USS Canopus (AS-9)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Canopus_(AS-9)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Canopus (AS-9)
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