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USS Canopus (AS-34)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Alpha - Whiskey
 NCAW
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5) - National Defense Service Medal
Simon Lake Class Submarine Tender:
  • Laid down, 2 March 1964, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS.
  • Launched, 12 February 1965
  • Commissioned USS Canopus (AS-34), 4 November 1965
  • Decommissioned, 7 October 1994 at Kings Bay, GA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 May 1995
  • Title transfer to the Maritime Administration, 1 May 1999, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping to Able UK, Hartlepool, Teeside, England, and removed from the Reserve Fleet, 16 October 2003 under tow to the United Kingdom
    Specifications:
    Displacement 14,316 t.(lt) 20,922 t. (fl)
    Length 643' 9"
    Beam 85'
    Draft 24' 6"
    Speed 18 kts.
    Complement 1,420
    Armamentfour 3"50 dual purpose gun mounts
    Propulsion 2 boilers, steam turbine, single shaft
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    Canopus 78k USS Canopus (AS-34) moored pierside at Barcelona, Spain, 12 December 1978. Note the ship's four 3"/50 guns abreast the funnel. Photo by Fabio Peņa
    Canopus 145k USS Canopus (AS-34) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Courtesy Randy Guttery
    Tendertales Web Site
    Canopus 15k USS Canopus (AS-34) moored to a buoy while tending submarines, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 .
    Canopus 55k USS Canopus (AS-34) moored to a D&S pier at Naval Station Norfolk, VA., 1994.
    US Navy photo    		 .
    Canopus 87k USS Canopus (AS-34) in drydock at Sparrow Point Shipyard and Steel Mill, Dundalk, MD., January 1990 Scott F. Hiorns BT1(SW) USN USS Canopus, 1990-1991
    Canopus 43k USS Canopus (AS-34) in drydock at Sparrow Point Shipyard and Steel Mill, Dundalk, MD., January 1990 Scott F. Hiorns BT1(SW) USN USS Canopus, 1990-1991
    Canopus 39k USS Canopus (AS-34) in drydock at Sparrow Point Shipyard and Steel Mill, Dundalk, MD., January 1990 Scott F. Hiorns BT1(SW) USN USS Canopus, 1990-1991
    Canopus 26k USS Canopus (AS-34) Engineering Department berthing, April 1990 Scott F. Hiorns BT1(SW) USN USS Canopus, 1990-1991
    Canopus 71k USS Canopus (AS-34) moored at Sub Base St. Mary's GA., date unknown, with two submarines alongside. Astern of Canopus is the Medium Auxiliary Repair Dock Oak Ridge (ARDM-1) Jack Treutle
    Caloosahatchee 45k "The Hartlepool Four" left to right;
    ex-USS Caloosahatchee (AO-98)
    ex-USS Canisteo (AO-99),
    ex-USS Canopus (AS-34), and
    ex-USS Compass Island (E-AG-153) awaiting the beginning of the end at Able UK, Hartlepool, Teeside, England, 4 March 2006. Scrapping is on hold due to environmental concerns.    		 Photo by David Nixon
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    Canopus
    Contributed by Thomas Denton    		 Canopus
    Contributed by Thomas Denton    		 Canopus
    Contributed by Thomas Denton

    For more photos and information about USS Canopus, see;
  • Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
  • Commanding Officers
    • Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    USS Canopus AS-34 Association
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Canopus (AS-34)
    Submarine Tenders of the United States Navy
    2009 Reunion Information
    Place: Dolce Hotel, Valley Forge, Penn.
    Date: 10 to 13 September 2009
    Contact: Richard Retin
    Phone: (503)-689-1712
    E-mail: USS Canopus (AS-34) 2009 Reunion
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