Tom Denton was onboard the Canopus from 1987 to 1991.  He was a ETC (SS/SW) in W-6 Weapons QA.

He was able to get aboard the Canopus in October 2001 as part of a scavenger team from the USS Torsk (SS-423), a sub museum in Baltimore Maryland.  The Canopus was at Fleet Reserve in James River Virginia at the time.

He made a hour and half VHS video tape as he and the others with him took an extensive walk through the Canopus.  Lighting was pretty poor with just a flood light on the camera and some flashlights, but the result is the best anyone of us will once again get to walk the decks and enter her compartments.

The full video file is broken up into seventeen 5 minute clips with each clip 25mb in size.  If your browser-video player allows, hopefully you can stream it.  Otherwise depending on the speed of your Internet connection, it make take under a minute to a very long time for it to download first before it will start playing.

Alternatively, the video is available as a high-quality high-resolution DVD disc.  It can be ordered through the Ship's Store for $15.

Click on the accompanying photo to play:

CLIP 01

Topside: Bow

Topside: 01 Level

Traveling Crane

02 Level

Missile Cranes

03 Level

Flying Bridge

Missile Deck

Main Deck

CLIP 02

Main Deck

Stern Anchor Windlass

Quarterdeck Office

Diving Locker

Decompression Chamber

Hydraulic Shop

Chemistry Lab

Hydralic Test Room

CLIP 03

Foundry

Sheetmetal Shop

Internal Combustion Engine Shop

Rubber & Plastic Shop

CLIP 04

Rubber & Plastic Shop

R-1 Division Office

Photo Lab

Submarine IC Repair Shop

Small Boat Refueling Station

Canvas Shop

Ammunition Storeroom

Hull Repair

Aft Bosn

Print Shop

CLIP 05

Print Shop

Carpentry Shop

72A Riggers

Pattern Shop

Machine Shop

Fireroom

Boiler Room

CLIP 06

Boiler Room

Oil Lab

CLIP 07

Engineroom

CLIP 08

Engineroom

LP Turbine

Power Distribution

Aft Battle Dressing

Barber Shop

CLIP 09

Magazines

Command Career Counselor Office

First Class Mess

Mess Deck

Galley

CPO Living Spaces

CLIP 10

CPO Living Spaces

Goat Locker

Personnel Office

Admin Office

Captain's Office

CLIP 11

Dental

Officer's Country

Medical

Officer's Wardroom

WR Galley

CLIP 12

Officer's Berthing

Captain's Wardroom

Captain's Cabin

Captain's Pantry

CIC

CLIP 13

Captain Sea Cabin

Bridge

Flying Bridge

Ship's Store

Crews Living Space 3-66-2-4

Armory

CLIP 14

Armory

Fuel Oil Balast

Re-Entry Vehicle Space

Missile Magazine

CLIP 15

Warheads Storage

Guidance Test Power Monitor

Missile Storage area

CLIP 16

Missile Storage Area

Ballistic Missile Shop

FBM Spare Parts Storage

Topside: Missile Deck

Main Deck

Milton Smith Memorial Railing

      Milton provided a link to the webpage

      explaining the incident:

01 Level

CLIP 17

01 Level

Crane Repair

Traveling Crane

Missile Cranes

Canopus and other ships as seen

      from a small boat pulling away