USS Cepheus

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.

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Andromeda-class attack cargo ship, amphibious cargo ship, Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II

1943-10-23T00:00:00Z

1943-10-23T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1946-05-22T00:00:00Z

1946-05-22T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-12-16T00:00:00Z

1943-12-16T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

Bridge watch of USS Cepheus (AKA-18), circa in March 1944 (205578407)

USS Cepheus (AKA-18) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), circa late 1945 or early 1946 (NH 78551)

USS Cepheus (AKA-18) during amphibious operations off Honolulu, Hawaii (USA), circa in February 1945

American troops leap forward to storm a North African beach

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Bridge watch of USS Cepheus (AKA-18), circa in March 1944 (205578407)		Commons
commons	image		USS Cepheus (AKA-18) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), circa late 1945 or early 1946 (NH 78551)		Commons
commons	image		USS Cepheus (AKA-18) during amphibious operations off Honolulu, Hawaii (USA), circa in February 1945		Commons
commons	image		American troops leap forward to storm a North African beach		Commons