You may have to switch back and forth between map and birds eye views, as not all row views are birds eye compatible. SS (Export) Ambassador, Agent, Adventurer, Aide and Bay Īlso, if you move your mouse pointer close to the + and - thing, you can click on "Switch to birds eye view" and get a much better view of the south side of this row. The historical parts of their names are listed parenthetically. The Guadalcanal class helicopter carrier on the east end of the row isn't really there anymore, a real ghost ship. From there click "Aerial" on the picture/map control (in upper left of map screen. Into the second text bar(?) from the top & hit enter. Lake Herman Rd & Industrial Way, Benicia, Ca 94510, United States More information & photos are here: Īlso, you can view the entire fleet with the following:Īlso, a really great view can be had of this ship and her neighbors if you go to and enter (cut & paste is easier) It would be nice if it could work this time. Fifteen years ago, I was involved with a ship preservation organization and wanted to save her, but the economy was in the toilet at the time. Jaffee and is available here: ,and as I believe the mission class were just a subset of T-2s, she has now transcended even that distinction.Ī T2-SE-A2 delivered in 1944, she was not finally retired until Maand she has been in the reserve fleet ever since. There was a book written about her entitled "THE LAST MISSION TANKER" by Capt. The USNS Mission Santa Ynez is, I believe, now the last of at least 536 "T-2" design oil tankers built during WWII. A great photo taken of her on Augcan be seen here. My aim of this post is to inform, in the hopes that that may help. I am working on establishing a non-profit foundation, but any sucessful effort would be a miracle indeed. She is said to be in bad condition (despite apperances), and her scrapping is considered a top priority by the Maritime Administration, who lately haven't been able to scrap any ships due to a snafu over a set of conflicting environmental laws. The last T-2 is a T2-SE-A2 named the Mission Santa Ynez, residing in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, in California. She is not the Saugatuck, of the James River Reserve Fleet (Virginia, USA), as she has been ".fully dismantled on this date. Since there doesn't seem to be any awareness, I just wanted to let everyone know that there is one T-2 tanker left, to the best of my knowledge almost completely original, except for the removal of her guns.