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AK-92 Eridanus

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Tango - Delta

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

USS Eridanus (AK-92) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

Crater Class Cargo Ship:

Laid down as SS Luther Burbank, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1099) at Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No.2, Richmond, CA.

Launched, 9 April 1943

Acquired by the US Navy, 22 April 1943

Commissioned, USS Eridanus (AK-92), 8 May 1943, LCDR. F.W. Johnson, USCGR, in command.

During World War II Eridanus was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign;

Consolidation of Solomon Islands
Consolidation of northern Solomon Islands, February 1944

Decommissioned, 8 May 1946, at Baltimore, MD.

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Returned to the returned to War Shipping Administration, 15 May 1946, name reverted to SS Luther Burbank

Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group. Lee Hall, VA.

Commercial Service

Sold for $544,546.00, 17 February 1947, for commercial service to John P. G. Livanos, Athens re-flagged Greece and renamed SS Panagiotis

Ran aground at Kunsan, Korea while bound from Baltimore to Inchon with coal, 15 November 1955, broke in two, 21 November 1955, declared total loss

Sold to Far Eastern Marine Transport Co Ltd, Inchon, South Korea, 18 September 1956, both parts refloated, towed to Pusan then to Shimonoseki, Japan, aft section arrived 18 September 1956, with the name Silla, forepart arrived 21 September 1956

Both parts towed to Tokyo where they were rejoined by I.H.I. and lengthened to 449ft, (grt7321) (dwt11000) and resuming service as SS Silla, flagged South Korean

Laid up 31 January 1972 at Masan, South Korea

Final Dispensation, sold to local breakers, resumed trading for short period before being scrapped at Masan, September 1972

Eridanus received one battle star for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 14,250 t.(fl)
Length 441' 6"
Beam 56' 11"
Draft 27' 7"
Speed 13 kts.
Complement 206
Armament

one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount

eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Eridanus (AK-92)
	60k	Eridanus (AK-92), stern view, underway in San Francisco Bay, 8 May 1943. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 3538-43, 5/8/43	Darryl Baker
	67k	Eridanus (AK-92), broadside view, in San Francisco Bay, 8 May 1943. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 3540-43, 5/8/43	Darryl Baker
	56k	Eridanus (AK-92), bows on view, in San Francisco Bay, 8 May 1943. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 3540-43, 5/8/43	Darryl Baker
	111k	Forward plan view of Eridanus (AK-92) moored pierside, San Francisco, CA., 8 May 1943. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 3546-43, 5/8/43	Darryl Baker
Commercial Service
	84k	Ex-Eridanus (AK-92) in commercial service as the Greek flagged SS Panagiotis underway in the Grand Canal at Venice, Italy, date unknown.	David Nixon
	58k	Ex-Eridanus (AK-92) in commercial service as the South Korean flagged SS Silla underway in the Malacca Strait, circa late 1960s, by the late ©Capt. R. A. P. Foxley (RAF ret.) of the no longer existing Airfoto Malacca.	Gerhard Mueller-Debus