USS Procyon (Aka-2) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Procyon (AKA-2) was an Arcturus-class attack cargo ship named after Procyon, a star in the constellation Canis Minor. She served as a commissioned ship for 5 years and 4 months. Procyon (AK-19) was laid down 15 January 1940 as Maritime Commission C hull 22, SS Sweepstakes, by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida, launched and acquired by the Navy, through MARAD, 14 November 1940; sponsored by Miss Dorthy Ramspeck; and commissioned on 8 August 1941 as Procyon (AK-19), at Charleston, S.C., Comdr. Lem P. Padgett, Jr., in command.