USS Sylvania (AFS 2)

- decommissioned -

USS SYLVANIA was the second MARS - class Combat Store Ship. Decommissioned on May 26, 1994, and stricken from the Navy list on January 5, 1995, the SYLVANIA was sold for scrapping on July 28, 2001. At the moment, she is still berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet in Fort Eustis, VA.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: January 19, 1962
	Keel laid: August 18, 1962
	Launched: August 15, 1963
	Commissioned: July 11, 1964
	Decommissioned: May 26, 1994
	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
	Capacity: 7,300 tons of cargo
	Crew: 42 Officers and 445 Enlisted

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Crew List:

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

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Click here to see which USS SYLVANIA memorabilia are currently for sale on ebay.

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USS SYLVANIA Cruise Books:

Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm 1990-91 Cruise Book

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Accidents aboard USS SYLVANIA:

Date	Where	Events
November 28, 1970	Rota, Spain	USS SYLVANIA and USS CONCORD (AFS 5) are slightly damaged in a collision in Rota, Spain, when the SYLVANIA attempts under pilot to moor alongside the CONCORD.
January 28, 1981	Virginia Capes	USS SYLVANIA and USS KALAMAZOO (AOR 6) collide amidships during an underway replenishment in the Virginia Capes Area with no serious damage.

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USS SYLVANIA Image Gallery:

The photo below was taken by me and shows the SYLVANIA laid up on the James River near Fort Eustis, Va., on October 30, 2010.

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