USNS SPICA (T-AFS 9) Was the second of 3 british Royal Fleet Auxillary replishment ships to join the US Navy in support of building tensions in the Middle East in the early 1980s. Formerly the RFA Tarbatness, was renamed USNS SPICA. USNS SPICA was assigned to Military Sealift Command Pacific until June of 2001 when she and the USNS Concord swapped operating area to keep Lyness Class and Mars Class combat store ships in the same operating area.. The other ships that are of the LYNESS class are: USNS SIRIUS (T-AFS 8) formerly RFA LYNESS and USNS SATURN (T-AFS 10) formerly RFA STROMNESS.
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