Plans of the World War II T2 Tanker
Mission Santa Ynez
These plans were recorded for the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), a long-range program to document historically significant engineering and industrial works in the United States. The Heritage Documentation Programs of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, administers the HAER program. The project was prepared under the direction of Todd Croteau (HAER Maritime Program Coordinator). Crystal Olin (HAER Intern Architect) generated the vessel drawings. Jet Lowe (HAER Photographer) produced the large-format photographs. Special thanks go to Erhard Koehler (U.S. Maritime Administration) whose assistance greatly benefited this project.
I live in a small town called Santa Ynez, CA. It is near Solvang where the Mission Santa Inez is. This ship was named after that Mission, and I did some research and found out you have your model named incorrectly. Instead of Mission San Ynez, it should be Mission Santa Ynez.
You are absolutely correct!
I was an engineer on the Mission Santa Ines .Mission tankers were built for the Navy, only a handful were built. they had a few thousand more H.P. thus several knots faster than the standard T-2.
It’s always great to hear from people who are connected to the ships we feature. Thanks for the comment!
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In WWII my father served aboard SS Mission San Luis Rey, as sister to San Ynez. He also served aboard SS Kenyon Victory, sister to SS Winthrop Victory. Thanks to your page I now have plans for both types!