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Mission Santa Ynez was laid down 9 September 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract by

Marinship Corp., Sausalito, Calif.;

launched 19 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ralph K. Davies; and delivered 13 March 1944.

Chartered to Pacific Tankers, Inc., for operations, she spent the remainder of the war carrying fuel to our

forces overseas. She remained in this capacity until 28 March 1946 when she was returned to the

Maritime Commission and laid up in the Maritime reserve Fleet at James River, Va.

Acquired by the Navy 22 October 1947, she was placed in service with the Naval Transportation

Service as Mission Santa Ynez (AO-134).

Taken over by the newly created Military Sea Transportation Service 1 October 1949, she was rede-

signated USNS Mission Santa Ynez (T-AO-134).

Chartered to Mathiasens Tanker Industries, Inc., for operations, she stili serves MSTS, the only ship of

her class to serve MSTS continuously, since its establishment.

Disposal, 2010 :

Acquired by the Navy 22 October 1947 she was placed in service with the Naval Transportation Service as Mission Santa Ynez (AO-134). Taken over by the newly created Military Sea Transportation Service 1 October 1949 she was redesignated USNS Mission Santa Ynez (T-AO-134). Chartered to Mathiasens Tanker Industries, Inc., for op-erations, she entered the Maritime Administration's Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet on 6 March 1975. She is the last T-2 tanker extant. Towed from the Maritime reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California on March 31, 2010 headed for dis-mantling in Texas via the Panama Canal..

( See photos below )

Specifications:

Displacement 5,532 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl)

Length 524'

Beam 68'

Draft 30' (max)

Speed 16.5 kts.

Complement 52 mariners

Armament none

Propulsion turbo-electric, single screw, 6000hp

View the Mission Santa Ynez (T-AO-134)

DANFS history entry located at Navsource