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126k | RFA Lyness (A-339) ships crest. | TJ Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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59k | RFA Lyness (A-339) getting underway after a refit at the Cammell Laird Yard, Birkenhead, England in August 1969. | TJ Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius, courtesy RFA Association, Plymouth & District Branch, The Mortimore Gallery | |
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51k | RFA Lyness (A-339) underway, date and location unknown. | TJ Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius, courtesy RFA Association, Plymouth & District Branch, The Mortimore Gallery | |
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41k | RFA Lyness (A-339) underway in June 1970, and location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
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70k | RFA Lyness (A-339) background with Royal Navy fleet replenishment tanker RFA Olwen (A-122), the general-purpose (A/S) frigate HMS Juno (F-52) foreground, date and location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
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177k | RFA Lyness (A-339) underway during Exercise PASSIX along with the amphibious assault ship HMS Intrepid (L11) and the training ship FGS Deutschland (A59) in the Bay of Biscay, June 1980. Photo taken by Jimmykreislauf (real name unknown). | Robert Hurst | |
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51k | RFA Lyness (A-339) underway, date and location unknown. Official Royal Navy photo. |
Robert Hurst | |
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92k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) and USNS Rigel (T-AF-58) underway in the Mediterranean, circa 1981. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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44k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) moored pierside at Port Canaveral, FL. Sirius was in port to load supplies that were offloaded at Salvador, Brazil for UNITAS XXXIII. In the background is the USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM 22). | Photo by T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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58k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) downloading to USS San Diego (AFS-6) while underway, circa 1983. USNS Sirius was returning to the US to undergo a yard period at Braswell Shipyard in South Carolina, at which time she was converted to a fully capable AFS, receiving her helo hanger and enhanced unrep capabilities. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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74k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) downloading to USS San Diego (AFS-6) while underway, circa 1983, prior to entering Braswell Shipyard, South Carolina to improve her unrep capabilities. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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80k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) downloading to USS San Diego (AFS-6) while underway, circa 1983, prior to entering Braswell Shipyard, South Carolina to improve her unrep capabilities. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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73k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) downloading to USS San Diego (AFS-6) while underway, circa 1983, prior to entering Braswell Shipyard, South Carolina to improve her unrep capabilities. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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53k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) downloading to USS San Diego (AFS-6) while underway, circa 1983, prior to entering Braswell Shipyard, South Carolina to improve her unrep capabilities. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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67k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) enroute to Norfolk, VA. from Braswell Shipyard in South Carolina after her AFS conversion, 1983. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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55k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) enroute to Norfolk, VA. from Braswell Shipyard in South Carolina after her AFS conversion, 1983. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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64k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) enroute to Norfolk, VA. from Braswell Shipyard in South Carolina after her AFS conversion, 1983. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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65k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS 8) enroute in 1983 from the Braswell Shipyard to Norfolk, VA following her AFS conversion. US Navy photo. |
Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. | |
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352k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) (background) and USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) (foreground) underway, date and location unknown. | TJ Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius, courtesy of CAPT. David Volonino. | |
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56k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) moored pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, VA., October 1983 Department of Defense Visual Imaging Center photo |
Fred Weiss | |
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258k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) and USNS Saturn (T-AFS-10), probably transferring cargo between the outgoing and
incoming AFS to the Mediterranean area, date unknown.
Photo courtesy Captain James Dolan, MSC, Master for the USNS Sirius |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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71k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) moored inboard of USNS Saturn (T-AFS-10) while at Malaga, Spain circa 1984-85. US Navy photo |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN USNS Sirius | |
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46k | Bow and stern views of, from left to right; USNS Rigel (T-AF-58), USNS Sirius
(T-AFS-8) and USS Concord (AFS-5) moored at Malaga, Spain, circa 1-6 June 1986.
US Navy photos |
Photo by T.J. Tropea RM1 USN USNS Sirius | |
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103k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) moored pierside at Gibraltar, circa 1990s. | T.J. Tropea RM1 USN USNS Sirius | |
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99k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) and USNS Saturn (T-AFS-10) moored together at Toulon, France, 4 April 1990. | T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius with permission from Hans Rosenkranz, SW Germany. | |
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54k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
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132k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
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396k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) conducting and underway replenishment with
USS Essex (LHD-2) in the Arabian Gulf, date unknown.
