USNS Mission Santa Ana (AO-137)
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 17 July 1943 |
| Launched: | 7 October 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 29 January 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 Santa Ana was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, was named for the Diego Sepúlveda Adobe Estancia, a station of Mission San Juan Capistrano (one of the California missions) situated on the banks of the Santa Ana River.
Mission Santa Ana was laid down 18 April 1945 under a Maritime Commission contract by Marine Ship Corporation, Sausalito, California; launched 25 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Johnson; and delivered 25 October 1945. Chartered to Pacific Tankers Inc. for operations, she carried fuel to our forces stationed overseas (during which time she was awarded the National Defense Service Medal) until 3 April 1946 when she was returned to the Maritime Commission and laid up in the Maritime Reserve Fleet at Columbia River, Oregon.
Acquired by the Navy 9 January 1948 and chartered to Pacific Tankers Inc. for operations, she was placed in service with the Naval Transportation Service as Mission Santa Ana (AO‑137). Taken over by the Military Sea Transportation Service when it absorbed the functions and duties of the Naval Transportation Service on 1 October 1949 her designation was changed to USNS Mission Santa Ana (T‑AO‑137). She served with MSTS until 3 April 1950 when she was taken out of service and berthed in the San Diego group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She lay at San Diego, California in reserve until 27 January 1955 when she was transferred to the Maritime Administration and laid up in the Maritime Reserve Fleet at Olympia, Washington. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 22 June 1955.
Reacquired by the Navy 3 July 1956 she was once again placed in service with MSTS and operated, under charter, by Joshua Henry Corporation. She served with MSTS until 25 February 1958 when she was again struck from the Naval Vessel Register and transferred to the Maritime Administration for layup in the Maritime Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, where she remained into 1969.
The ship's final disposition is unknown.
[edit] References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- Mission Santa Ana. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved on April 2, 2006.
- T-AO-137 Mission Santa Ana. Fleet Oiler (AO) Photo Index. Retrieved on April 2, 2006.
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