USS Serpens

USS Serpens (AK-97) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the United States Navy for service in World War II. She was the first ship of the US Navy to have this name: she is named after Serpens, a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere. Serpens was crewed by United States Coast Guard personnel and was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.

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Akatsuki ⓘ
1932 Akatsuki-class destroyer
HMAS Canberra ⓘ
1927 Kent-class heavy cruiser
Takanami ⓘ
1942 Yūgumo-class destroyer
USS Astoria ⓘ
1933 New Orleans-class cruiser
USS Atlanta ⓘ
1941 Atlanta-class cruiser
USS Barton ⓘ
1942 Benson-class destroyer
USS Colhoun ⓘ
1918 Wickes-class destroyer
USS George F. Elliott ⓘ
1918 Heywood-class attack transport
USS Seminole ⓘ
1939 Cherokee-class fleet tug
USS Serpens ⓘ
1943 Crater-class cargo ship
Yudachi ⓘ
1936 Shiratsuyu-class destroyer

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-03-10T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-04-05T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-01-21T00:00:00Z

1945-08-21T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1945 Solomon Islands Campaign

1942-08-07T00:00:00Z

1943-02-09T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1943 Guadalcanal campaign

1942-08-21T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of the Tenaru

1942-09-12T00:00:00Z

1942-09-14T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Edson's Ridge

1942-10-23T00:00:00Z

1942-10-26T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle for Henderson Field

1942-11-01T00:00:00Z

1942-11-04T00:00:00Z

1942 Matanikau Offensive

1942-11-03T00:00:00Z

1942-11-12T00:00:00Z

1942 Koli Point action

1942-11-13T00:00:00Z

1942-11-15T00:00:00Z

1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

1942-12-15T00:00:00Z

1943-01-23T00:00:00Z

1942 — 1943 Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

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USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023

Serpens (AK-97)

USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

area	region	1978	Solomon Islands	archipelagic state, sovereign state, Commonwealth realm, island country, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Solomon Islands Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Guadalcanal campaign	United States, Empire of Japan, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of the Tenaru	United States, battle, Empire of Japan	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Edson's Ridge	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle for Henderson Field	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Matanikau Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Koli Point action	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse	United States, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Akatsuki	destroyer, Akatsuki-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Canberra	cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Takanami	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Astoria	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Atlanta	light cruiser, Atlanta-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Barton	destroyer, Benson-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Colhoun	Wickes-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS George F. Elliott	attack transport, Heywood-class attack transport	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Seminole	fleet tug, Cherokee-class fleet tug	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Serpens	liberty ship, Crater-class cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Yudachi	Shiratsuyu-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023		Commons
commons	image		USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023		Commons
commons	image		USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023		Commons
commons	image		Serpens (AK-97)		Commons
commons	image		USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023		Commons
commons	image		USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023		Commons
commons	image		USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023		Commons
commons	image		USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023		Commons
commons	image		USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023		Commons
commons	image		USS Serpens Memorial Remembrance Ceremony (78th anniversary) at Arlington National Cemetery on January 27, 2023		Commons

USS Serpens

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