USNS Pollux
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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| United States | |
| 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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| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
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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.