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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Cepheus |
| Namesake | The constellation Cepheus |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Launched | 23 October 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 22 May 1946 |
| Honors and awards | 2 battle stars |
| Fate | Sunk, 1968 |
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| Class and type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Displacement | 6,556 long tons (6,661 t) |
| Length | 459 ft 3 in (139.98 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement | 404 |
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USS Cepheus (AKA-18) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship of the United States Navy that was manned by United States Coast Guard. She was in service from 1943 to 1946 and was subsequently sold into commercial service. She ran aground on a reef and became a constructive total loss in 1968.