The story of Canopus was written by Captain E. L. Sackett, United States Navy.  He was the commanding officer of Canopus in the Philippines.  The story was sent by the Bureau of Naval Personnel to the families of her officers and crew. I have chosen to digitize the entire package for inclusion on this site.  Because of age the pages are faded and discolored.  Sharpening images on one area of the page distorts images on another area, so I have minimized corrections to these images.  For some, this may be difficult to read, so I have included a link for a text version in reasonably readable type. Because the story is twenty-one typewritten pages, I am breaking it into four sections.  Links will be  below the cover letter near the bottom of this page.