SS Algol (T-AKR 287) 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.

The vessel is still the Guinness Book of World Records holder for fastest Eastbound Atlantic Crossing by a cargo ship.

[3] Due to her high operating cost, Sea-Land Exchange was sold to the United States Navy in October 1981 as USNS Algol (T-AK-287).

[8] In October 1998, Algol was activated to carry disaster relief supplies and equipment to Puerto Rico and other nearby islands following the aftermath of Hurricane Georges.

In June 2024 the Algol departed her long-time layberth in San Francisco for the United States Maritime Administration Beaumont Reserve Fleet, arriving in July.