MISSION CAPISTRANO T-AG 162

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 29 February 1944 as SS Mission Capistrano Launched 7 May 1944 Delivered to the Maritime Commission 14 June 1944 SS MISSION CAPISTRANO (Civilian Oil Tanker) Chartered to Pacific Tankers Inc. and supported allied forces overseas Returned to the Maritime Commission 20 April 1946 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Acquired by the Navy 17 November 1947 MISSION CAPISTRANO AO-112 Assigned to the Naval Transportation Service and placed in service USNS MISSION CAPISTRANO T-AO-112 Naval Transportation Service was absorbed into the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949 Placed out of service 1 January 1955 Struck from the Naval Register 1 January 1955 Transferred to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Reacquired by the Navy, and reassigned to MSTS control 5 July 1956 Converted at Todd Shipyard, New Orleans, LA., to Miscellaneous Auxiliary (Sound Testing Ship) in early 1960 USNS MISSION CAPISTRANO T-AG-162 Placed in service, date unknown - Reclassified (AG-162) 1 July 1960 Placed out of service, date unknown Transferred to MARAD 15 September 1970 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Sold for non-transportation purposes, 10 July 1972, to Boston Metals Co. MISSION EXPLORATION (Commercial Service) Resold 15 March 1973 to Mission Drilling and Exploration Corp., converted to drilling rig, and renamed Scrapped 1980 in Brownsville, Texas.

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Mission Capistrano T-AG-162 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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Postmark Brooklyn, NY

1965-04-07

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A Franciscan mission in colonial California founded by Fr. Junipero Serra in 1776.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. James E. George.

 

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