USS APL-5 is an APL-2-class barracks ship of the United States Navy.

The ship was laid down on 8 July 1944, by the Puget Sound Navy Yard and launched on 14 November 1944.

APL-5 was deployed to Vietnam in November 1966 to provide accommodation to sailors stationed in Chu Lai during the Vietnam War.

Upon arriving, the ship had run into muddy grounds and became stuck.

USS Manhattan was sent to free her from the mud, in which the ship was successfully freed and guided her to her berthing area in Chu Lai.