MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO T-AO 127

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Mission Buenaventura Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid 18 April 1944 - Launched 18 June 1944 MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO (Commercial Service)) Delivered to the WSA, 15 July 1944, for charter to Pacific Tankers, Inc. Returned to the Maritime Commission, 27 March 1946 MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO AO-127 Acquired by the Navy and assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 24 October 1947 USNS MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO T-AO-127 Absorbed into the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949 and redisignated Placed out of service 22 June 1955 Placed in service with MSTS 27 June 1956 Place out of service 24 June 1957 Returned to MARAD 24 June 1957 Struck from the Naval Register 24 September 1957 SEATRAIN PUERTO RICO (Commercial Service) Sold 25 March 1966 to Hudson Waterways Corp., for conversion to a combination container ship and train ferry Renamed 1 April 1966 Final Disposition, scrapped, date unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Mission San Luis Obispo T-AO-127 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

U.S. Army Postal Service Machine Postmark

1950-05-08

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A Franciscan mission in California founded in 1772.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. George A. Patterson.

 

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