T-AO-112 Mission
Capistrano
Commander: Grahame Elliot, Sydney Battle Squadron
Mission Capistrano
The original Mission Capistrano was a T2-SE-A2 class tanker
from the United States World War Two building program. Our Mission Capistrano
was built by Michael Raue of the TONE Battle Squadron on a T2-SE-A2 fiberglass
hull of his own manufacture. She has a full load displacment of 21,880 tons and
thus is worth 1,500 points per successful convoy run.
As the original vessel has a speed of 16 knots, the Mission Capistrano runs at 22 knots (the minimum merchant ship speed) when sailing with the Australian Battle Group.
She is currently owned and operated by Michael Raue.
National Battle Honours
| January 2001 AusBG National Meet, Bowning NSW | |
| June 2001 AusBG National Meet, Newcastle NSW |
Stats
| Armour: | 1/16th inch balsa | |
| Armourment: | none | |
| Pump: | 2 litres per 53 seconds | |
| Speed: | 51.1 seconds per 100 feet (22 knots) |
The T2-SE-A2 Class Tankers
The tanker equivalent of the Liberty ship, 481 of this 523 foot
long, 20,000+ ton vessels were built by the United States during World War Two.
For a more detailed description and some photos of the last surviving US Navy
T2 tanker, please check out The
T2 Tanker Page