| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | YMS |
| Pennant | YMS-56 |
| Built by | Gibbs Gas Engine Co. (Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 30 May, 1941 |
| Launched | 6 Dec, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 18 Mar, 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | |
| Noteable events involving YMS-56 include: 13 Dec, 1943 |