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USNS Mission San Francisco
Class overview
NameMission Buenaventura class
BuildersMarinship
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byShikellamy class
Succeeded byNeosho class
Built1943–1945
In commission1944–1980
Completed27
Retired27
General characteristics
TypeType T2-SE-A2 tanker
Displacement
Length524 ft (160 m)
Beam68 ft (21 m)
Draft30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion
  • Turbo-electric
  • 10,000 hp (7,457 kW)
  • Single screw
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement52

The Mission Buenaventura class was a series of oilers in World War II in service with the United States Navy. Each of the ships was named after a mission or settlement along the El Camino Real in California, the sole exception being Mission Loreto, named for a settlement in Baja California Sur. When Mission Santa Ynez was scrapped in 2010 she was the last of the over 500 T2 tankers built during the war.

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