-45	Ex-APL 40, active
APB	41	Wythe	Mo. Valley Bridge	Evansville IN	2,190	328	24-Jun-44	Ex-LST 575, scrapped 1959
APB	42	Yavapai	American Bridge	Ambridge PA	2,190	328	20-Jun-44	Ex-LST 676
APB	43	Yolo	American Bridge	Ambridge PA	2,190	328	30-Jun-44	Ex-LST 677, scrapped 1960
APB	44	Presque Isle	American Bridge	Ambridge PA	2,190	328	30-Jun-44	Ex-LST 678, to Indonesia 1959 as Teluk Tatai (LST 509), scrapped 2011
APB	45	Blackford	Mo. Valley Bridge	Evansville IN	2,190	328	May-45	Ex-LST 1111, ex-AKS 16, sold 1960, sunk as target in South Africa 1970
APB	46	Dorchester	Mo. Valley Bridge	Evansville IN	2,190	328	Jun-45	Ex-LST 1112, ex-AKS 17, sold 1974 as Pacific Pride, Alaska Packer 2002, active
APB	47	Kingman	Mo. Valley Bridge	Evansville IN	2,190	328	Jun-45	Ex-LST 1113, ex-AKS 18, sold 1980
APB	48	Vanderburgh	Mo. Valley Bridge	Evansville IN	2,190	328	Jun-45	Ex-LST 1114, ex-AKS 19, scrapped 1972
APB	49	Accomac	JeffBoat	Jeffersonville IN	2,190	328	Jul-44	Ex-LST 710, scrapped 1959
APB	50	Cameron	Bethlehem Steel	Hingham MA	2,190	328	Jul-44	Ex-LST 928, sold 1959
APB	51	DuPage	Oregon SB	Portland OR	4,023	441	9-Jan-43	Ex-John W. Weeks, acquired 1953, scrapped 1959
Barracks Barges (APL)
APL	1	Amerika	Harland & Wolff	Belfast (U.K.)				Assigned as APL 1 but never commissioned
APL	2		Puget Sound NSY	Bremerton WA	1,300	261	25-May-45	Active
APL	3		Puget Sound NSY	Bremerton WA	1,300	261	30-Jul-45	Scrapped 1974
APL	4		Puget Sound NSY	Bremerton WA	1,300	261	21-Sep-45	Active
APL	5		Puget Sound NSY	Bremerton WA	1,300	261	5-Nov-45	Active
APL	6		Puget Sound NSY	Bremerton WA	1,300	261		Cancelled
APL	7		Puget Sound NSY	Bremerton WA	1,300	261		Cancelled
APL	8		Nashville Bridge	Nashville TN	1,300	261	6-Oct-44	Scrapped 1974
APL	9		Nashville Bridge	Nashville TN	1,300	261	24-Nov-44	Scrapped 1974
APL	10	"Casa Marina"	Nashville Bridge	Nashville TN	1,300	261	6-Jan-45	Scrapped 1974
APL	11	"New Yorker"	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	1,300	261	10-Oct-44	Sunk as target 1973
APL	12	"Biltmore"	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	1,300	261	24-Sep-44
APL	13		Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	1,300	261	20-Nov-44
APL	14	"Ritz-Carlton"	Nashville Bridge	Nashville TN	1,300	261	29-Jun-44	Ex-YF 608, grounded in Okinawa 1945 and abandoned
APL	15		Nashville Bridge	Nashville TN	1,300	261	22-Jul-44	Ex-YF 609, active
APL	16
APL	17		Tampa Shipbuilding	Tampa FL	1,300	261	20-Sep-44	Ex-YF 628, sold 1971
APL	18	"Astor"	Tampa Shipbuilding	Tampa FL	1,300	261	29-Sep-44	Ex-YF 629, active
APL	19		Tampa Shipbuilding	Tampa FL	1,300	261	14-Oct-44	Ex-YF 630, sunk as target 2002
APL	20		Tampa Shipbuilding	Tampa FL	1,300	261	2-Nov-44	Ex-YF 631, later Northern Shell, Northern Alaska, scrapped 1974
APL	21		Tampa Shipbuilding	Tampa FL	1,300	261	16-Feb-45	Ex-YF 632, sold 1973
APL	22		Tampa Shipbuilding	Tampa FL	1,300	261	24-Mar-45	Ex-YF 633, later Foss 251, Afognak, active
APL	23		Pollock Stockton	Stockton CA	1,300	261	1945	Scrapped 1974
APL	24		Pollock Stockton	Stockton CA	1,300	261	24-Jul-45	To MARAD 1962 as NDRF HQ barge
APL	25		Pollock Stockton	Stockton CA	1,300	261	1945	Scrapped 1973
