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.
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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 |
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Class and type | Algol class vehicle cargo ship |
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Length | 946 ft 2 in (288 m) |
Beam | 105 ft 6 in (32 m) |
Draft | 36 ft 4 in (11 m) |
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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.