File:Uss Betelgeuse AK-28.jpg

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Description The U.S. Navy cargo ship USS Betelgeuse (AK-28) alongside the pier at Tongatabu, Tonga Islands, 8 June 1942. Note the complex pattern camouflage applied to this ship. On 1 February 1943 USS Betelgeuse was redesignated attack cargo ship AKA-11.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo NH 91173 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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current14:24, 30 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 14:24, 30 June 2006616 × 519 (74 KB)Zurel Darrillian~commonswikiA slightly cropped photograph of the USS Betelgeuse alongside the pier at Tongatabu, Tonga Islands, 8 June 1942. Note the complex pattern camouflage applied to this ship. Original found at: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h91000/h91173.jpg

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