APL	26	"Green Apple"	Pollock Stockton	Stockton CA	1,300	261	18-Jan-46	To Vietnam 1971 as HQ-9050
APL	27		Tampa Shipbuilding	Tampa FL	1,300	261	9-Apr-45	To Vietnam 1971 as HQ-9051
APL	28		Tampa Shipbuilding	Tampa FL	1,300	261	30-Apr-45	Sold 1960
APL	29		Tampa Shipbuilding	Tampa FL	1,300	261	14-May-45	Active
APL	30		Everett-Pacific	Everett WA	1,300	261	11-Apr-45	Scrapped 1975
APL	31	"Happy Acres"	Everett-Pacific	Everett WA	1,300	261	14-Jun-45	Reefed off New Jersey 2001
APL	32	"Statler"	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	1,300	261	17-Jan-45	Active
APL	33		Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	1,300	261	5-Apr-45
APL	34		Boston NSY	Charlestown MA	1,300	261	15-May-45	Sold 2004
APL	35	Benawah						Reclassified APB 35
APL	36	Colleton						Reclassified APB 36
APL	37	Echols						Reclassified APB 37
APL	38	Marlboro						Reclassified APB 38
APL	39	Mercer						Reclassified APB 39
APL	40	Nueces						Reclassified APB 40
APL	41	"Waldorf-Astoria"	Willamette I & S	Portland OR	1,300	261	24-Mar-45	Scrapped 1973
APL	42		Willamette I & S	Portland OR	1,300	261	30-Apr-45	Active
APL	43		Willamette I & S	Portland OR	1,300	261	31-May-45	To Panama 1993
APL	44		Willamette I & S	Portland OR	1,300	261	28-Jul-45	Sold 1992
APL	45		Willamette I & S	Portland OR	1,300	261	1-Jul-45	Active
APL	46		Willamette I & S	Portland OR	1,300	261	1945	Left in Vietnam
APL	47		Puget Sound Bridge	Seattle WA	1,300	261	1945	To Turkey 1987
APL	48		Puget Sound Bridge	Seattle WA	1,300	261	1945
APL	49		Puget Sound Bridge	Seattle WA	1,300	261	1945
APL	50		Puget Sound Bridge	Seattle WA	1,300	261	2-Jan-46	Active
APL	51		Puget Sound Bridge	Seattle WA	1,300	261		Cancelled
APL	52		Puget Sound Bridge	Seattle WA	1,300	261		Cancelled
APL	53		Tampa SB	Tampa FL	1,300	261	1945	To Turkey 1974 as Binbasi Metin Sulus (Y-1205)
APL	54		Tampa SB	Tampa FL	1,300	261	1-Jun-45	Sold 2001
APL	55		Tampa SB	Tampa FL	1,300	261	1945	Later YRBM 18, to Vietnam 1972
APL	56		Tampa SB	Tampa FL	1,300	261	1945	To US Army 1960
APL	57		Nashville Bridge	Nashville TN	1,300	261	19-May-45	Sold 2001
APL	58		Nashville Bridge	Nashville TN	1,300	261	16-Jul-45	Active
APL	59		Dravo Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh PA	1,780		Jul-54	Ex-LST 53, to Korea 1955 as Chang Su (LST 811)
APL	60	Bargeman	Dredge & Marine			300	1-May-77	Pursuivant 1983, scrapped 1997
APL	61		Halter Port Bienville	Pearlington MS		360	17-Oct-97	Active
APL	62		Halter Port Bienville	Pearlington MS		360	26-Mar-98	Active
APL	63					360		Cancelled
APL	64					360		Cancelled
APL	65		Marinette Marine	Marinette WI	2,647	269	6-Dec-00	Active
APL	66		Marinette Marine	Marinette WI	2,647	269	17-Nov-00	Active
APL(S)	67		VT Halter Marine	Pascagoula MS		269	2020	Building
APL(S)	68		VT Halter Marine	Pascagoula MS		269	2020	Building
APL(S)	69		VT Halter Marine	Pascagoula MS		269	2021	Building
APL(S)	70		VT Halter Marine	Pascagoula MS		269	2021	Building
APL(S)	71		VT Halter Marine	Pascagoula MS		269	2022	Option
APL(S)	72		VT Halter Marine	Pascagoula MS		269	2022	Option

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