USNS Mission Carmel (AO-113)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 1 January 1944 |
| Launched: | 28 March 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 17 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | n/a |
| Fate: | Unknown |
| 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 Carmel was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, and one of two named for the Franciscan mission located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Mission Carmel was laid down 1 January 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by Marine Ship Corporation, Sausalito, California; launched 28 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. W. B. Lardner; and delivered 17 May 1944. Chartered to Pacific Tankers, Inc. for operations, she spent the remainder of the War providing fuel to allied forces overseas (during which time she was awarded the National Defense Service Medal). Returned to the Maritime Commission on 11 April 1946 she was laid up in the Reserve Fleet at Portland, Oregon.
Acquired by the Navy 21 October 1947 she was designated Mission Carmel (AO-113) and assigned to the Naval Transportation Service for operations. She continued with the Transportation Service until 1 October 1949 when the Naval Transportation Service and the Mission Carmel were absorbed into the new Military Sea Transportation Service. Redesignated USNS Mission Carmel (T-AO-113), she continued to supply our forces overseas with needed fuel products until 25 October 1957 when she was returned to the Maritime Administration, struck from the Naval Vessel Register and laid up in the Maritime Reserve Fleet at Olympia, Washington.
Her life of service not yet over, she was sold to Litton Industries on 7 November 1957 for conversion into a dry cargo ship. Renamed Houston, into 1969 she continued her life of service under a new flag.
The ship's final disposition is unknown.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- Mission Carmel. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved on April 4, 2006.
- T-AO-132 Mission Carmel. Fleet Oiler (AO) Photo Index. Retrieved on April 4, 2006.
[edit] See also
| Mission-class tankers |
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Mission Buenaventura · Mission Capistrano · Mission Carmel · Mission De Pala · Mission Dolores · Mission Loreto · Mission Los Angeles · Mission Purisima · Mission San Antonio · Mission San Carlos · Mission San Diego · Mission San Fernando · Mission San Francisco · Mission San Gabriel · Mission San Jose · Mission San Juan · Mission San Luis Obispo · Mission San Luis Rey · Mission San Miguel · Mission San Rafael · Mission Santa Barbara · Mission Santa Clara · Mission Santa Cruz · Mission Santa Ynez · Mission Solano · Mission Soledad · Mission Santa Ana |
| Converted to distilling ships Mission San Xavier • Mission San Lorenzo |
| List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy |
