Mission Santa Barbara/Gallery
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(CC) Photo: Robert A. Estremo
Stone "skull and crossbone" carvings denote the cemetery entrance at Mission Santa Barbara. Actual skulls and bones were long used to mark the entrances to Spanish cemeteries (campo santos). The practice, dating back many centuries, led to the symbol eventually becoming associated with the concept of death.(PD) Photo: Army Corps of Engineers
USNS Mission Santa Barbara (T-AO-131) on July 8, 1944 leaving Marinship after delivery. Docked at left is USNS Mission Santa Clara (T-AO-132).