Barracks ship

Watercraft used as military accommodation 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. A barracks ship, a military form of a dormitory ship, may also be used as a receiving unit for sailors who need temporary residence prior to being assigned to their ship. The United States Navy used to call them Yard Repair Berthing and Messing with designations YRBM and YRBM(L) and now classes them as either Auxiliary Personnel Barracks (APB) or Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (aka barge) (APL). Early use French ship Souverain, barracks for marines USS Constitution as a barracks ship in Boston c. 1905 USS Santee moored at the United States Naval Academy as a barracks ship in 1905. U.S. Navy APL-40 at United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka in October 2021 Barrack ships were in common use during the era of sailing ships when shore facilities were scarce or non-existent. Barrack ships were usually hulks. At times, barrack ships were also