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US Army Tanker
Y-56

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Design 294 Harbor Tanker
  • Built by John H. Mathis Co., Camden, NJ (YN 161)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, 09 November 1944
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 56, January 1945
  • To Japanese flag, renamed Eiwa Maru, 1947
  • Renamed Kowa Maru, date unknown
  • Sold to Luzon Stevedoring Corp. and reflagged Philippines, renamed LSCO Marikudo, 1966
  • Chartered to Army 1st Logistics Command in Vietnam, 1960s
  • Gutted by engine room fire while bunkering on Nha Be River, seven miles SE of Saigon, 11 May 1967
  • Repaired and renamed LSCO Cavite, 1967
  • Final disposition, deleted from registers, 1990
    Specifications:
    Displacement 633 tons
    Length 180'
    Beam 30'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 9 kts
    Complement 23 (including gun crew of 6)
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 280,000 gallons
    Propulsion two Clark Bros. 4-cyl diesel engines
    twin screws, 700hp
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    Y-56
    302005601    		 231k Progress photo during construction of Y 56 at John H. Mathis Co., 25 September 1944.
    Mathis Collection, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA    		 Dave Wright
    Y-56
    302005602    		 202k Progress photo during construction of Y 56 at John H. Mathis Co., 12 October 1944.
    Mathis Collection, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA    		 Dave Wright
    Y-56
    302005603    		 167k Stern view of Y 56 on ways at John H. Mathis Co. the morning of her launch, 09 November 1944.
    Mathis Collection, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA    		 Dave Wright
    Y-56
    302005604    		 200k Y 56 going down the ways, 09 November 1944.
    Mathis Collection, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA    		 Dave Wright
    Y-56
    302005605    		 129k Y 56 is maneuvered to the fitting out pier by the P.F. Martin tugboat Aral after launching, 09 November 1944.
    Mathis Collection, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA    		 Dave Wright
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