MISSION CAPISTRANO

Year Built

1971

Official Number

531154

Shipyard

Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation

General Type

Tanker

Specific Type

LNG Liquefied Natural Gas

MARAD Type

Ship Length

672.30 feet

Beam

90.00 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

16954.00 tons

Gross Tons

20751.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

296626.00 barrels

Draft, Summer

36.22 tons

Draft, Lightweight

Displacement, Summer

45877.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

12300.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

Immersion, Lightweight

Fate

Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative

The Maritime Administration's National Register Eligibility Assessment for Mission Capistrano, available in the Documents section, contains a detailed history of the vessel.

The Maritime Adminstration withdrew Mission Capistrano from the National Defense Reserve Fleet on July 5, 2012, upon its departure from Beaumont Reserve Fleet. The vessel had been sold for dismantlement.

Vessel Name History

1971 - 1976: Falcon Lady
1976 - 1984: Columbia (AO-182)
1984 - 1987: Falcon Lady
1987 - 2012: Mission Capistrano

Photo Captions
1.) Mission Capistrano, underway, MARAD file photo. Date unknown.
2.) Mission Capistrano, underway, MARAD file photo. Date unknown.
3.) Mission Capistrano, underway, MARAD file photo, Date unknown.
4.) Mission Capistrano, underway, MARAD file photo, Date unknown.
5.) Mission Capistrano, underway, MARAD file photo, Date unknown.
6.) Mission Capistrano, underway, MARAD file photo, Date unknown.

Vessel Name History

FALCON LADY

MISSION CAPISTRANO

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

Name	Download

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Ship Name Change	12/1/1987	Ship FALCON LADY changes name to MISSION CAPISTRANO
Entry	3/1/1988
Activation	2/15/1991	"MSC activated Mission Capistrano for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm on February 15, 1991, and the ship went to Gulf Copper in Port Arthur, Texas for activation"
Repairs	4/17/1991	"Repairs to the ship were not completed until April 17, 1991. By that late date in the conflict the ship was no longer required and therefore did not participate in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm"
Interim Movement	6/27/1997	ENRTE: Bender Shipbuilding and Repair
Interim Movement	6/30/1997	At Bender Shipbuilding & Repair
Interim Movement	8/5/1997	ENRTE: BRF
Interim Movement	8/7/1997
Interim Movement	9/13/1997	ENRTE: CBH Services in Orange TX
Interim Movement	9/13/1997	At CBH Services Inc.
Interim Movement	9/27/1997	Conducting sea trial
Interim Movement	9/29/1997	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	10/31/1997	ENRTE: BRF
Interim Movement	10/31/1997	Completed no-notice activation and deact
Interim Movement	4/25/2000	ENRTE: R&R Marine Shipyard
Interim Movement	4/25/2000	At R & R Marine Shipyard Port Arthur TX
Interim Movement	7/13/2000	ENRTE: BRF
Interim Movement	7/13/2000	Return from maintenance and deactivation
Downgrade	7/31/2004	"The vessel was officially downgraded from the RRF on July 31, 2004"
Status Change	8/1/2006	designated for disposal in 2006
Cleared NHPA Review	4/1/2009	Vessel cleared National Historic Preservation Act review.
Withdrawal	7/5/2012	Sold for dismantlement under contract with International Shipbreaking Ltd. in Brownsville, TX.