• States Navy as USS Mission Santa Cruz (AO-133). Later she transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS Mission Santa Cruz (T-AO-133). She...
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    Mission Santa Cruz (Spanish: La Misión de la Exaltación de la Santa Cruz) is a Spanish Californian mission. Located on Mission Hill, it was founded on...
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    Mission Santa Clara de Asís (Spanish: Misión Santa Clara de Asís) is a Spanish mission in the city of Santa Clara, California. The mission, which was the...
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    The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, fought during 25–27 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or Third Battle of Solomon Sea...
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  • heavy landing craft which launched in 1972 USNS Mission Santa Cruz (T-AO-133) was a United States Navy Mission Buenaventura-class fleet oilers during World...
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    Mission Santa Barbara (Spanish: Misión de Santa Bárbara) is a Spanish mission in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Often referred to as the 'Queen...
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  • 1947, commissioned as USS Mission Santa Cruz (AO-133). To Military Sea Transportation Service in 1949 as USNS Mission Santa Cruz (T-AO-133). To United States...
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    crews. USNS Tallulah (T-AOT-50), ex-AO-50 USNS Cache (T-AOT-67), ex-AO-67 USNS Millicoma (T-AOT-73), ex-AO-73 USNS Saugatuck (T-AOT-75), ex-AO-75 USNS Schuylkill...
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    Caledonia in Idaho Inlet. From 29–31 October 1948, the tender assisted USNS Mission Santa Cruz. From 13–19 February 1950, Citrus searched for a missing USAF plane...
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    California History of Santa Barbara, California California Historical Landmarks in Santa Barbara County, California USNS Mission Purisima (AO-118) – a...
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    of operations while the first Mission was being constructed nearby. USNS Mission Buenaventura (AO-111) – the lead ship in a Class of fleet oilers built...
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    (YN-53/YNT-21, YTB-753) USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS-66) USNS Marine Adder (T-AP-193) USNS Marine Carp (T-AP-199) USNS Marine Fiddler (T-AK-267) USNS Marine Jupiter...
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    Stalwart-class USNS Stalwart (T-AGOS-1) USNS Contender (T-AGOS-2) USNS Vindicator (T-AGOS-3) USNS Triumph (T-AGOS-4) USNS Assurance (T-AGOS-5) USNS Persistent...
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    Cortés' initial, unsuccessful, 1535 attempt to found a colony in the Bay of Santa Cruz (today's La Paz, Baja California Sur), the next 150 years were marked...
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    involved in the capture and defense of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where she was irreparably damaged by enemy torpedo and dive bombers...
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    Las Flores Estancia San Juan Hot Springs Putiidhem USNS Mission Capistrano (T-AO-112) – a Mission Buenaventura–class fleet oiler built during World War...
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    Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. He led a group of five A6M Zero fighters to escort the second strike wave on United States Navy (USN) carriers that...
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    Barbara (T-AO-131) Mission Santa Clara (T-AO-132) Mission Santa Cruz (T-AO-133) Mission Santa Ynez (T-AO-134) Mission Solano (T-AO-135) Mission Soledad (T-AO-136)...
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  • February 26, 2022. "'The Rock' rolls into first place at the box office". Santa Cruz Sentinel. June 11, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved October 14, 2024 – via Newspapers...
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    the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, followed by the great Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October, the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November, and covered...
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  • communications officer on board the USS Hornet (CV-8) at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Dodson's Silver Star award states the following: The President...
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    MV American Condor, USS Niagara Falls, USNS Ponchatoula, USNS Passumpsic, USNS Hassayampa, USS Haleakala, USNS Spica, USS Cape Cod. (CNA, 1994, 113) Further...
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    aircraft performed essential reconnaissance missions, spotting enemy warships prior to the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942 and during the Naval...
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  • additional sites in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; Sunnyvale, California; Santa Cruz, California; Huntsville, Alabama; and elsewhere in the United States and...
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    signal from Apollo 11 for several minutes after the loss of signal to the USNS Vanguard positioned in the Atlantic Ocean. Because of its location, Maspalomas...
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  • ground assault on Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, Lieutenant Arima's division was part of the second strike wave...
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  • late October 1942, Lieutenant Hidaka participated in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. He led a group of nine Zuihō Zeros to escort the first strike...
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    and helped to sink the aircraft carrier USS Hornet at the battle of Santa Cruz. She was damaged by carrier attacks during the battle of the Philippine...
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    above). After a short expressway section, it skirts downtown Santa Cruz as four-lane Mission Street, regaining the Cabrillo Highway designation (local/historic...
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    produce electricity for two years without refueling for the Vietnam War. USNS French Creek was the first to arrive in June 1966, then next was USS Kennebago...
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