History | |
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United States | |
Laid down | 11 August 1943 |
Launched | 31 October 1943 |
Acquired | 4 November 1947 |
In service | 4 November 1947 |
Out of service | 8 October 1957 |
Fate | Ran aground, 8 October 1957 |
Stricken | 20 December 1957 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | |
Length | 524 ft (160 m) |
Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
Draft | 30 ft (9 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (31 km/h) |
Complement | 52 mariners |
SS Mission San Miguel 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 Miguel (AO-129). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS Mission San Miguel (T-AO-129). She was a Mission Buenaventura-class oiler and was named for Mission San Miguel Arcángel, located in San Miguel, California.