Mars class combat stores ship

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The USS Mars (AFS-1), the lead ship of the class
General characteristics
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)
Range:
Depth:
Complement:	26 Navy personnel, 118 civilians
Armament:	4 × M240G 7.62×51 mm medium machine guns or M249 5.56×45 mm light MG, and 1 M2 12.7×99 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. This class is being replaced by Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship.

Cargo capacity is approximately 7,000 tons in five holds, with hangar space for two UH-46 helicopters.

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USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3)

USNS Concord (T-AFS-5)

USNS San Jose (T-AFS-7)

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