MARK AKL 12

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Camano Class Light Cargo Ship Keel Laid 1943 for the US Army, as FS-214 Delivered to the US Army in 1944 Acquired by the US Navy, 30 September 1947 USS MARK AG-143 Commissioned 2 December 1947 USS MARK AKL-12 Redesignated (AKL-12) 13 March 1949 Decommissioned 1956 MARK AKL-12 Place in service in 1956 Placed out of Service 1 October 1965 USS MARK AKL-12 Recommissioned 1 October 1965 - Decommissioned 1 July 1971 ROCS YUNG KANG A-514 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Leased to Taiwan 1 July 1971 - Sold to Taiwan 1 May 1976 Struck from the Naval Register 15 April 1976 Final Disposition - fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Mark AKL-12 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2 17005 Branch Midway Island

1971-02-11

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS MARK earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 bronze star, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 10 Campaign stars, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (4 awards), the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation Ribbon and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - An island off the coast of Maine.

 

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