USS Canopus

USS Canopus

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named "Canopus" after a first magnitude star in the constellation Argo.

*USS|Canopus|AS-9, was launched in 1919 by the New York Shipbuilding Company as the "Santa Leonora".

*USS "Canopus" (AD-33), was a destroyer tender, but construction was canceled prior to launching.

*USS|Canopus|AS-34, was launched on February 12, 1965.

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