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| Tonnage |
13,900 deadweight tons |
| Dimensions | 459' by 63' by 26' 139.9m by 19.2m by 7.9m |
| Maximum speed | 15.5 knots |
| Complement | 315 |
| Armament | 1 5"/38
dual-purpose gun 4 3"/50 AA guns 8 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery | 1-shaft General Electric geared
turbine (6000 shp) |
| Bunkerage | 1982 tons fuel oil |
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Range |
16,200 nautical miles (30,000 km) at 10.5 knots |
| Cargo capacity | 8400 deadweight tons |
The Castors were
completed from 1941 to the end of
the war. They were converted Maritime Commission
standard
C2-Cargo merchant ships used
as floating warehouses in primitive ports.
| Castor | Pearl Harbor |
| Pollux | arrived 1943-8-31 |
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