USS Sirius (AF-60)

History
United States
Name	USS Sirius
Laid down	5 January 1942
Launched	11 April 1942
Acquired	by the US Navy, 18 May 1956
Commissioned	12 January 1957
Decommissioned	1964
Stricken	1 August 1965
Fate	Sold, 13 April 1971
General characteristics
Type	Type C2-S-B1 hull
Displacement	7,430 long tons (7,549 t) light 13,893 long tons (14,116 t) full
Length	459 ft (140 m)
Beam	63 ft (19 m)
Draft	27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion	600psi cross compound steam turbine, single propeller
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	278
Armament	None

USS Sirius (AF-60) was a Alstede-class stores ship in service with the US Maritime Administration from 1943, and acquired by the United States Navy 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 Moore Dry Dock Company at Oakland, California, launched on 11 April 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Olga Johnson, and delivered to the Maritime Administration on 30 April 1943.