Mission Capistrano

Later names
Mission Exploration (1975)

Type:
Tanker (a)
Class:
T2-SE-A2
Builder:
Marinship
Sausalito, California
Hull Number:
1819 (Maritime Commission)
AO-112 (Nov. 17, 1947)
T-AO-112 (Oct. 1, 1949)
T-AO-162 (July 1, 1960)
Ordered:
N/A
Commissioned:
June 14, 1944 (Completed)
Keel Laid:
February 29, 1944
Decommissioned:
1970 (removed from service)
Launched:
May 7, 1944
Stricken:


N/A
Fate:
Scrapped at Brownsville, Texas beginning in June 1980.
Notes
(a):
Converted into a Sound Testing Ship (T-AO-162) in early the 1960's. Converted into a drilling ship
(Mission Exploration) in 1973-75.


Owner
United States Maritime Commission
(operated by Pacific Tankers Inc.)

Nov. 17, 1947:
U. S. Navy
Jan. 1, 1955:
Maritime Administration
July 5, 1956:
U. S. Navy
July 10, 1972:
Boston Metals Company
Mar. 15, 1973:
Mission Drilling and Exploration Corp.


Class Overview
Page published Nov. 9, 2008