page_title: USS Serpens (AK-97)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Serpens (AK-97)
caption_attribution_description: English: Serpens (AK-97) moored pierside, date and place unknown. US Navy photo #NH 89186, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy William H Davis, 1997
context_page_description: 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 manned by United States Coast Guard personnel and was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
context_section_description: 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 manned by United States Coast Guard personnel and was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
caption: USS Serpens (AK-97) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
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