USS ''Sirius'' (AF-60) was a ''Alstede''-class

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in service with the US

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from 1943, and acquired by the

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in 1956. Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas. ''Sirius'' was laid down on 5 January 1942 as ''SS Trade Wind'' (MC hull 185) by

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, launched on 11 April 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Olga Johnson, and delivered to the

on 30 April 1943.

Service history

''Sirius'' was acquired by the U.S. Navy from the

on 18 May 1956 and commissioned on 12 January 1957 at

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. On 26 April, she sailed for

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, Japan, arriving on 14 May. ''Sirius'' spent most of her commissioned service plying between ports in the Far East and with the

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. She supplied fleet units in Japan;

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, the

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;

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; and

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. ''Sirius'' was struck from the

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on 1 August 1965 and returned to the

, and sold to West Waterway Lumber Co.,

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, on 13 April 1971.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sirius (AF-60) Type C2-S-B1 ships Ships built in Oakland, California 1942 ships World War II merchant ships of the United States Alstede-class stores ships Type C2-S-B1 ships of the United States Navy