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Mission Buenaventura-class oiler

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Mission Buenaventura
Class overview
NameMission Buenaventura class
BuildersMarinship, Sausalito, California
Operators United States Navy
Built1943–1945
In commission1944–1980
Completed27
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. The following ships were Mission Buenaventura-class oilers: