USNS Concord (T-AFS 5)

- formerly AFS 5 -
- Military Sealift Command -

USNS CONCORD is the fifth ship in the MARS - class of Combat Stores Ships and was the first ship in her class to be transferred to Military Sealift Command on Oct. 15, 1992.

In June 2001, the USNS SPICA and USNS CONCORD swapped coasts. Since then, SPICA is an Atlantic asset and CONCORD a Pacific.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: December 18, 1964
	Keel laid: March 26, 1966
	Launched: December 17, 1966
	Commissioned: November 27, 1968
	MSC "in Service": October 15, 1992
	Builder: National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, Ca.
	Propulsion system: 3 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 580 psi (40.8 kg/cm2); 8250F (4400C); 1 De Laval turbine
	Propellers: one
	Length: 581 feet (177 meters)
	Beam: 79 feet (24.1 meters)
	Draft: 25 feet (7.6 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 17,300 tons full load
	Speed: 20 knots
	Aircraft: two CH-46 helicopters
	Armament: none in peacetime
	Capacity: 7,300 tons of cargo
	Crew: 49 Navy personnel, 125 civilian crew
	Homeport: Norfolk, Va.

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS CONCORD. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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Accidents aboard USNS / USS CONCORD:

Date	Where	Events
November 28, 1970	Rota, Spain	USS SYLVANIA (AFS 2) and USS CONCORD are slightly damaged in a collision in Rota, Spain, when the SYLVANIA attempts under pilot to moor alongside the CONCORD.
April 25, 1978	Palma de Majorca, Spain	USS CONCORD is badly damaged by a fire in its main cargo spaces while moored at Palma de Majorca, Spain. 105 people are treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns.

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USNS / USS CONCORD Patch Gallery:

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USNS / USS CONCORD Image Gallery:

The picture below was taken by TJ Tropea and shows the bow of the USS CONCORD. The photo was taken during an underway replenishment between USNS SIRIUS (T-AFS 8) and the CONCORD in the Mediterranean.

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