Markab (AR 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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A REASCN TO SAY G00 D BY E lt is hard to say goodbye, unfortunately this is done many times in the Navy. Even a week deployment is a long time to be away, but we are looking towards six and a half months away from loved ones. This is a hard thing for our men to go through but every man knows, in the back of his mind, the reason for this unfortunate separation. The ships ofthe Seventh Fleet are per- forming a very essential task, that of as- sisting the people of Asia in their fight for Freedom. Our job is very important to this cause, for without our service, many shipyards and ship repair facilities would be overloaded with work and, consequently, important work would have to be put off un- til time permitted. With the services of an AR, this work is performed in time so that our combat ships may make it back on the line again in perfect operating condition. The MARKAB is a mobile repair facility with highly-skilled personnel onboard to take care of any repair need that may arise. We have received many expressions of appreciation and well done from the wide variety of ships who have been serviced by our efficient crew. The first hall' of this book will be dedicated to the men who make it possible for the ship to keep her reputation of a CAN DO ship, her crew. Although our reason for being over in WestPac was to work, we all found a little time here and there to have fun. The last part of this book will tell the story about our extracurricular activities. These are the times we will remember best and also the place where our sea stories will take birth.

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SS MARK B IAR-231 h P sca oula Mississippi shipyards in May 1941, as the SS a ' l I' CJ ll' G Q I , Mjorg-M:Cormack Lines. ln June 1941, before the ship saw duty as Maritime Commission Vessel, she was converted and commissioned as USS MARKAB IAKA-311, as an attack cargo ship. B J 1941 d J 1942 MARKAB operate on e djggziriedugi Q desipoyeintkechlder CAD-211 on 27 September 1942. As a destroyer tender, MARKAB first saw duty with the Atlantic Fleet and then was transferred to the Pacific. ' ' d sh was at Maiuro, Marshall Islands, Rio, In addition to duty in the Aleutian lslan Sf 9 . . . ' ' n support to the invasions of Saipan, E ' tk Ul'th d th of imoortance, givi g mwe O I I I Gnd otheF bejgliheadsl In February 1945, MARKAB supported the Okinawa Guam, Iwo Jima an o e . . invasion, with task force THIRTY-EIGHT for raids on Japan. d th East Coast. She was re- b d Ka oshima Japan, and supplied services for On VJ Day, MARKAB steamed into Sase o an g t , ' ' ' d 3 March 1947 at Orange the ships there for much needed repairs. She was inactivate on , , Texas. MARKAB was ordered out of mothballs in January 1952. She was assigned to duties with Commander Destroyer Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet until she was again deactivated in July ' ' ' Sh' d became CAR-231. From 1956. ln 1960, MARKAB was recommissuoned as a Repair up an mber 1960 until November 1961, MARKAB spent much of her time at the Naval Air Station, Alameda. Dece On 5 July 1962 MARKAB began her first deployment overseas since the war, basing at 63 Subic Bay for six months. She arrived back in Alameda in February 19 . In June 1964, she made her second deployment to WESTPAC, proceeding to Buckner Ok MAPKAB returned to Subic Bay, Philippines where direct repair services Bay, lnawa. were provided, from 12 August until 25 October 1964. She shifted her base of operations ' d Al eda. on 30 October to Yokosuka, Japan until 13 January 1965, and then returne to am February 5, 1966, Saw MARKAB again heading west for another deployment. She offered services at Manila, Subic Bay, Yokosuka and Okinawa. She returned State Side in September 1966 for overhaul. On -'Une 61 1967, M15-RKAB deployed again, going to Subic Bay, Kaohsiung, Yokosuka and Vung Tau, South Viet Nam. She returned Stateside in December 1967. I,