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 & 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.