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T-AO-111 Mission Buenaventura

Mission Buenaventura Class Fleet Oiler: Laid down, 29 March 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2) tanker hull, under a Maritime Commission contract at Marinship, Sausalito, CA; Launched, 28 May 1944; Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 28 June 1944; Chartered by Deconhill Shipping Co. for operation; Returned to the Maritime Commission in March 1946 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL.; Acquired by the Navy, 18 November 1947; Assigned to the Naval Transportation Service (NOTS), and placed in service as Mission Buenaventura (AO-111); Operational control assigned to MSTS 1 October 1949 and placed in service as USNS Mission Buenaventura (T-AO-111); Placed out of service, and struck from the Naval Register, 4 April 1960; Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL.; Reacquired by the Navy, and assigned to MSTS control, 10 November 1961 for charter to Mathiasen's Tanker Industries Inc., for operations; Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 31 March 1972; Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD sale, 26 June 1978.

Specifications: Displacement 21,880 t.(fl); Length 524'; Beam 68'; Draft 30' (max); Speed 16.5kts; Complement 52 mariners; Armament none; Propulsion, Turbo-electric, single screw, 6000hp.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	59k	Mission Buenaventura (T-AO-111), US Navy photo from MSTS Mariner Magazine		Carl R. Friberg Jr.

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