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USNS Mission San Carlos (T-AO-120)
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 Mission San Carlos (AO-120) (1947 - 1949)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - November - Zulu
 NHNZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal
Mission Buenaventura Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 1 November 1943, as a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC 1279) at Marinship, Sausalito, CA
  • Launched, 12 February 1944
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 15 April 1944 and chartered to Pacific Tankers, Inc for the remainder of World War II
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 20 April 1946
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 12 November 1947, operated by Marine Transport Inc. and placed in service by the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) as Mission San Carlos (AO-120)
  • Operational control transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949 and placed In-service as USNS Mission San Carlos (T-AO-120)
  • Placed out of service, 6 November 1957 and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 6 November 1957
  • Sold to Transwestern Associates, 16 May 1966, renamed SS Seatrain Maryland
  • Resold to Hudson Waterways Corp., September 1966, name retained
  • Converted to a Vehicleship in April 1967
  • Reacquired by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 30 December 1972, renamed SS Maryland
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,532 t(lt) 21,880 t.(fl)
    Length 524'
    Beam 68'
    Draft 30' (max)
    Speed 16.5 kts.
    Complement 52
    Armament none
    Propulsion Turbo-electric, single screw, 6000hp
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    Mission San Carlos 1242k USNS Mission San Carlos (T-AO-120) underway in the harbor at San Pedro CA., date unknown. David Buell
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