USS Hercules (AK-41) was an Hercules -class transport commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering necessary goods and equipment to ships and stations in the war zone.

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USS Hercules (AK-41) (left) and USS Funston (APA-89) (center distant) are staged in the transport area off Saipan, 15 June 1944. The assault is in progress. USS Hercules (AK-41) anchored off Charan Kanoa, Saipan, 25 June 1944, attached to the transport elements of CTF52.

USS Hercules (AK-41) was acquired by the US Navy in 1941 and transferred to the Maritime Commission in July 1946 USS Hercules (PHM-2) was a Pegasus -class hydrofoil, commissioned in 1982 and sold in 1996

AK-41 probably received 1-4"/50 aft, 1-3"/50 forward, and four .50 caliber AA machine guns in January 1942 at the Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, and foundations for three more 3"/50 guns were also to be fitted.

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Description, history, and photograph (s) of Cargo Ship USS Hercules (AK-41) in WWII

USS Hercules, a 5,920-ton C3-E type cargo ship, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1939 as SS Exporter and was acquired by the Navy in July 1941. She served as the U. S. Naval Cargo Ship Hercules with a civilian crew until November 1942, when she was manned by a navy crew and commissioned as USS Hercules.