SIRIUS (AFS-8)
Year Built
1966
Official Number
28887
Shipyard
Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson
General Type
Naval Auxiliary
Specific Type
AF Store Ship
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
523.25 feet
Beam
72.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
--
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
25.50 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
16793.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
9010.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
The Maritime Administration completed a National Register of Historic Places eligibility assessment for Sirius which includes a narrative history of the vessel. It can be viewed in the Documents section.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Status Change
| 7/1/2005 | Selected to be new Texas A&M school ship (replacing TX CLIPPER II) |
Acquisition
| 7/1/2005 | Acquired from US Navy |
Vessel Activation
| 9/3/2005 | Activated in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. |
Interim Movement
| 9/10/2005 | Activated for Hurricane Katrina Relief |
Interim Movement
| 9/12/2005 | At Nashville Wharf in New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina Relief |
Interim Movement
| 11/23/2005 | ENRTE: Lake Charles, LA |
Interim Movement
| 11/26/2005 | At Lake Charles, LA to relieve TEXAS CLIPPER II |
Interim Movement
| 3/1/2006 | Departure from FEMA Mission to Galveston, TX |
Interim Movement
| 3/2/2006 | Completed FEMA Mission/Hurricane Katrina Relief |
Depart
| 9/11/2008 | Leaving Texas A&M for Galveston City dock to avoid Hurricane Ike. |
Status Change
| 1/14/2009 | Plans to convert vessel into a school ship have were canceled. |
Downgraded
| 4/28/2009 | Vessel downgraded to Non-Retention status pending disposal actions. |
Entered Fleet
| 6/26/2009 | Vessel entered Beaumont Reserve Fleet. |
Status Upgrade
| 8/1/2009 | Vessel status upgrade. |
Non-Retention
| 4/23/2012 | Vessel downgraded from retention to non-retention/stripping. |
Disposal
| 10/31/2013 | Stripping complete. |
Withdrawal
| 5/28/2014 | Vessel departed under domestic sale. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
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