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USS Gold Star
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USS Gold Star (AK-12) was a U.S. Navy cargo ship that saw service before and during World War II. She was responsible for delivering necessary goods and equipment to ships and stations in the war zone.
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Name | USS Arcturus |
Builder | Bethlehem Steel Wilmington (aka Harlan and Hollingsworth), Wilmington, Delaware[1] |
Launched | 5 June 1920 |
Completed | July 1920 |
Acquired | 8 November 1921 |
Commissioned | 1 February 1922 |
Decommissioned | 17 April 1946 |
Renamed | Gold Star, 6 February 1922 |
Stricken | 30 June 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1 December 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 4,860 tons |
Length | 391 ft 9 in (119.41 m) |
Beam | 52 ft 2 in (15.90 m) |
Draft | 24 feet[1] |
Installed power | 2,000 hp (1,500 kW)[1] |
Propulsion | 3 coal-fired boilers, reciprocating engine, single shaft[1] |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement | 52 |
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