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From Month/Year
- / 1949
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To Month/Year
- / 1953 |
Unit
USS Sharps (AKL-10) Unit Page
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Rank
Petty Officer Third Class |
NEC
YN-0000-Yeoman
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Base, Station or City
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State/Country
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Hull number AKL-10
Camano Class Light Cargo Ship:
- Laid down, date unknown, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Decatur, AL.
- Delivered to US Army Transportation Service, date unknown
- Acquired by the US Navy in March 1947
- Commissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary USS Sharps (AG-139), 3 August 1947, ENS. Francis A. Farris in command
- Reclassified Light Cargo Ship, (AKL-10), 31 March 1949
During the Korean War USS Sharps participated in the following campaigns:
- Decommissioned, 3 April 1955, at Astoria, OR. and transferred (loaned) to South Korea under terms of the Security Assurance Program
- Commissioned into the South Korean Navy as ROKS Kun San (AKL-908)
- Sold to South Korea in 1974
- Struck from the Naval Register, 20 August 1974
- Final Disposition, fate unknown
- USS Sharps earned three battle stars for Korean War service
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Type
Surface Vessel
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Parent Unit
Camano-class
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Strength
Auxiliary
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Created/Owned By
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Last Updated: Jan 20, 2015 |
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