Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AKS-1 USS Castor

• Castor class General Stores Issue Ship:
• Displacement: 13,900 tons
• Length: 459'
• Beam: 63'
• Draft: 26'
• Speed: 15.5 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 4 3"/50 DP, 8 20mm
• Complement: 315
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 6,000 hp
• Built at Federal Shipbuliding, and commissioned 12 March 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Castor
• Action Report -- Pearl Harbor attack

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