Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Canopus after a first magnitude star in the constellation Argo.
- USS Canopus (AS-9) was launched in 1919 by the New York Shipbuilding Company as the Santa Leonora.
- USS Canopus (AD-33) was a destroyer tender, but construction was canceled prior to launching.
- USS Canopus (AS-34) was launched on 12 February 1965.
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- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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