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AK-62 /AG-50 Kopara

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) - World War II Victory Medal
  • Built in 1938 by Henry Robb Ltd, Leith Scotland as Kopara for Richardson Co., Ltd, Napier, New Zealand
  • Acquired and commissioned USS Kopara (AK-62), 21 September 1942. LTjg H. R. Greeley in command
  • Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG-50), 23 September 1942
  • Decommissioned, 12 January 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Returned to the New Zealand government for return to her original owner, 12 January 1945
  • Kopara operated under several names after World War II including Sarang in 1966, Cherry Chepat in 1970, and See Hai Hong in January of 1987
  • Final Disposition, broken up in 1987
  • Kopara received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 679 t.
    Length 193'
    Beam 35' 8"
    Draft 18' 8"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Armament four 40mm guns
    Propulsion two sets of four-cylinder diesel engines, twin screws
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    Commercial Service
    Kopara 58k MV Kopara underway probably prior to World War II, place unknown.
    US Navy photo # NH 83230 Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1975 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center    		 Scott at LBS Products
    Kopara 30k MV Kopara underway probably prior to World War II, place unknown Hyperwar US Navy in WWII Web Site
    Kopara 70k MV Kopara underway probably prior to World War II, place unknown. Hyperwar US Navy in WWII Web Site
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    DANFS History entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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