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USS Brule (AKL-28)
ex
 USNS Brule (T-AKL-28) (1956 - 1965)
 USNS T-AKL-28 (1950 - 1952)
 US Army FP-370 (1944 - 1950)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Delta - Romeo
 NQDR
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 (12)
Fourth Row - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (3) - Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

USS Brule (AKL-28) loaned to South Korea, renamed ROKS Ulsan (AKL-910)
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
  • Launched, 20 April 1944
  • 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. Kolbert in command
  • Decommissioned, 6 December 1956 at Subic Bay P.I. and placed in service by the Military Sealift Command (MSC), as USS Brule (AKL-28)
  • Re-commissioned, 1 September 1965, at Subic Bay, LT. Stanton L. Brown in command
  • During the Vietnam War USS Brule (AKL-28) participated in the following campaigns:

    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive
    7 January to 28 March 1966
    22 April to 29 June 1966     		Tet 69/Counteroffensive
    2 March to 8 June 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
    24 July to 18 August 1966
    29 August to 28 September 1966
    22 October to 20 November 1966
    28 November to 15 December 1966
    9 January to 31 May 1967     		Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    9 June to 31 October 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
    1 June to 30 October 1967     		Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
    1 November to 31 December 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
    8 April to 30 June 1968     		Sanctuary Counteroffensive
    1 to 30 June 1970
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V
    1 July to 1 November 1968     		Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    1 July to 1 December 1970
    28 January to 30 June 1971
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
    2 November 1968 to 2 February 1969     		Consolidation I 1 July to 10 October 1971

  • Decommissioned, 1 November 1971, at Chinhae, South Korea
  • Loaned to the Republic of Korea and commissioned ROKS Ulsan (AKL-910), 1 November 1971
  • Sold outright to the Republic of Korea, 15 November 1974
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 November 1974
  • USS Brule (AKL-28) earned twelve campaign stars for Vietnam War service
  • 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 propellers
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    09142811    		 54k Launching of US Army FP-370, 20 April 1944, at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay WI.
    Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay WI. photo now in the collections of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum    		 John Spivey
    USS Brule (AKL-28)
    Brule 592k USS Brule (AKL-28) 1960 crew photo. Dan Ninedorf
    Brule 116k USS Brule (AKL-28) moored pierside, circa 1965, South Vietnam. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Brule 42k USS Brule (AKL-28) at anchor in the Bassac River off Binh Thuy South Vietnam, mid-1966.
    Photo courtesy Mike Warlick, Mobile Riverine Force Association Website (MRFA)    		 Photo - Robert Hurst
    Caption - Bruce Whitmarsh
    Brule 17k USS Brule (AKL-28) resupplying the repair, berthing and messing barge YRBM-17 at Dong Tam, South Vietnam, 1967.
    Photo courtesy Doug Lindsey YRBM-17, Mobile Riverine Force Association Website (MRFA)    		 Robert Hurst
    Brule 80k USS Brule (AKL-28) coming alongside USS Harlan County (LST-821) in the Bassac during 1968. Photo by Jim Swank USS Harnett County Gunnery Officer and 1st Lieutenant, 1967-68
    Brule 705k USS Brule (AKL-28) under way in the Mekong Delta, South Vietnam, 19 September 1968 while enroute to deliver supplies to USS Garrett County (LST-786). Photo by Gerald O. (Jerry) Busic EN3 USS Garrett County
    YF-885 90k Kodiak (YF-866) moored alongside USS Brule (AKL-28) at Nha Be, South Vietnam, June 1971. © Richard Leonhardt
    YF-885 83k Kodiak (YF-866) moored alongside USS Brule (AKL-28) at Nha Be, South Vietnam, June 1971. © Richard Leonhardt
    Brule 136k USS Brule (AKL-28) moored pierside, Nha Be, South Vietnam, circa 1971-72 ©Richard Leonhardt
    Brule 169k USS Brule (AKL-28) moored pierside, Nha Be, South Vietnam, circa 1971-72 ©Richard Leonhardt
    Brule 167k USS Brule (AKL-28) moored pierside, Nha Be, South Vietnam, circa 1971-72 ©Richard Leonhardt
    Brule 122k USS Brule (AKL-28) moored at Nha Be, South Vietnam, circa 1971-72 ©Richard Leonhardt
    USS Brule (AKL-28) / USNS Brule (T-AKL-28)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    and the history entry located at the Mobile Riverine Force Association
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Kollert, Johnannes Hanners (John)31 October 1952 - 26 January 1954
    02LT. Lathrop, Dorl Glen, USN26 January 1954 - 25 October 1954
    03LT. Anderson, Edven William25 October 1954 - ?
    04CHBOSN. Kuth, Richard J. (acting CO)December 1954 - ?
    05CHBOSN. Magleyno dates
    06CHBOSN. Chappell1958
    07CHBOSN. Hall, Jimmie Carter, USN1960
    08LT. Brown, Stanton Laurence1 September 1965 - February 1967
    09LT. Zaruba, Robert JosephFebruary 1967 - 1968
    10LT. Hewitt1968
    11LCDR. Davis, Leroy1969
    12LCDR. Chenault II, David WallerJanuary 1971 - November 1971
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Mobile Riverine Force Association
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