The Ness-class combat stores ship were a class of three
combat stores ship
Combat stores ships, or storeships, are ships used to store naval supplies. They are used to deliver supplies such as provisions and fuel to combat ships on extended deployments. The United States Navy operated the and es and the Royal Navy oper ...
s built by
Swan Hunter
Swan Hunter, formerly known as Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, is a shipbuilding design, engineering, and management company, based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England.
At its apex, the company represented the combined forces of three pow ...
for the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service and provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
The RF ...
(RFA), the naval
auxiliary fleet of the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
, in the mid-1960s. They were purchased by the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...
(USN) in the mid-1980s and renamed Sirius class. They were operated by
Military Sealift Command
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all U ...
for the USN until the late 2000s when they were deactivated.
Navy Source USNS Spica
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See also
* List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
This is a list of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.
Active
Tankers
* Tide (II)-class fast fleet tanker (2017)
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** '' ''Tiderace' (in extended readiness - uncrewed rese ...
References
Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States
Cold War fleet auxiliaries of the United Kingdom
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Ship classes of the Royal Navy
Auxiliary ship classes of the United States Navy
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