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USNS SAN DIEGO was the sixth MARS - class Combat Stores Ship and the third ship in her class to be transferred to Military Sealift Command. Finally decommissioned on December 10, 1997, SAN DIEGO spent the following years laid-up at the NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA. In 2006, the SAN DIEGO was scrapped at ESCO Marine Inc., Brownsville, Tx.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: December 28, 1965 |
| Keel laid: March 11, 1967 | |
| Launched: April 13, 1968 | |
| Commissioned: May 24, 1969 | |
| Decommissioned: August 11, 1993 | |
| MSC "in Service": August 11, 1993 | |
| MSC decommissioned: December 10, 1997 | |
| Builder: National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, Ca. | |
| Propulsion system: 3 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 580 psi (40.8 kg/cm2); 8250F (4400C); 1 Westinghouse 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 |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS / USS SAN DIEGO. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
back to top go to the end of the pageAccidents aboard USNS / USS SAN DIEGO:
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| December 17, 1976 | Mediterranean | |
| February 10, 1977 | Mediterranean | A CH-46D helicopter from embarked HC-6 Detachment 2 crashes into the Mediterranian Sea during night VERTREP evolution with USS SURIBACHI (AE 21). The 2 pilots and 1 aircrew are rescued. 2 aircrew are killed in the accident. |
| November 17, 1985 | The CH-46 VERTREP helicopter of USS SAN DIEGO crashes into a parked USMC helicopter aboard the USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) during a night replenishment killing one and injuring four personnel. | |
| January 17, 1989 | near the Chesapeak Bay Bridge-Tunnel near Norfolk, Va. | USS NORFOLK (SSN 714) collides with USS SAN DIEGO on the surface as both ships are heading out to sea, causing minor damage and no injuries. |
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USNS / USS SAN DIEGO Patch Gallery:
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USNS / USS SAN DIEGO Image Gallery:
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The photos below were taken by TJ Tropea in 1983. They show the USS SAN DIEGO (AFS 6) and the SIRIUS in the Mediterranean. The SIRIUS can be seen before the AFS conversion (no hangar and the large Helo deck).
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The photo below was taken and contributed by Michael Martin. It shows the SAN DIEGO being scrapped at Brownsville, Tx., in 2006.
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