Ross Contini

USS Regulus (AF-57) was a stores ship commissioned by the United States Navy in 1954. Originally launched as the civilian ship SS Escanaba Victory in 1944, she was acquired and converted for naval service to support fleet operations by transporting refrigerated stores and dry provisions. Throughout her career, Regulus played a vital logistical role in the Pacific, supplying ships and bases during the Cold War, Korean War, and Vietnam War. She was decommissioned in 1971 and later sold for scrap, remembered for her critical support in sustaining naval operations across decades.