USNS Pollux

USNS Pollux (T-AKR-290) in the port of Pusan, South Korea. Pollux is loading vehicles onto a United States Army Logistics Support Vessel (LSV) which will then transport them to shore.
History
United States
Name	USNS Pollux
Namesake	Pollux, the southern of two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, twin star of Castor
Operator	United States Navy
Builder	A.G. Weser
Launched	1 May 1973
Completed	1 September 1973 (delivered to Sea-Land as SS Sealand Market))
Acquired	16 November 1981
In service	probably ca. 16 November 1981
Out of service	probably ca. 28 July 1984
In service	probably ca. 31 March 1986
Out of service	1 October 2007
Identification	IMO number: 7319632 MMSI number: 368989000 Callsign: NMVG
Honors and awards	National Defense Service Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal Kuwait Liberation Medal
Status	Transferred to United States Maritime Administration 1 October 2007 Transferred to 5-day Ready Reserve 1 October 2008
General characteristics
Class and type	Algol class vehicle cargo ship
Displacement	29692 tons (light) 55,355 tons (full)
Length	946 ft 2 in (288 m)
Beam	105 ft 6 in (32 m)
Draft	36 ft 4 in (11 m)
Propulsion	Two Foster-Wheeler boilers, 875 psi (61.6kg/cm2) two General Electric MST-19 steam turbines; two shafts; 120,000 hp (89.5 MW)
Speed	33 knots
Capacity	700+ military vehicles (including trucks, tanks, and helicopters)
Complement	43 civilians, 12 military technicians (fully operational), 18 civilians (reduced operating status)
Armament	None
Aviation facilities	Landing pad

USNS Pollux (T-AK-290), later T-AKR-290, the fourth United States Navy ship of the name, is an Algol-class vehicle cargo ship that is currently maintained by the United States Maritime Administration as part of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) as SS Pollux (T-AKR-290).

In keeping with the pattern of the naming the Algol-class ships after bright stars, the Pollux was named after Pollux, a star in the northern constellation of Gemini.