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PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The United States Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 67 sailed away from VT Halter Marine’s shipyard en route to Naval Base San Diego. APL 67 will eventually be delivered to Yokosuka, Japan.

APLs are 82 meter long barges that can berth up to 611 people - 74 officers and 537 enlisted personnel. Mess seating is available for 224 enlisted personnel and 28 officers in 20-minute intervals, allowing food service for 1,130 personnel to have three meals a day.

APLs are equipped with offices, classrooms, washrooms, laundry facilities, a medical treatment facility, a barber shop and a fitness center.

VT Halter Marine is in production on APL 68 and three other APLs.

Source: U.S. Navy
Associated URL: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/2701956/apl-67-sails-away-from-pascagoula/
Author: U.S. Navy Team Ships Public Affairs

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