Sirius class - AO - Support Ship IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NPGA Events ---Filter---CommissionedDecommissionedFate: transfered History of Ness class RFA Lyness A339 1964-dec-07OrderedOrdered 1965-apr-01Laid downLaid down Swan Hunter (Neptune) (Low Walker), Yard No. 2016 1966-apr-07LaunchedLaunched 1966-dec-22CommissionedCommissioned to replace RFA Duquesne. 1969-jul-26DeploymentDeployment Torbay Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Present at Ships of the Western Fleet review in Torbay. 1970-aug-29Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1970 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1970. 1975-apr-26AircraftAircraft recovered Sea King HAS.1 XV652 as a precautionary landing. 1976-aug-28Port VisitPort Visit HMD Devonport Navy Days 1976 Ship open to visitors at Plymouth Navy Days 1976. 1981DecommissionedDecommissioned 1981-jan-18Fate: transferedFate: transfered to US Sealift Command as Sirius History of USNS Sirius T-AFS-8 1981-jan-18CommissionedCommissioned 2005-jul-01DecommissionedDecommissioned 2005-jul-01Fate: transferedFate: transfered to Texas Maritime Academy as Texas Clipper III Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Sirius class 170crew 10205light (tn) 16880full load (tn) 159length (m) 22beam (m) 7.90draught (m) 18max speed (knots) 1Naval Engine diesel Aircraft Typical Max US Navy B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 22 US Navy Sikorsky S-70 H-60 02 US Navy SNIA SA330 Puma 10
Swan Hunter (Neptune) (Low Walker), Yard No. 2016
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