| Name: | LYNESS |
| Type: | Naval Supply Ship |
| Launched: | 07/04/1966 |
| Completed: | 01/1967 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 2016 |
| Dimensions: | 12372grt, 4717nrt, 7832dwt, 523.4 x 72.3 x 25.5ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Sulzer type, 8cyl (760 x 1550mm), 12800bhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 17.0knots |
| Reg Number: | 309818 |
| History: | |
| 01/1967 | Secretary of State for Defence, London - RFA |
| 1981 | Government of The United States; renamed USS SIRIUS |
| 2007 | Texas Maritime Academy, Galveston; renamed TEXAS CLIPPER |
| 2011 | US Dept of Transportation - Maritime Administration, Galveston; renamed SIRIUS |
| 30/05/2014 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 2007: Converted for use as a training ship |
| 30/05/2014: Arrived at Brownsville, Texas for breaking up by Eco Marine |
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