1956
Our First Year Out
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USS Kawishiwi AO-146
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USS Kawishiwi AO-146
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few days after Thanksgiving and under the command of Captain Joseph
B. Swain, the Kawishiwi
left Philadelphia for the last time. She stopped a short time in
Norfolk and continued toward the Panama Canal. Kawishiwi
passed though the canal zone around 1 December, 1955 and entered the
Pacific Ocean for the first time. She arrived at
home port Long Beach 8
December for shakedown training.
Upon completion of the training, she departed Long Beach 25 April 1956 to replenish ships of the 7th Fleet. On leaving for Pearl Harbor for the first time, the ship came upon a man and woman in a boat. They were adrift and lost at sea. Having them picked up they continued to Pearl Harbor. Plan of the Day, 7 September. Kawishiwi remained in the Far East on refueling operations until returning to Long Beach 10 October.
Upon completion of the training, she departed Long Beach 25 April 1956 to replenish ships of the 7th Fleet. On leaving for Pearl Harbor for the first time, the ship came upon a man and woman in a boat. They were adrift and lost at sea. Having them picked up they continued to Pearl Harbor. Plan of the Day, 7 September. Kawishiwi remained in the Far East on refueling operations until returning to Long Beach 10 October.