Photo from USS Essex Cruisebook. |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN USNS Sirius | |
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27k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) underway enroute to the United States after completing her Mediterranean deployment in April 1999.
Photo by Robin Ring |
T.J. Tropea RM1 USN USNS Sirius | |
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61k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) underway off NAS Norfolk. USNS Sirius was returning to port on 19 September 1999 after riding out Hurricane Floyd off the east coast of the United States. Department of Defense Visual Imaging Center photo |
Fred Weiss | |
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38k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) and USS Carney (DDG-64) moored at the Pinto Wharf, Valletta, Malta, circa 2000. | TJ Tropea | |
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340k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) moored pierside at Genoa, Italy, 28 May 2000. | Photo by Carlo Martinelli | |
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408k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) departing Genoa, Italy, 31 May 2000. | Photo by Carlo Martinelli | |
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1241k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) moored to a buoy at Málaga, Spain, 24 June 2000. | TJ Tropea, courtesy Javier Bueno Iturbe | |
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61k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) underway at Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta, in June 2001. | Robert Hurst | |
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78k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) underway at Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta, in June 2001. | Robert Hurst | |
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37k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) underway, off the Horn of Africa, circa April 2002. Photo taken from USS Hue City (CG-66). | Photo by Lt. Steve Dundas, CHC USNR USS Hue City | |
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41k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) and USNSWalter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) during a replenishment, 19 June 2002, with USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), seen from USS Hue City (CG-66), during Operation Enduring Freedom. | Photo by LT Steve Dundas, CHC USNR | |
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576k | BM2 Tanya Forbes prepares for the arrival of USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8), 16 July 2002, at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Petty Officer Forbes is a U.S. Naval Reservist recalled to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. US Navy photo # 020716-N-6369D-003 MANAMA, BAHRAIN (16 July 2002) by LTjg. Mark Duehmig. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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1626k | SA-330 “Puma” helicopters transport cargo, 21 July 2002, from USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) (center) to USS George Washington (CVN-73), while the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) steams in parallel. Washington and her battle group on are a regularly scheduled deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. US Navy photo # 020721-N-7340V-002 ARABIAN SEA (21 July 2002) by PH1 James Vidrine. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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226k | A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter, from Combat Support
Squadron 6 (HC-6) Detachment 4, assigned to the Sirius Class Combat Stores Ship USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) conducting a vertical replenishment
at sea to another ship while operating in the Arabian Gulf, date unknown.
U.S Navy photo |
Tommy Trampp | |
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201k | A pair of U.S. Navy MH-60S Knight Hawks, from Combat Support
Squadron 6 (HC-6) Detachment 4, assigned to the Sirius Class Combat Stores Ship USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) conducts a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) at sea
to another ship while operating in the Arabian Gulf, date unknown.
U.S. Navy photo |
Tommy Trampp | |
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164k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) moored pierside at Grand Harbor,Malta in July 2003. | TJ Tropea, courtesy Judi & Lee Brown. Glossop, Derbyshire, U,K. | |
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72k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) underway at Dubai, March 2004. | Photo by Laurent LaMarche | |
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73k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) moored pierside Naval Supply Depot pier, Norfolk, VA., date unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. | |
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240k | USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) underway off Norfolk, VA., date unknown.
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Nicholas Tiberio | |
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59k | Ex-Sirius (T-AFS-8) prior to being placed in service as TS Texas Clipper III underway in Galveston Harbor, date unknown. | T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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33k | TS Tresas Clipper III alongside ex-USNS Chauvenet (T-AGS-29) in service as TS Texas Clipper II at Galveston, date unknown. | T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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53k | TS Texas Clipper III moored pierside at Galveston, date unknown. | T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius | |
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141k | TS Texas Clipper III moored pierside at Galveston, 2 February 2008 while being converted to a training ship. | T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius courtesy Captain Peter of Sicilia, Italy | |
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136k | TS Texas Clipper III moored pierside at Galveston, 7 March 2008. | T.J. Tropea RM1 USN Ret. USNS Sirius courtesy Captain Peter of Sicilia, Italy |
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