Mission Capistrano |
Later names |
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Mission Exploration (1975) |
Type: |
Tanker (a) |
Class: |
T2-SE-A2 |
Builder: |
Marinship Sausalito, California |
Hull Number: |
1819 (Maritime Commission) AO-112 (Nov. 17, 1947) T-AO-112 (Oct. 1, 1949) T-AO-162 (July 1, 1960) |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
June 14, 1944 (Completed) |
Keel Laid: |
February 29, 1944 |
Decommissioned: |
1970 (removed from service) |
Launched: |
May 7, 1944 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Scrapped at Brownsville, Texas beginning in June 1980. |
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Notes |
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(a): |
Converted into a Sound Testing Ship (T-AO-162) in early the 1960's. Converted into a drilling ship (Mission Exploration) in 1973-75. |
Owner |
United States Maritime Commission (operated by Pacific Tankers Inc.) |
Nov. 17, 1947: |
U. S. Navy |
Jan. 1, 1955: |
Maritime Administration |
July 5, 1956: |
U. S. Navy |
July 10, 1972: |
Boston Metals Company |
Mar. 15, 1973: |
Mission Drilling and Exploration Corp. |
Class Overview |
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Page published Nov. 9, 2008 |