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USS Pollux (AKS-2) Underway on 26 May 1941 after initial conversion at the Brewer Shipbuilding and Drydock Co, Staten Island. This ship was wrecked on the Newfoundland coast in February 1942. Photo No. 19-N-24140 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Castor (AKS-1) Off Oakland, California, on 1 June 1943 after an overhaul there. Her 5"/51 gun aft was replaced with a 5"/38 during this overhaul. Photo No. 19-N-52289 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Castor (AKS-1) Off Oakland, California, on 1 June 1943 after an overhaul there. Photo No. 19-N-52290 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Castor (AKS-1) Photographed circa 1944, possibly after a minor overhaul at Seattle. Photo No. 19-N-70688 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Pollux (AKS-4) Underway on 21 October 1944 in San Francisco Bay after an overhaul. The superstructure of this later C2 cargo ship was shorter and more compact than that of the two earlier ships in this class. Photo No. USN 91585 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Pollux (AKS-4) At the Marine Terminal Pier at Subic Bay, Philippines, on 7 April 1959. Note the additional fittings on her kingposts for the rapid transfer of cargo while underway. Photo No. Unknown Source: Shipscribe |
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USS Castor (AKS-1) Underway on 14 November 1963. Photo No. KN-7216 Source: Shipscribe |
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