MISSION PURISIMA T-AO 118

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 10 June 1943 - Launched 25 August 1943 MISSION PURISIMA (Commercial Service) Chartered by War Shipping Administration to Deconhill Shipping Co. for operations, 23 November 1943 Returned to the Maritime Commission, 26 April 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA. MISSION PURISIMA AO-118 Acquired by the Navy and placed in service with Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 15 October 1947 USNS MISSION PURISIMA T-AO-118 Control transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949 - Placed out of service 16 May 1955 Struck from the Naval register and returned to the Maritime Commission, 16 May 1955 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA. USNS MISSION PURISIMA T-AO-118 Reacquired by the Navy and placed in service with MSTS 26 June 1956 Placed out of service, struck from the Naval Register and returned the Maritime Administration, 4 December 1957, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA. Final Disposition - sold for scrapping 27 April 1976

 

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Mission Purisima T-AO-118 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Paquebot Duplex Postmark Cristobal, Canal Zone

1950-06-22

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USNS MISSION PURISIMA earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A Franciscan mission in California founded in 1787.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. John Collins.

 

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