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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Pollux |
| Namesake | Pollux, the southern of two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, twin star of Castor |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 26 May 1939, as SS Comet |
| Launched | 16 December 1939 |
| Acquired | 16 January 1941 |
| Commissioned | 6 May 1941 |
| Stricken | 25 March 1942 |
| Fate | Ran aground and sank, 18 February 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Castor-class general stores issue ship |
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| Length | 459 ft 2 in (140 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbine, single shaft, 6,000 hp (4,474 kW) |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Complement | 199 officers and enlisted |
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The second USS Pollux (AKS-2) was a Castor-class general stores issue ship.
Pollux was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Hoboken, N.J. as SS Comet on 26 May 1939; launched on 16 December 1939, acquired by the Navy on 16 January 1941; converted to a general stores ship by the Brewers Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Hoboken, N.J., and commissioned on 6 May 1941.