USNS Mission San Antonio


History
United States
Laid down15 January 1944
Launched8 April 1944
Acquired22 October 1947
In service22 October 1947
Out of service11 January 1965
Stricken11 January 1965
IdentificationIMO number6519716
FateSold for scrap, 26 October 1983
General characteristics
Displacement
Length524 ft (160 m)
Beam  68 ft (21 m)
Draft  30 ft (9 m)
Propulsion
  • Turbo-electric, single screw,
  • 6,000 hp (4.5 MW)
Speed16.5 knots (31 km/h)
Complement52 mariners

SS Mission San Antonio was a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS Mission San Antonio (AO-119). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS Mission San Antonio (T-AO-119). She was a Mission Buenaventura-class oiler and was named for Mission San Antonio de Padua located near Jolon, California.