USNS Mission San Diego
IMO 6704488
Before joining this vessel — checklist
Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.
- 1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. USNS Mission San Diego (IMO 6704488)
- 2. Check the flag state record
Flag unknown — ask the employer. How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists
- 3. Check the company
Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.
- 4. Review your contract (SEA)
Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist
- 5. Check repatriation terms
Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide
- 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide
- 7. Save emergency contacts
Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner
Data sources and methodology: /sources
- Type
- ship
- Flag
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- Year built
- 1944
- Builder
- Marinship
- GT
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- DWT
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- LOA
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- Beam
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- Draft
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- Class
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- Owner
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- Manager
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Indexed from Wikidata (Q11676852).
Vessel history
SS Mission San Diego was a Type T2-SE-A2 built for the United States Maritime Commission . After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS Mission San Diego (AO-121). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS Mission San Diego (T-AO-121). She was a member of the Mission Buenaventura\-class
Incidents
Originally laid down as SS Mission San Diego was on 20 December 1943, as a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1814) by Marine Ship Corporation, Sausalito, California; launched on 14 March 1944, sponsored by Mrs. E. J. Rising; and delivered on 30 April 1944.
Source: USNS Mission San Diego · cached via Firecrawl
PSC detention history
No detentions in the last 2 years.
Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.