USS Gold Star

USS Gold Star (AG-12)
History
United States
Name	USS Arcturus
Builder	Bethlehem Steel Wilmington (aka Harlan and Hollingsworth), Wilmington, Delaware[1]
Launched	5 June 1920
Completed	July 1920
Acquired	8 November 1921
Commissioned	1 February 1922
Decommissioned	17 April 1946
Renamed	Gold Star, 6 February 1922
Stricken	30 June 1946
Identification	AK-12 (February 1922) AG-12 (May 1922)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1 December 1947
General characteristics
Displacement	4,860 tons
Length	391 ft 9 in (119.41 m)
Beam	52 ft 2 in (15.90 m)
Draft	24 feet[1]
Installed power	2,000 hp (1,500 kW)[1]
Propulsion	3 coal-fired boilers, reciprocating engine, single shaft[1]
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	52
Armament	2 × 4 in (102 mm) guns 2 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns 1 × 12-pdr. HA gun 2 × 5 in (127 mm) guns 4 × 3 in (76 mm) guns[2]

USS Gold Star (AK-12) was a U.S. Navy cargo ship that saw service before and during World War II. She was responsible for delivering necessary goods and equipment to ships and stations in the war zone.