Mars class combat stores ship
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 The USS Mars (AFS-1), the lead ship of the class |
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| Displacement: | 9,200 tons (9,350 metric tons) light; 15,900–18,663 tons (16,160–18,960 metric tons) full load |
| Length: | 581 feet (177.1 m) |
| Beam: | 79 feet (24.1 m) |
| Draft: | 28 feet (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | 3 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 580 psi (3.7 MPa); 8250 °F (4400 °C); 1 De Laval turbine; 22,000 hp (16.4 MW) sustained; 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 21 knots (24 mph, 39 km/h) |
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| Complement: | 26 Navy personnel, 118 civilians |
| Armament: | 4 × M240G 7.62x51 mm medium machine guns or M249 5.56x45 mm light MG, and 1 M2 12.7x99 mm heavy machine gun when security detachment is embarked. |
| Aircraft: | 2 × MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters |
The Mars-class combat stores ships are a class of seven auxiliary vessels of the United States Navy. They are designed for underway replenishment, in support of carrier task force groups, carrting miscellaneous stores and munitions. They carry no fuel oil or liquid cargo.
Cargo capacity is approximately 7,000 tons in five holds, with hangar space for two UH-46 helicopters.
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Mars | Sylvania | Niagara Falls | White Plains | Concord | San Diego | San Jose |
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