Mission Buenaventura-class oiler

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USNS Mission Buenaventura.jpg USNS Mission Buenaventura prepares to
get underway, date and location unkown.[1]

History
Preceded by: Cimmaron class
Built: between 1943–1945
Planned: 29
Completed: 27
In commission: between 1944–1980
Succeeded by: Suamico class
General Characteristics
Hull type: T2-SE-A2
Displacement: 5,532 tons light;
21,880 tons full
Length: 524 ft (160 m)
Beam: 68 ft (24 m)
Draft: 30 ft (9.0 m)
Speed: 16.5 kt (31 km/h)
Complement: 52
Propulsion: Turbo-electric, single screw, 6,000 hp
Armament (as-built): None

The Mission Buenaventura class was a series of twenty-seven T2 tankers built during World War II by Marinship of Sausalito, California under contract to the United States Maritime Commission for use by the United States Navy as fleet oilers. Two additional vessels were converted to distilling ships in 1944, after their keels were laid. All ships in the class were named after Spanish colonial settlements located in the present-day state of California save for USNS Mission Loreto which was named for a settlement in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

List of vessels

(PD) Photo: Army Corps of Engineers
Mission Buenaventura-class oilers (from left to right) Mission De Pala, Mission Solano, Mission San Carlos, Mission San Luis Rey, and at least two additional sister ships undergo outfitting at Marinship, date unknown.

Notes

  1. (PD) Photo: United States Navy