USS Antares at anchor.
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History | |
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United States | |
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 |
Stricken | 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 |
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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. The cargo ship was named after Antares, the brightest star in constellation Scorpius. She earned two battle stars in service during World War II.