Ness-class combat stores ship

The USNS Spica

The Ness-class combat stores ship were a class of three Combat stores ships built by Swan Hunter for the Royal Navy's Fleet Auxiliary in the mid 1960s. They were purchased by the United States Navy in the mid 1980s and renamed Sirius-class. They were operated by Military Sealift Command for the US Navy until the late 2000s when they were deactivated.[1]

References

  1. Navy Source USNS Spica NavSource archives; accessed 20 April 2015


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