USNS Mission Santa Clara

History
United States
Name	Mission Santa Clara
Laid down	15 March 1944
Launched	18 May 1944
Acquired	5 November 1947
In service	5 November 1947
Out of service	22 December 1959
Stricken	1 July 1961
Fate	Transferred to Pakistan, 17 January 1963
Pakistan
Name	Dacca
Acquired	17 January 1963
Commissioned	17 January 1963
General characteristics
Displacement	21,880 tons full   5,532 tons light
Length	524 ft (160 m)
Beam	68 ft (21 m)
Draft	30 ft (9 m)
Propulsion	Turbo-electric, single screw, 6,000 hp (4.5 MW)
Speed	16.5 knots (31 km/h)
Complement	52 mariners

SS Mission Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara (AO-132). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS Mission Santa Clara (T-AO-132). She was a Mission Buenaventura-class oiler and was named for Mission Santa Clara de Asís in Santa Clara, California.