USS APL-31
# USS APL-31

40°06′36″N 73°41′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.1100000°N 73.6916667°W﻿ / 40.1100000; -73.6916667

USS APL-31 is an APL-17-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

## Construction and career

The ship was laid down on 1 June 1944, by the Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. and launched on 30 September 1944. She was commissioned on 14 June 1945.

In April 1948, she was acquired by the United States Naval Academy.

The ship was towed out to sea and later sunk as an artificial reef on 23 July 2001. The wreck is now a scuba diving destination off the New Jersey coast.

## Awards

* American Campaign Medal
* World War II Victory Medal
* National Defense Service Medal
