USS Canopus (AS-9)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Canopus_(AS-9)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:submarine_tender
gptkbp:acquired_by_US_Navy	22 November 1921
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkbp:beam	61 feet
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:New_York_Shipbuilding_Corporation
gptkbp:builtYear	gptkb:Camden,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:commissioned	24 January 1922
gptkbp:crewComplement	1,350
gptkbp:decommissioned	10 February 1942
gptkbp:displacement	8,700 tons
gptkbp:draught	25 feet
gptkbp:fate	scuttled
gptkbp:launched	23 November 1919
gptkbp:length	475 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter	Canopus (star)
gptkbp:notableEvent	scuttled to prevent capture by Japanese forces supported submarines during the defense of the Philippines
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:originalName	gptkb:Santa_Leonora
gptkbp:propulsion	steam engines
gptkbp:serves	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Asiatic_Fleet
gptkbp:speed	13 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy	9 April 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Asiatic_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	USS Canopus (AS-9)