USS Sirius (AF-60)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Sirius.
USS Sirius (AF-60) was a Alstede-class stores ship in service with the US Maritime Administration from 1943, and acquired by the United States Navy in 1956. Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas.
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Name | USS Sirius |
Laid down | 5 January 1942 |
Launched | 11 April 1942 |
Acquired | by the US Navy, 18 May 1956 |
Commissioned | 12 January 1957 |
Decommissioned | 1964 |
Stricken | 1 August 1965 |
Fate | Sold, 13 April 1971 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Type C2-S-B1 hull |
Displacement |
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Length | 459 ft (140 m) |
Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
Draft | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Propulsion | 600psi cross compound steam turbine, single propeller |
Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
Complement | 278 |
Armament | None |
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Sirius was laid down on 5 January 1942 as SS Trade Wind (MC hull 185) by Moore Dry Dock Company at Oakland, California, launched on 11 April 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Olga Johnson, and delivered to the Maritime Administration on 30 April 1943.