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

AK-14 USS Regulus

• Regulus class Cargo Ship:
• Displacement: 10,560 tons (full load)
• Length: 392'
• Beam: 52'
• Draft: 25'
• Speed: 11 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 4 3"/50 DP, 8 20mm
• Complement: 48
• Reciprocating engines, single screw, 2,500 horsepower
• Built at Bethlehem Steel Co., Wilmington, Del. as SS Glenora
  acquired by the Navy, 7 November 1921
  in reserve for almost two decades, she was commissioned in ordinary 8 August 1940

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Regulus

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