SS Bellatrix
SS Bellatrix (T-AKR 288) is an Algol-class vehicle cargo ship that is currently maintained by the United States Maritime Administration as part of the Military Sealift Command's Ready Reserve Force (RRF). She was built as a high-speed container ship by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke, Emden, West Germany, hull no. 430, for Sea-Land Service, Inc. and named SS Sea-Land Trade, USCG ON 545201, IMO 7236153. Due to her high operating cost, Sea-Land Trade was sold to the United States Navy in October 1981 as USNS Bellatrix (T-AK-288).
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Namesake | Bellatrix |
| Operator | United States Navy |
| Builder | Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V |
| Launched | 1 February 1973 |
| Acquired | 13 October 1981 |
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| Honors and awards | |
| Status | Ready Reserve |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Algol-class vehicle cargo ship |
| Displacement | 55,355 tons (full) |
| Length | 946 ft 2 in (288 m) |
| Beam | 105 ft 6 in (32 m) |
| Draft | 36 ft 4 in (11 m) |
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| Speed | 33 knots |
| Capacity | 700+ military vehicles (including trucks, tanks, and helicopters) |
| Complement | 43 civilians, 12 military technicians (fully operational), 18 civilians (reduced operating status) |
| Armament | None |
| Aviation facilities | Landing pad |
In keeping with the pattern of the naming the Algol-class ships after bright stars, the Bellatrix was named after Bellatrix, the third-brightest star in the constellation Orion.
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