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.

The USS SERPENS AK-97 was a United States Coast Guard manned World War II cargo [Liberty] ship. Late in the evening on January 29, 1945 the Serpens was anchored off Lunga Beach, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands hurriedly loaded depth charges (350 pound Torpex Depth Bombs, MK 54's), preparing for the Battle of Okinawa.

USS Serpens (AK-97) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II Crater Class Cargo Ship : Laid down, 10 March 1943, as a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 739), at California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, CA.

The USS SERPENS AK 97 was a United States Coast Guard manned World War II cargo [Liberty] ship. Late in the evening on January 29, 1945, the Serpens suddenly exploded with the loss of 250 US Servicemen - this website is to commemorate all those who served aboard.

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.

2015年9月9日 · Serpens (AK-97) earned one battle star for her World War II service.

The destruction of the USS Serpens (AK-97) during World War II is the largest single disaster in the history of the United States Coast Guard. Named after the Serpens constellation, the USS Serpens was a cargo ship commissioned in May 1943.

The USS SERPENS AK 97 was a United States Coast Guard manned World War II cargo [Liberty] ship. Late in the evening on January 29, 1945, the Serpens suddenly exploded with the loss of 250 US Servicemen - this website is to commemorate all those who served aboard.

The USS Serpens, AK-97, sister ship to the Murzim. The Serpens was destroyed while unloading her cargo near Guadalcanal, killing 193 Coast Guardsmen, 56 U.S. Army soldiers, and a U.S. Public Health Service surgeon--evidence of how dangerous sailing...