APL 61 is one of the Navy's non self-propelled barracks ships. Ordered in 1995, APL 61 can accommodate 600 personnel and has dining and locker facilities for an additional 3,020 personnel. Further facilities include office, medical, training and recreation spaces.

US Navy barracks ship APL-61 in 2003. A barracks ship or barracks barge or berthing barge, or in civilian use accommodation vessel or accommodation ship, is a ship or a non-self-propelled barge containing a superstructure of a type suitable for use as a temporary barracks for sailors or other military personnel.

The APL (L) 61 Class is a non-self-propelled Duty Crew, Messing and Berthing barge. The Barge was built by the Halter Marine Group Inc., Gulf Coast Fabrication Inc., Bay St. Louis, MS.

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Sep 19, 2023 · The Navy has taken delivery of four new barges, the first of the APL-67 class of Auxiliary Personnel Lighter berthing and messing barges that will replace 27 older barges.

US Navy Barracks Craft Auxiliary Personnel Lighter APL-61 moored alongside the US Naval Academy's Dewey Seawall, Annapolis, MD, 09 October 2003. The barracks barge was brought to Annapolis to house midshipmen displaced by Hurricane Isabel.

Jul 2, 2019 · VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss., has started construction on the third auxiliary personnel lighter – small (APL (S)) for the Navy. The APL (S) is a new class of berthing barges commissioned by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).

APL-29 moored outboard of APL-61 at Naval Station Mayport, FL. in 2003. Note the bow of USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in the upper right corner. Photo by LT. Steve Dundas, CHC USNR USS Hue City. APL-29 moored at Naval Station Norfolk, VA, late May 2016.

PACIFIC COLLECTOR and PACIFIC TRACKER are under Maritime Administration Operational Control (OPCON) for operations supporting the Missile Defense Agency. PACIFIC COLLECTOR and PACIFIC TRACKER...