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<ol>Mission Buenaventura Class Fleet Oiler<br/>  
<ol>Mission Buenaventura Class Fleet Oiler<br/>  
Keel Laid 26 August 1943 - Launched 25 November 1943<br/>  
Keel Laid 26 August 1943 at Marinship Corp., Sausalito, CA<br/>
Launched 25 November 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''MISSION SAN FERNANDO''' (Tanker)</li>
Delivered to Naval Transportation Service 29 February 1944<br/>  
Delivered to Naval Transportation Service 29 February 1944<br/>  
Chartered by Pacific Tankers, Inc. for operation<br/>  
Chartered by Pacific Tankers, Inc. for operation<br/>  
Returned to Maritime Commission 10 May 1946<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission 10 May 1946<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy 21 October 1947 for charter to Union Oil Co.<br/><br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy 21 October 1947 for charter to Union Oil Co.<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MISSION SAN FERNANDO AO-122'''<br/>  
<li>'''MISSION SAN FERNANDO AO-122'''</li>  
Placed In Service for Naval Transportation Service (NTS)<br/><br/>
Placed In Service for Naval Transportation Service (NTS)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS MISSION SAN FERNANDO T-AO-122'''<br/>
<li>'''USNS MISSION SAN FERNANDO T-AO-122'''</li>
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949<br/>
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949<br/>
Placed Out of Service 24 May 1955<br/>  
Placed Out of Service 24 May 1955<br/>  
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Struck from Naval Register 22 June 1955<br/>  
Struck from Naval Register 22 June 1955<br/>  
Reacquired by U.S. Navy 21 June 1956<br/><br/>
Reacquired by U.S. Navy 21 June 1956<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS MISSION SAN FERNANDO T-AO-122'''<br/>
<li>'''USNS MISSION SAN FERNANDO T-AO-122'''</li>
Placed In Service with MSTS<br/>
Placed In Service with MSTS<br/>
Operated under charter to Marine Transportation Lines<br/>  
Operated under charter to Marine Transportation Lines<br/>  
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Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>  
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>  
Reacquired by U.S. Navy 28 September 1964<br/>  
Reacquired by U.S. Navy 28 September 1964<br/>  
Converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship (AGM)<br/>
Converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship (AGM)<br/><br/>
Renamed MUSSEL SHOALS T-AGM-19 and reclassified 1964<br/>
<li>'''MUSSEL SHOALS (T-AGM-19)'''</li>
Renamed 1 September 1965<br/><br/>
Renamed and reclassified 1964 while undergoing conversion<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS VANGUARD T-AGM-19'''<br/>
<li>'''USNS VANGUARD T-AGM-19'''</li>
Launched 9 September 1965<br/>  
Renamed to VANGUARD on 1 September 1965<br/>
Placed In Service with MSTS 28 February 1966<br/><br/>  
Placed In Service with MSTS 28 February 1966<br/><br/>  
<li>'''USNS VANGUARD T-AG-194'''<br/>
<li>'''USNS VANGUARD T-AG-194'''<br/>
Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary<br/>
Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (Navigational Test Launch Ship) (T-AG-194) September 1980<br/>  
(Navigational Test Launch Ship) (T-AG-194) September 1980<br/>  
Placed Out of Service (Date unknown)<br/><br/>  
Placed Out of Service (Date unknown)<br/><br/>  
Struck from Naval Register 13 December 1999<br/>  
Struck from Naval Register 13 December 1999<br/>  
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet  
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
Scrapped on 5 November 2013 at Marine Metal Inc. recycle slip in Brownsville, Texas
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

Latest revision as of 23:52, 27 June 2024

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 26 August 1943 at Marinship Corp., Sausalito, CA
    Launched 25 November 1943

  1. MISSION SAN FERNANDO (Tanker)
  2. Delivered to Naval Transportation Service 29 February 1944
    Chartered by Pacific Tankers, Inc. for operation
    Returned to Maritime Commission 10 May 1946
    Acquired by U.S. Navy 21 October 1947 for charter to Union Oil Co.

  3. MISSION SAN FERNANDO AO-122
  4. Placed In Service for Naval Transportation Service (NTS)

  5. USNS MISSION SAN FERNANDO T-AO-122
  6. Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949
    Placed Out of Service 24 May 1955
    Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet

    Struck from Naval Register 22 June 1955
    Reacquired by U.S. Navy 21 June 1956

  7. USNS MISSION SAN FERNANDO T-AO-122
  8. Placed In Service with MSTS
    Operated under charter to Marine Transportation Lines
    Placed Out of Service 4 September 1957
    Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet

    Reacquired by U.S. Navy 28 September 1964
    Converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship (AGM)

  9. MUSSEL SHOALS (T-AGM-19)
  10. Renamed and reclassified 1964 while undergoing conversion

  11. USNS VANGUARD T-AGM-19
  12. Renamed to VANGUARD on 1 September 1965
    Placed In Service with MSTS 28 February 1966

  13. USNS VANGUARD T-AG-194
    Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (Navigational Test Launch Ship) (T-AG-194) September 1980
    Placed Out of Service (Date unknown)

    Struck from Naval Register 13 December 1999
    Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet

    Scrapped on 5 November 2013 at Marine Metal Inc. recycle slip in Brownsville, Texas

 

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

  1. USNS Vanguard T-AGM-19 / T-AG-194 Covers Page 1     (1965-1971)

 


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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

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Date
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Postmark Image
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USPO
Machine cancel

Cape Canaveral FL

1969-05-26

N/A

VANGUARD T-AGM-19. Apollo 10 support ship.


 

Ships Marking

1973-08-17

As VANGUARD T-AGM-19. Skylab 1973, support ship in Argentina.

 

Other Information

USNS VANGUARD received the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards) and the National Defense Service Medal.

 


 

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