USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8)

USNS "Sirius" (T-AFS 8) was a "Sirius"-class combat stores ship of the United States Navy, named for Sirius nowrap| (α Can. Maj.), the brightest visible star.

"Sirius" was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the Royal Navy. Laid down in 1965, she was launched in 1966 from Wallsend as RFA "Lyness" (A339). She was transferred from the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command in 1981.

"Sirius" was deactivated and struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 2005 and transferred to Texas A&M University at Galveston's Texas Maritime Academy to serve as a training ship where she was renamed TS "Texas Clipper III".

References

* cite web | accessdate= 2008-01-13
url= http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/52/5208h.htm
title= T-AFS-8 "Sirius": History
author= T.J. Tropea, RM1 (Ret)
date= 19 January 2007 | publisher= Navsource.org
* cite web | accessdate= 2008-01-13
url= http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/52/5208.htm
title= T-AFS-8 "Sirius"
author= Gary P. Priolo
date= 28 September 2007 | publisher= Navsource.org
* cite web | accessdate= 2008-01-13
url= http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AFS8.htm
title= SIRIUS (AFS 8)
date= |year= |month=
work= Naval Vessel Register | publisher= United States Navy