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USAFS-370 / USARPF-370
USNS T-AKL-28
USNS Brule (T-AKL-28)


USS Brule (AKL-28) previously served as USAFP-370, later loaned to South Korean, renamed ROKS Ulsan (AKL-28)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (2) - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (13)
Fourth Row - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (3) - Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Camano Class Light Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, circa December 1943, for the US Army as FS-370 (Small Freighter) at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay WI.
  • Redesignated FP-370 (Produce Freighter) during construction
  • Delivered to the US Army, in July 1944, at New Orleans, LA.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 1 July 1950, placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS T-AKL-28
  • Named Brule, 5 September 1952
  • Commissioned USS Brule (AKL-28), 31 October 1952, at Pearl Harbor, HI., LT. John H. Kollert in command
  • Decommissioned, 6 December 1956 at Subic Bay P.I. and placed in service by the Military Sealift Command (MSC), as USNS Brule (T-AKL-28)
  • Re-commissioned, 1 September 1965, at Subic Bay, LT. Stanton L. Brown in command
  • Decommissioned, 1 November 1971, at Chinhae, South Korea
  • Loaned to the Republic of Korea and commissioned ROKS Ulsan (AKL-28), 1 November 1971
  • Sold outright to the Republic of Korea, 15 November 1974
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 November 1974
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 550 t.
    Length 177'
    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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    Brule 136k Brule (AKL-28) moored pierside, Nha Be, South Vietnam, circa 1971-72 ©Richard Leonhardt
    Brule 169k Brule (AKL-28) moored pierside, Nha Be, South Vietnam, circa 1971-72 ©Richard Leonhardt
    Brule 167k Brule (AKL-28) moored pierside, Nha Be, South Vietnam, circa 1971-72 ©Richard Leonhardt
    Brule 122k Brule (AKL-28) moored pierside, Nha Be, South Vietnam, circa 1971-72 ©Richard Leonhardt
    YF-885 90k Kodiak (YF-866) moored alongside Brule (T-AKL-28) at Nha Be, South Vietnam, June 1971. © Richard Leonhardt
    YF-885 83k Kodiak (YF-866) moored alongside Brule (T-AKL-28) at Nha Be, South Vietnam, June 1971. © Richard Leonhardt
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    DANFS history entry located on the US Naval Historical Center web site and the history entry located at the Mobile Riverine Force Association
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