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AF-33 Karin

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Second Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (2)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - United Nations Korean Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Adria Class Stores Ship:
  • Laid down (date unknown), as a Maritime Commission type (R1-M-AV3) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2197) at Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, TX.
  • Launched, 22 June 1944
  • Acquired by the Navy and commissioned USS Karin (AF-33), 5 February 1945, LT. Richard C. Mallon in command
  • During the Korean War Karin (AF-33) participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Communist China Aggression
    22 to 31 December 1950     		Third Korean Winter
    21 to 24 May 1952
    14 to 15 August 1952

  • Decommissioned, 15 December 1958
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register in September 1961
  • Final Disposition, sold by the Maritime Administration in 1969 converted to a drillship and renamed Typhoon, fate unknown
  • Karin received two battle stars for Korean War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,139 t.(lt) 6,240 t.(fl)
    Length 338'
    Beam 50'
    Draft 18'
    Speed 12 kts. (max)
    Complement 84
    Cargo Capacity 2,120 DWT
    Armament one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, six single 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel engine, single screw, 1,700shp
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    Karin 74k Karin (AF-43) underway probably in San Francisco Bay, CA., circa 1945-1946.
    US Navy photo # NH 82220 Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1975.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Karin 79k Bow on view of Karin (AF-43) off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 28 November 1949. Karin was undergoing repairs at Mare Island from 30 September to 10 December 1949.
    Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 4911-11-49, 11/28/49.    		 Darryl Baker
    Karin 69k Broadside view of Karin (AF-43) off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 28 November 1949.
    Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 4913-11-49, 11/28/49.    		 Darryl Baker
    Karin 83k Stern view of Karin (AF-43) off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 28 November 1949.
    Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 4915-11-49, 11/28/49.    		 Darryl Baker
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site.
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