USS Antares (AG-10)
USS Antares at anchor. |
|
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 3 July 1918 |
| Launched: | 30 May 1919 |
| Completed: | 26 July 1919 |
| Acquired: | 14 November 1921 |
| Commissioned: | 23 February 1922 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 August 1946 |
| Struck: | 25 September 1946 |
| Honors and awards: |
2 battle stars |
| Fate: | sold for scrapping, 18 September 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 11,450 long tons (11,630 t) |
| Length: | 401 ft (122 m) |
| Beam: | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draft: | 24 ft 5 in (7.44 m) |
| Speed: | 11.5 kn (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h) |
| Complement: | 197 |
| Armament: | 2 × 5 in (130 mm) guns 4 × 3 in (76 mm) guns 2 × 6-pounder guns (authorized but not installed at time of commissioning) |
USS Antares (AG-10/AKS-3) was an Antares-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy after World War I for use in transporting cargo, named after Antares, the brightest star in constellation Scorpius. She earned two battle stars in service during World War II.
Read more about USS Antares (AG-10): Early Career, World War II, Military Awards and Honors