Canopus (AS 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Old Lady, X tx fs, K 2 1' XX X 5 .7'az:f,?- .f xr' 17' I We cannot allow ourselves to lose sight of our heritage in these modern times. On January 22, 1922, another submarine tender named CANOPUS was commissioned. A former merchant ship, the USS CANOPUS, QAS-91 spent the 20s and 30s showing the flag in the Far East, shuttling between Manila and the China coast. The families of these China Sailors were sent home as the clouds of war began to gather over the Pacific. Despite this fear of war, a tender was still needed to play mother to the submarines of the Asiatic Fleet, and based on her age and reputation to get the job done, CANOPUS was dealt the assignment. Even though she received repeated bombings, CANOPUS held her ground and set to work in the Philippines. By day, through carefully placed burning rags and a self-induced list, she looked like a burning wreck. By night, she repaired the machinery, boats and weapons of the troops ashore. Her storerooms were open to all who needed and if an item was not available, she would make something to do the job. The tough sailors formed an infantry battallion and the ship's boats were transformed into gunboats nicknamed The Mickey Mouse Battle Fleet. On April 10, 1942, with the Japanese advancing rapidly, she was scuttled at the hands of her crew, who fought and died in defense of the Philippines. Although she went down, the unsinkable spirit of her crew lives on with us today. N rw,-r' X 5 I, . ,f f If ff If X! i ff f l f Q ,wc,yJLJ ' ,f 2 -',ff0,f2ifZ3 3 I . -f , ,-f www.,sa-,.-f,,w544k.w,ff .W-f,v.y4f,4gy,-fyyf r 4 ff., ff - f f gf 5 f Q. ,gm wyyy f ' I ,-:V r , f ,ily ,.-ff-yjj ' X J 1 . ,gf . ,Y , 1 1 i g ff ' - 4 ,415 1 X' iff 4 Y ' Q 4, f ' fa 75 , 5 1 1 . aw' U V - , . Q ,fu J 1 4 JV K4 ll W' V V . w I ,pq Y - W A f , f r ff, , ,, 1- i . Hffbw 4 Meg wg 4 i -yt . W 5 , . .1 Q A v . I 4 A I 4.fW I 1. ff , . T' . 1' 5 Z ,' 5 Q' Mx v ff 71 Z wa 5. i , w A L in , ' f . f v if z . , . 4 A

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CONTENTS AS-9 ........ AS-34 ...................... Command ..................... Here We Go Again! ...... CNSYD ....................... GITMO .................... Off To Spain .............. Department Heads ....... Admin ........................ Deck ........................ Engineering ....... Repair ............ Supply ........ Weapons ........... OPSXNAV ............. MedicaI!DentaI ............. Squadron 16 ........................ But It WaSn't All Work! .......

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