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FS-214
AG-143 / AKL-12 Mark


USS Mark (AKL-12) previously served as USAT FS-214

USS Mark (AKL-12) was transferred to the Republic of China and renamed Yung Kang (A-514)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (2-[15 Feb 67, 19 Nov 67])
Second Row - Navy Unit Commendation - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (10)
Third Row - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (4) - Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Camano Class Light Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down in 1943, at Higgins Industries New Orleans, LA. for the US Army, as FS-214
  • Delivered to the US Army in 1944
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 30 September 1947, at US Naval Station Subic Bay, P.I.
  • Commissioned USS Mark (AG-143), 2 December 1947
  • Redesignated (AKL-12), 13 March 1949
  • Decommissioned and place in service in 1956
  • Recommissioned, 1 October 1965
  • During the Vietnam War Mark participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive
    29 December 1965 to 11 January 1966
    21 January to 5 February 1966
    18 February to 3 March 1966
    18 March to 5 April 1966
    18 April to 5 May 1966
    17 May to 30 June 1966     		Tet 69/Counteroffensive
    1 to 8 June 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
    1 to 27 July 1966
    30 August 25 October 1966
    15 November to 16 December 1966
    1 January to 31 May 1967     		Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    9 June to 21 July 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
    1 to 17 June 1967
    24 October 1967     		Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
    1 January to 30 April 1970
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
    30 June 1968     		Sanctuary Counteroffensive
    1 May to 30 June 1970
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V
    1 July to 31 December 1968     		Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    1 July to 2 August 1970
    31 October 1970 to 27 March 1971

  • Decommissioned, 1 July 1971 and leased under the Security Assistance Program to Taiwan, renamed Yung Kang (A-514)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 April 1976
  • Sold to Taiwan, 1 May 1976, under the Security Assistance Program
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Mark earned ten campaign stars for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 550 t.
    Length 180'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 10'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 42
    Propulsion two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws
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    USS Mark (AKL-12)
    Mark 47k Mark (AKL-12), near Cat Lo, RVN, March 1971. Photo taken just days before Mark left Vietnam to be turned over to the Taiwanese Navy. Stan Lambert YN2 crew member 1970-1971
    Yung Kang (A-514)
    Mark 44k ex-Mark (AKL-12) in Taiwanese service as Yung Kang (A-514) Taiwan Navy Web Site
    View the Mark (AKL-12)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    and the history entry located at the Mobile Riverine Force Association
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