USS Antares (AG-10)

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