Pacific Tankers, Inc. of
San Francisco,
California was founded in 1943 as a division of
Joshua Hendy Corporation to operate
Fleet Oilers for the
United States Navy to support
World War II efforts. Pacific Tankers, Inc. operated
Mission Buenaventura-class oiler, a
Type T2 tanker
The T2 tanker, or T2, was a class of oil tanker constructed and produced in large quantities in the United States during World War II. Only the T3 tankers were larger "navy oilers" of the period. Some 533 T2s were built between 1940 and the end of ...
(Type T2-SE-A2). Each Pacific Tankers, Inc. tanker has a merchant crew of about 9 officers and 39 men. Pacific Tankers Inc. was a major tanker operator for the war with a fleet of over 60 tankers. Pacific Tankers, Inc. continued operations after the war.
Joshua Hendy Corporation was founded in the 1850s as an
engineering and mining company. Joshua Hendy Corporation engineering was used in the construction of the
Panama Canal form 1904 to 1914. In for World War II Joshua Hendy Corporation built twelve
triple expansion
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marine steam engines for
Liberty ship.
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The
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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did an investigation into the sales of a Pacific Tankers, Inc ship to
Aristotle Onassis in 1951-1952.
Pacific Tankers, Inc. ships
USNS Mission San Luis Obispo
Some of Pacific Tankers Inc ships:
*
SS Mckittrick built in 1944 (owned 1947–1951)
*
SS Montebello Hills built in 1944 (owned 1948–1951)
*
SS William M. Burden (SS Brookfield) built in 1944 (owned 1950–1951)
*SS Pecos (1944– )
*
USS Sebec (AO-87)
USS ''Sebec'' (AO-87) was a acquired by the United States Navy for use during World War II. She had the dangerous but necessary task of providing fuel to vessels in combat and non-combat areas primarily in the Pacific Ocean. For her valiant ef ...
leased 1946 to 1950.
*SS Saugatuck (owned 1947–1948)
World War II ships
USNS Mission Santa Ana (T-AO-137) getting underway in Long Beach, California
*Some of the US government-owned,
Naval Transportation Service tankers,operated by commercial firm Pacific Tankers, Inc:
*
SS Mission Santa Ynez T2
*
SS Mission Soledad
*
SS Mission San Fernando
*
SS Mission San Jose
*
SS Mission San Gabriel
*
SS Redstone
*
SS Mission San Miguel
SS ''Mission San Miguel'' was a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS ''Mission San Miguel'' (AO-129). Later the tanker transferr ...
*
SS Mission Carmel
*
SS San Luis Obispo
*
SS Mission Capistrano
*
SS Santa Barbara
*
SS Mission Santa Clara
*
SS Mission Santa Ana
*
SS Mission Dolores
*
SS Mission San Carlos
*
SS Mission San Luis Rey
* SS Chalmette, (later Lynchburg (T-AO-l54))
* SS Umatilla
S Umatilla
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See also
* World War II United States Merchant Navy
References
External links
The T2 Tanker page
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American companies established in 1943
History of the San Francisco Bay Area
Transport companies established in 1943
Defunct shipping companies of the United States
