During WWII there were 27 T2 tankers built for the Maritime Commission to support the war.
They were Fleet Oilers NAMED for 18th Century California Missions
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The birthplace of Christianity in the far West was at Mission San Diego
| Ship
Name Crew Link |
Ship
Number NavSource Link |
Construction Data |
Mission Location |
| USS Mission Buenaventura |
AO-111 | Launched, 28 May 1944 |
Ventura, CA |
| USS Mission Capistrano | AO-112 | Launched, 7 May 1944 | San Juan
Capistrano, CA |
| USS Mission Carmel | AO-113 | Launched, 28 March 1944 | Carmel, California |
| USS Mission De Pala |
AO-114 | Launched, 28 February 1944 | Pala, California |
| USS Mission Dolores | AO-115 | Launched, 26 April 1944 | San Francisco, California |
| USS Mission Loreto | AO-116 | Launched, 28 June 1944 | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| USS Mission Los Angeles |
AO-117 | Launched, 10 August 1945 |
Los Angeles, California |
| USS Mission Purisma | AO-118 | Launched, 25 August 1943 |
Lompac, California |
| USS Mission San Anttonio |
AO-119 | Launched, 8 April |
Jolon, California |
| USS Mission San Carlos |
AO-120 | Launched, 12 February 1944 |
Carmel, California |
| USS Mission San Diego |
AO-121 | Launched, 14 March 1944 |
San Diego, California |
| USS Mission San Fernando |
AO-122 | Launched, 25 November 1943 |
Mission Hills, California |
| USS Mission San Francisco | AO-123 | Launched, 18 September 1945 |
San Francisco, California |
| USS Mission San Gabriel |
AO-124 | Launched, 17 April 1944 |
San Gabriel, California |
| USS Mission San Jose | AO-125 | Launched, 7 October 1943 |
Fremont, California |
| USS Mission San Juan | AO-126 | Launched, 14 October 1943 |
San Juan Bautista, California |
| USS Mission San Luis Obisco |
AO-127 | Launched, 18 June 1944 |
San Luis Obisco, California |
| USS Mission San Luis Rey |
AO-128 | Launched, 29 January 1944 |
Ocean Side, California |
| USS Mission San Miguel | AO-129 | Launched, 31 October 1943 |
San Miguel, California |
| USS Mission San Raphael | AO-130 | Launched, 31 December 1943 |
San Raphael, California |
| USS Mission Santa Barbara |
AO-131 | Launched, 8 June 1944 |
Santa Barbara, California |
| USS Mission Santa Clara |
AO-132 | Launched, 18 May 1944 | Santa Clara, California |
| USS Mission Santa Cruz |
AO-133 | Launched, 8 September 1943 |
Santa Cruz, California |
| USS Mission Santa Ynez |
AO-134 | Launched, 19 December 1943 |
Sovang, California |
| USS Mission Solano | AO-135 | Launched, 14 January 1944 |
Fairfield, California |
| USS Mission Soledad | AO-136 | Launched, 28 september 1943 |
Soledad, California |
| USS Mission Santa Ana | AO-137 | Launched, 25 July 1945 |
Costa Mesa, California |
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