In January of 1980, the Canopus got underway and went 200 miles off the coast to conduct drills. The Canopus now reported to the Commander of Squadron 18. In June of 1979, the Canopus relieved the Simon Lake at the Naval Weapons Station at Charleston South Carolina. The Canopus returned to Rota, Spain in December of 1976.Īs a result of the shipyard overhaul in Charleston, Canopus brought new and improved capabilities to Rota for the support of Submarine Squadron 16. In 1976, the Canopus underwent an extensive refit at Charleston Naval Shipyard and returned to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for refresher training.
During the last year at Holy Loch, Canopus received numerous awards including the Ney Award for the best large mess afloat, the second consecutive Battle Efficiency "E", the CINCLANTFLT Golden Anchor Award for personnel retention, and the Navy Unit Commendation for her role in the first FBM Submarine Extended Refit Period.
During this time, Canopus was instrumental in establishing several new maintenance concepts while completing, on schedule, every submarine refit during the 67 months at Holy Loch. She reported to the Commander of Submarine Squadron 14.Ĭanopus remained in Holy Loch until November of 1975. In May of 1970, she relieved the USS Simon Lake AS-33 at Holy Loch. In Bremerton, the Canopus was extensively overhauled and thereby gained the title of the first submarine tender in the United States Navy capable of refitting and maintaining a submarine with the Poseidon Missile System.Īfter completion of this overhaul, Canopus sailed for Holy Loch Scotland via the Panama Canal. On April 20, 1969, Canopus was relieved by the USS Holland and sailed for Bremerton, Washington via the Panama Canal. While at Rota, Canopus accomplished more Polaris refits than any other submarine tender in a comparable amount of time. Canopus relieved USS Holland AS-32 and reported to the Commander of Submarine Squadron 16 for duty. On September 24, 1966, Canopus deployed from Charleston, South Carolina arriving in Rota Spain on October 10th. Canopus started refitting submarines of Squadron 18. In mid April 1966, Canopus completed her acceptance trials and upon final loading and outfitting deployed to the Cooper River FBM Replenishment Site on June 24th. She returned to Charleston Naval Shipyard on February 24th for the usual post shakedown work. Canopus visited Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for shakedown training. After a short outfitting period, Canopus sailed for the Caribbean on January 7, 1966. USS Canopus joined Submarine Squadron 18 at Charleston and was commissioned on November 4, 1965. Her keel was laid on March 2, 1964.įebruary 12, 1965, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation in Pascagoula, Mississippi.Ĭanopus was completed and delivered to the Navy in record breaking time on October 25, 1965. USS Canopus (AS-34) is a tender of the Simon Lake Class.
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