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USS Vega (AF-59)
USS ''Vega'' (AF-59) was a ''Rigel''-class stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy. Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas. She served during the entire Vietnam War and returned home proudly with numerous battle stars and commendations.
The third ship to be named Vega by the Navy, ''AF-59'' was laid down on 7 June 1954 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 28 April 1955; sponsored by Mrs. Theodore C. Lonnquest; and commissioned on 10 November 1955, Capt. Floyd T. Thompson in command.
== Pacific Ocean deployment ==
Following shakedown, ''Vega'' sailed for the U.S. West Coast and duty with the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Between January 1956 and mid-1964, ''Vega'' made 13 deployments to the Far East, usually about four months in length. During this time, the versatile storeship sailed an average of over 30,000 miles per year and routinely visited Yokosuka and Sasebo, Japan; Hong Kong; Subic Bay, Philippines; and Kaohsiung, Formosa, with an occasional run to Kobe and Iwakuni, Japan. In 1956, ''Vega'' set a record for ships of her type when she provisioned ''Shangri-La'' (CVA-38) at a rate of 218 tons per hour. In 1963, the ''Vega'' again proved herself to be the Navy's fastest working storeship as she delivered 117 tons of provisions to ''Ranger'' (CVA-61) in just 27 minutes, giving her a transfer rate of 245 tons per hour.
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