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USNS Concord (T-AFS-5)
ex
 USS Concord (AFS-5) (1968 - 1992)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Charlie - Kilo
NACK
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation (1)
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2)
Second Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon)- National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon) - Southwest Asia Service Medal- Armed Forces Service Medal (2)
Mars Class Combat Stores Ship:
  • Laid down, 26 March 1966, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.
  • Launched, 17 December 1966
  • Commissioned, USS Concord (AFS-5), 27 November 1968
  • Decommissioned and placed in service by the Military Sealift Command (MSC), 15 October 1992 as USNS Concord (T-AFS-5)
  • USNS Concord is assigned to the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (PM1), MSC Far East
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,200 t.(lt) 15,900-18,663 t.(fl)
    Length 581'
    Beam 79'
    Draft 27' (max.)
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement
    MSC 49 Navy, 125 Civilian Mariners
    Aircraft two UH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
    Armament two twin 3"/50 gun mounts
    Propulsion three 580psi Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one De Laval Turbine, single shaft
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    USS Concord (AFS-5)
    Concord 97k USS Concord (AFS-5) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, May 1970.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Concord 152k USS Concord (AFS-5) docking, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, July 1970.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Milwaukee 134k USS Concord (AFS-5), USS Milwaukee (AOR-2) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during underway replenishment, date and place unknown. Jerrod W. Brown SM1 (SW) USN Ret. USS Milwaukee 1980-84
    Concord 29k USS Concord (AFS-5) providing VERTREP to USS Stribling (DD-867) in the Mediterranean Sea, summer 1975 Photo by Russ Hartley
    Concord 110k USS Concord (AFS-5) at anchor at Naples, Italy, date unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, February 1976.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Concord 69k USS Concord (AFS-5) at Barcelona, Spain, 2 July 1977. As seen here Concord has her original armament configuration of four twin 3"/50 gun mounts, and Mk.56 directors. Photo by Fabio Peña
    Concord 76k USS Concord (AFS-5) moored pierside at Barcelona, Spain, 2 July 1977. As seen here Concord has her original armament configuration of four twin 3"/50 gun mounts, and Mk.56 directors. Photo by Fabio Peña
    Concord 86k USS Concord (AFS-5) underway, date and location unknown
    US Navy photo    		 .
    Concord 128k From right to left; USS Sylvania (AFS-2), Concord (AFS-5) and USS San Diego (AFS-6) underway, date and location unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    USNS Concord (T-AFS-5)
    Concord 31k USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) during an evening vertical replenishment of USS John Stennis (CVN-74). Note the CH-46 Sea Knight hovering over Concord's flight deck. Concord and Stennis were deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, 21 January 2002.
    US Navy photo by PH2 (AW) Bryan A. Dunn. USN.    		 Alex Tatchin
    Concord 50k USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) during a vertical replenishment at sea of USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), 6 November 2003. An SH-60 Seahawk from Kitty Hawk flies toward Concord to pick up and transfer stores.
    US Navy photo # 031106-N-5232L-003 by PHAN Jason D. Landon USN.    		 Navy Newsstand
    Concord 68k USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) pulls alongside USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in preparation for an underway replenishment (UNREP) evolution, 9 November 2002. Despite high seas and heavy winds, both vessels maneuver carefully to get into proper position to transport cargo, supplies, and combat stores.
    US Navy photo # 021109-N-02830-001 by PHAR Sean M. O’Leary USN.    		 Navy Newsstand
    Concord 103k USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) is in position to begin an underway replenishment of USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) in the Arabian Gulf, 15 June 2003. Iwo Jima carries more than 1200 Sailors and 2000 Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and is three months into her maiden deployment.
    US Navy photo # 030615-N-2954M-008 by PH3 Julianne Metzger USN.    		 Navy Newsstand
    Concord 945k USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) steams along side the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a vertical replenishment. Nimitz is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet operating in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. The U.S. 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed fleets with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines.
    US Navy photo # 080318-N-9760Z-056 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 18, 2008) by MC3 Eduardo Zaragoza.    		 Lee Wahler
    Concord 1225k USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) conducts a replenishment at sea with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), 1 April 2008. Nimitz is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet operating in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
    US Navy photo # 080401-N-9760Z-006 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 1, 2008) by MC3 Eduardo Zaragoza.    		 Lee Wahler
    Concord 1104k An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter lifts off the deck of USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) to conduct a vertical replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), 1 April 2008.
    US Navy photo # 080401-N-3038W-049 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 1, 2008) by MCSN John Wagner.    		 Lee Wahler
    There is no DANFS History available for USS / USNS Concord (AFS-5 / T-AFS-5) at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Concord Chronicle
    Navy Fact File - Combat Stores Ships - T-AFS
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