USS Pollux (AKS-4)

History
United States
Name	USS Pollux
Namesake	Pollux, the southern of two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, twin star of Castor[citation needed]
Ordered	as SS Nancy Lykes C2-Cargo hull
Laid down	2 October 1941
Launched	5 February 1942
Acquired	23 March 1942
Commissioned	27 April 1942
Decommissioned	3 April 1950
In service	5 August 1950
Out of service	31 December 1968
Stricken	1 January 1969
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 2 September 1969
General characteristics
Displacement	7,350 t.(lt) 13,910 t.(fl)
Length	459 ft 2 in (139.95 m)
Beam	63 ft (19 m)
Draught	26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)
Propulsion	steam turbine, single shaft, 6,000shp
Speed	16 kts.
Complement	315
Armament	one 5 in (130 mm) dual purpose gun mount, four 3 in (76 mm) gun mounts

USS Pollux (AKS-4) was a Castor-class general stores issue ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering and disbursing goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

The third ship to be named Pollux by the Navy, AKS–4 was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearney, New Jersey as SS Nancy Lykes for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, 2 October 1941; launched 5 February 1942; acquired by the Navy 19 March; transferred to the Robbins Dry Dock and Repair Co., Brooklyn, New York, for conversion; and commissioned 27 April 1942.