I was on the Canopus from 1991-1993, shortly before it was decommissioned. Because I was the CMC's Yeoman, I was aware of much of the history of the ship. Also, I served shortly after the ship had arrived in King's Bay, Georgia. The history that you are missing belongs in Holy Loch, Scotland. The ship was a sister to the USS Simon Lake. We not only replaced the Simon Lake in King's Bay but had replaced her in Holy Loch, as well. The ship came to King's Bay directly from Baltimore in 1990, where it had received a complete refit. Prior to that it had been in Holy Loch since 1984, with the exception of a short stint in Guam. In 1992, the ship received a partial refit in our home port of King's Bay to allow us to service more Boomers, in more than one port. We sailed from King's Bay to Norfolk on and off in 1992 and 1993 trying to replace the 3 Tenders that had already been decommissioned. In 1993 it was announced that we to would decom. The ship was actually decommissioned in King's Bay not in Norfolk. She never left King's Bay under her own power, again. She was towed out of King's Bay in 1994, after decommissioning. I do not know whether or not you have access to USN personnel but a good person for history on the Canopus is ET1(SW) Larry T. Holland. He was the only person I knew who was on the ship in King's Bay, Holy Loch and Guam. I hope this helps to feel in some missing data. I cherish the time I spent on her and was sad to see her go. Thanks for the memories...Chelsea A. Edmonds |