USNS Mission Buenaventura | | Career |
 | | Ordered: | | | Laid down: | 29 March 1944 | | Launched: | 28 May 1944 | | Commissioned: | 28 June 1944 | | Decommissioned: | n/a | | Fate: | In service | | General Characteristics | | Displacement: | 5,532 tons light;
21,880 tons full | | Length: | 524 ft (160 m) | | Beam: | 68 ft (21 m) | | Draft: | 30 ft (9 m) | | Speed: | 16.5 knots (31 km/h) | | Complement: | 52 mariners | | Armament: | None | The USNS Mission Buenaventura is one of twenty-seven similar fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy. The lead ship in her class, she was named for the Franciscan mission located in Ventura, California. The source for an SVG image of the United States Navy jack can be found at USN Jack. ...
March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
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1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
An oiler is a ship, also called a tanker, that can carry a liquid cargo of petroleum, or a naval support vessel that carries fuel to other naval ships steaming at sea, and can transfer the fuel during underway RAS improved fleet operations reliability, availabiltiy and serviceability. ...
Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II...
The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ...
The lead ship is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. ...
The Spanish Missions in California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier...
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Mission Buenaventura was laid down 29 March 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by Marine Ship Corporation, Sausalito, California; launched 28 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Fred W. Boole; and delivered 28 June 1944. Chartered to Deconhill Shipping Company, for operations, she spent the remainder of the War supporting our victorious forces in the Pacific. She was returned to the Maritime Commission in March, 1946 and on 30 March was laid up in the Maritime Commission Reserve Fleet at Mobile, Alabama. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
Sausalito is a city located in Marin County, California. ...
May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
(Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
Motto: Nickname: The Azalea City Map Political Statistics Founded 1702 Incorporated 1814 Mobile County Mayor Sam Jones Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 412. ...
Acquired by the Navy on 18 November 1947 she was activated and transferred to the Naval Transportation Service for service as Mission Buenaventura (AO‑111). When the Naval Transportation Service was absorbed by the new Military Sea Transportation Service, she continued her duties as USNS Mission Buenaventura (T‑AO‑111). She continued her worldwide service until 4 April 1960 when she was transferred to the Maritime Commission for layup at Mobile. Reacquired by the Navy on 10 November 1961 she was transferred to MSTS control on the same date and chartered to Mathiasen’s Tanker Industries, Inc. for operations. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
Today, the Mission Buenaventura serves as part of the Ready Reserve Force fleet.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...
The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS for short) is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every ship ever used by the United States Navy. ...
- Mission Buenaventura. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. URL accessed on March 31, 2006.
- T-AO-111 Mission Buenaventura. Fleet Oiler (AO) Photo Index. URL accessed on March 31, 2006.
March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also Mission San Buenaventura was founded on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1782 by Father Junipero Serra, the ninth mission in the California mission chain. ...
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