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USS APL-26

USS APL-26 is an APL-17-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

APL-26
History
United States
NameAPL-26
Ordered29 January 1944
BuilderPollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co.
Laid down24 July 1944
Launched29 December 1944
Commissioned18 January 1946
Decommissioned1946
Stricken1 November 1971
IdentificationHull number: APL-26
Honours and
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to South Vietnam, March 1971
History
South VietnamSouth Vietnam
NameHQ-9050
CommissionedMarch 1971
FateCaptured by North Vietnam, April 1975
History
North VietnamNorth Vietnam
AcquiredApril 1975
FateUnknown
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

Construction and career

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The ship was laid down on 24 July 1944, by the Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. and launched on 29 December 1944. She was commissioned on 18 January 1946.[1]

She was decommissioned in 1946 and put into the reserve fleet.

The ship was then sent to Vietnam by 1967 during the Vietnam War.[2] She took part in several campaigns during the war, from the Tet Offensive until the ending of the war.

In March 1971, the ship was transferred to the South Vietnam and renamed HQ-9050. APL-27 was also transferred with the name HQ-9051.

In April 1975, North Vietnamese troops captured the ship and her fate is unknown.

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.
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