USNS Mars T-AFS 1

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Accession NumberP454Title (extended title only)USNS Mars T-AFS 1DescriptionWooden plaque with Motif of USNS Mars T-AFS 1 with black presentation plate with ‘The Mayor of Fremantle Mr John Cattalini’DateBetween 1st January 1993 and 31st December 1994ProvenanceUSS Mars (AFS-1), the third United States Navy ship to bear the name, was laid down by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California, on 5 May 1962; launched on 15 June 1963, sponsored by Mrs. Clyde Doyle, widow of Representative Clyde Doyle of California; and commissioned at Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 21 December 1963.
Mars was decommissioned from naval service on 1 February 1993, at Naval Station Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, and was placed in service by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Mars (T-AFS-1).
On 19 February 1998, Mars was placed out of service by the Military Sealift Command and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, (Maintenance Category "B").
Mars was struck from the Naval Register on 24 May 2004, and retained as a logistics support asset (Maintenance category "L") at Pearl Harbor.
Mars final disposition was as a torpedo target during RIMPAC 2006 exercises. She was sunk off Hawaii on 15 July 2006. Mars rests in 2,750 fathoms (5,030 m) of water some 54 nmi (62 mi; 100 km) from the coast.
Mars received the Navy Unit Commendation and eleven campaign stars for Vietnam War service.Relevance to the CityHelps to show the long term relationship between the US Navy and the City of Fremantle - Gifted to the City of Fremantle by the delegation from USNS MarsMakerTribute AwardsPlace MadeUSA

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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