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USS Regulus (AK-14)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Sierra - Quebec
NASQ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal (with bronze star in lieu of Fleet clasp)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Regulus Class Cargo Ship:

Laid down in 1920 as SS Glenora, at Bethlehem Steel Co., Wilmington, DE.

Acquired by the US Navy from the War Shipping Board, 7 November 1921

Held in reserve for two decades

Placed in Ordinary, 31 August 1940

Commissioned, USS Regulus (AK-14), 14 December 1940, CDR. James H. Doyle, USN (20), in command.

During World War II USS Regulus was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Decommissioned, 25 March 1946, at San Francisco, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 17 April 1946;

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 1 July 1946

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 10 September 1947, to Kaiser Co., Removed, 29 September 1947

Specifications:
Displacement 3,590 t.(lt), 10,480 t.(fl)
Length 391' 9"
Beam 52' 2"
Draft 24'
Speed 11.5 kts.

Complement

Officers 21

Enlisted 199

Cargo Capacity 4,900 DWT

non-refrigerated 273,731 Cu ft.

Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.

Armament

one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mounts

four single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounts

Fuel Capacity

NSFO 8,475 Bbls

Propulsion

one Bethlehem Shipbuilding vertical triple-expansion steam engine

three Scotch boilers, 200psi Sat°

two turbo-drive 75Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 2,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
0913001404	49k	*Namesake* Regulus is the brightest object in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.	Tommy Trampp
	99k	Stern view of *USS Regulus* (AK-14) at Mare Island, 13 March 1942. Regulus** was under repairs at Mare Island from 17 January to 20 March 1942. Note the exposed after steering station on her stern. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1332-3-42, 3/13/42.	Darryl Baker
	50k	*USS Regulus* (AK-14)** under way, 20 March 1942, in San Francisco Bay, Navy Yard Mare Island photo.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	168k	*USS Regulus* (AK-14)** under way, date and location unknown. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 78585 courtesy James Russell.	US Naval History and Heritage Command
0913001405	98k	*USS Regulus* (AK-14)** Booklet of General Plans – Inboard Profile – Boat Deck – Bridge - & Gun Plat’s. – Poop – Upper & Forecastle Decks. Photo from picryl.com via wikimedia.org	John Spivey

USS Regulus (AK-14)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Doyle, James H., USN (20)	14 September 1940 - 25 August 1942
02	CDR. Kirby-Smith Jr., Edmund, USN (21-B)	25 August 1942 - 3 June 1943
03	LCDR. Johansen, Hartvig Bjorn, USNR	3 June 1943 - December 1945


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