USS Sirius

USS Sirius

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named "Sirius", after Sirius nowrap| (α Can. Maj.), the brightest visible star.

* USS "Sirius" (AK-15) was a "Sirius"-class cargo ship. Originally SS "Saluda", the ship was built in 1918–1919 and acquired by the Navy in 1921. She was struck from the Navy list in 1946. The following year, she was sold for scrap.

* USS "Sirius" (AF-60) was a stores ship. Originally SS "Tradewind", she was launched in 1942, and delivered to the U.S. Maritime Commission in 1943. She was acquired by the Navy in 1956, and struck in 1965. She was sold in 1971.

* USNS "Sirius" (T-AFS-8) was a combat stores ship. Originally RFA "Lyness" (A339), the ship was launched in 1966. She was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1981 and renamed "Sirius". She was deactivated and struck in 2005, and assigned to the Texas Maritime Academy to serve as training ship TS "Texas Clipper III".

References

* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/52/5208.htm Navsource.org: T-AFS-8 "Sirius"]


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