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Specifications:
Displacement 7,350 t.(lt) 13,910 t.(fl)
Length 459' 2"
Beam 63'
Draft 26' 5"
Speed 17 kts.
Complement 315
Armament: One 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount. Four 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
Propulsion steam turbine, single shaft, 6,000shp
After a shakedown cruise, Pollux operated as a unit of the Service Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. She supplied forces afloat and Allied bases at