POLLUX AKS 2

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Castor Class General Stores Issue Ship
Keel Laid 26 May 1939 as COMET - Launched 16 December 1939
Acquired by the US Navy 16 January 1941 and converted to a General Stores Issue Ship


1. USS POLLUX AKS-2
   Commissioned 6 May 1941
   LOST due to grounding 18 February 1942 off St. Lawrence Harbor, Newfoundland at Laun's Point
   Struck from the Naval Register 25 March 1942

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Pollux AKS-2 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT)

1941-05-14

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-06-10

Ship Name Series by Mae Weigand

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1941-12-10

Censored collectors mail. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

N/A

1942-02-25

N/A

Newspaper article about her demise.

 

Other Information

USS POLLUX earned the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The southern of two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, twin star of castor.

Three ships of the US Navy have been named POLLUX - USS Pollux SP-2573, USS Pollux AKS-2 and USS Pollux AKS-4.

 

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