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USNS Marias (T-AO-57)
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 USS Marias (AO-57)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu- November - Lima
NZNL
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Second Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (8)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Korean Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon, 1-Cuba) - Vietnam Service Medal (1)
Fifth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T2-S2-A3) tanker hull, under a Maritime Commission contract at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.
  • Launched, 21 December 1943
  • Commissioned USS Marias (AO-57), 12 February 1944
  • During World War II USS Marias (AO-57) was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in eight campaigns
  • During the Korean War USS Marias (AO-57) served in the War zone from 10 to 14 August 1950
  • During the Vietnam War USS Marias (AO-57) participated in the following campaign
    Vietnam War Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign
    19 to 29 January 1973
    5 to 13 February 1973
    20 February to 2 March 1973
    12 to 20 March 1973
  • Decommissioned and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Marias (T-AO-57), date unknown
  • Placed out of service and transferred, 22 November 1982 to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 December 1992
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 18 September 1995, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
  • USS Marias earned eight battle stars for World War II service and one campaign star for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl)
    Length 553'
    Beam 75'
    Draft 32'
    Speed 18 kts.
    Complement 314
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    four twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
    Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp
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    USS Marias (AO-57)
    Marias 62k USS Marias (AO-57) at anchor in the harbor at Naples, Italy, late-May 1962. Photo by Jack C. Sofield
    Marias 114k USS Marias (AO-57) photographed from the flight deck of USS America (CVA-66), 13 February 1966 during underway refueling ops in the Mediterranean Sea. Richard Rosenbach LCDR, USN Ret
    Marias 64k USS Marias (AO-57), date and location unknown. Steve Singlar
    Marias 98k USS Marias (AO-57) at Frederiksted, St Croix, VI, 29 January 1971 © Richard Leonhardt
    Marias 56k USS Marias (AO-57) at Frederiksted, St Croix, VI, 29 January 1971 © Richard Leonhardt
    USNS Marias (T-AO-57)
    Marias 121k USNS Marias (T-AO-57) at sea, North Atlantic Ocean, October 1976 © Richard Leonhardt
    Marias 65k USNS Marias (T-AO-57) moored pierside, Bremerhaven, Germany, October 1976. Photo by Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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