The USS Concord (AFS-5) was a Mars-class combat stores ship that served the United States Navy from 1968 to 1992. As a Mars-class vessel, Concord was designed to supply ammunition, provisions, and other supplies to naval combatants at sea, playing a crucial logistical role in supporting fleet operations. The ship was constructed at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California, with its keel laid down on March 26, 1966. She was launched later that year on December 17 and officially commissioned into service on November 27, 1968. Concord's operational history includes a significant transition on August 18, 1992, when she was decommissioned from Navy service and transferred to the Military Sealift Command (MSC). Upon transfer, she was redesignated USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) and assigned to the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force, MSC Far East, where she continued to support US naval operations with her logistical capabilities. This transfer marked her as the first of five ships of her class to be operated by MSC, highlighting her ongoing importance in maritime support roles. Concord remained in service until she was stricken from the naval register on August 18, 2009. Her final act was as a target during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises. On July 17, 2012, at 16:12 hours (UTC-10), she was sunk as part of a SINKEX, after being struck by a Mark 48 torpedo fired from the Canadian submarine HMCS Victoria. She settled in waters approximately 15,390 feet deep, about 61 nautical miles off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Her sinking marked the end of her maritime service, leaving a legacy as a vital logistical support vessel in the US Navy's fleet history.

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