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AO-117 / T-AO-117 Mission Los Angeles

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - National Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - Korean Service Medal (2) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Mission Buenaventura Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 25 April 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (T-2-SE-A2) tanker hull under a Maritime Commission contract at Marinship Corp, Sausalito, CA,
  • Launched, 10 August 1945
  • Chartered to Los Angeles Tanker Operators, Inc.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 16 July 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Acquired by the Navy, 24 October 1947, and placed in service with the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) as Mission Los Angeles (AO-117)
  • Control transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 October 1949 and placed in service as USNS Mission Los Angeles (T-AO-117)
  • During the Korean War Mission Los Angeles participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
    15 to 25 July 1952
    29 July to 2 August 1952
    16 August 1952
    29 August to 5 September 1952
    15 to 21 September 1952
    30 September to 6 October 1952
    15 to 24 October 1952
    4 to 9 November 1952
    7 to 16 December 1952     		Third Korean Winter
    13 to 18 April 1953

  • Placed out of service and returned to the Maritime Commission, 12 November 1957, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Mission Los Angeles earned two battle stars for Korean War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,532 t.(lt) 21,800 t.(fl)
    Length 524'
    Beam 68'
    Draft 30' (max)
    Speed 16.5 kts.
    Complement 52
    Armament none
    Propulsion Turbo-electric, single screw, 6000shp
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    Mission Los Angeles 85k Mission Los Angeles (T-AO-117) underway off Long Beach, CA., date unknown. David Buell
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    DANFS     history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
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