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1981 to 2008 T-AFS-9 USNS Spica
IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NMJG
---Filter--- Commissioned Decommissioned Aircraft 1964-dec-07 Ordered Ordered 1966-apr-15 Laid down Laid down Swan Hunter (Neptune) (Low Walker), Yard No. 2018 1967-feb-28 Launched Launched 1967-aug-10 Commissioned Commissioned 1968-sep-10 Deployment Deployment Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands, until 13 Oct 1968-oct-14 Port Visit Port Visit State Dockyard visit to Newcastle, NSW, following Exercise Coral Sands, until 24 Oct. 1970-apr-17 Deployment Deployment Apollo 13 splashdown secondary Apollo XIII splashdown recovery to waters off Mauritius as standby for secondary splashdown site for Apollo XIII recovery 1974-jan Deployment Deployment departed UK as support ship for HMS Fife , Flagship of Task Group 317.1 for 9 month Indian Ocean and Australia group deployment in company with HMS Apollo , HMS Argonaut , HMS Ariadne , HMS Danae and HMS Londonderry . Returned to HMNB Devonport on 4 Oct. 1975-jul-22 Deployment Deployment departed UK as support for HMS Glamorgan , flagship of global Task Group 317.3, accompanied by RFA Gold Rover and RFA Tidespring . Escorted by elements of the 8th Frigate Squadron HMS Ajax , HMS Berwick , HMS Plymouth and HMS Rothesay . Returned 14 Apr 1976 1977-jan-26 Deployment Deployment Left Portsmouth with RFA Tidepool and RFA Green Rover for an Atlantic deployment, supporting HMS Tiger and her escort group until May 1977. 1977-sep-05 Deployment Deployment Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 7.5 month group deployment (TG 317.6) to Australia and Far East, supporting HMS Tiger and in company with HMS Rhyl , RFA Grey Rover , RFA Regent and RFA Tidepool . Returned 20 Apr 1978. 1980 Decommissioned Decommissioned 1981-sep-30 Fate: transfered Fate: transfered to US Sealift Command as Spica 1981-nov-01 Commissioned Commissioned 1987-oct-22 Aircraft Aircraft HH-46 152518 accident 2008-jan-28 Decommissioned Decommissioned
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Swan Hunter (Neptune) (Low Walker), Yard No. 2018
State Dockyard visit to Newcastle, NSW, following Exercise Coral Sands, until 24 Oct.
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