USS Bellatrix (AF-62)

Bellatrix replenishing Coral Sea and Duncan in 1962.
History
United States
Name	USS Bellatrix
Operator	United States Navy
Ordered	as SS Fleetwood, R2-S-BV1 hull, MC hull 1207
Builder	Moore Drydock Co. Oakland, CA.
Laid down	16 October 1944
Launched	4 December 1944
Commissioned	18 November 1961
Decommissioned	30 September 1968
Stricken	30 September 1968
Fate	Scrapped in 1969
General characteristics
Class and type	Alstede Class Stores Ship
Type	Cargo/Transport
Displacement	14,180 tons (fl)
Length	460 ft (140 m)
Beam	63 ft (19 m)
Draught	26 ft 7 in (8.10 m)
Propulsion	cross-compound turbines, single propeller
Speed	16 kts.
Complement	292
Armament	one 3 in (76 mm)/50 gun mount

USS Bellatrix (AF-62) was an Alstede-class stores ship in service with the United States Navy from 1961 to 1968, following commercial service from 1945 to 1961. She was scrapped in 1969.