USS ''Spica'' is a name used more than once by the
United States Navy
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* , a ''Sirus''-class
cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in
World War II
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* , a laid down, 1 April 1965, at Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Wallsend-On-Tyne,
United Kingdom
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for the
Royal Navy
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as RFA ''Tarbatness'' (A-345) and launched, 1 February 1967.
References
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United States Navy ship names