BETELGEUSE AKA 11
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
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Arcturus Class Cargo Ship
- USS BETELGUESE AK-28
Commissioned June 14 1941
- USS BETELGUESE AKA-11
Redesignated Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943
Decommissioned March 15 1946
Struck from Naval Register March 28 1946
- STAR BETELGEUSE (Panamanian Registry)
Sold for commercial service to Compania Naviera Republica, Panama
Resold July 24 1947 to Johnson Lines with Compania Naviera Puerta del Sur
Sold 1972 for scrap
Launched July 18 1939 as MORMACLARK
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 29 1941
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- Betelgeuse Covers Page 1 (1941-46)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1941-08-09 |
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As AK-28
First Day of Postal Service
Handpainted cachet by unknown artist
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Locy Type |
1941-08-09 |
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As AK-28
First Day of Postal Service
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1941-08-09 |
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As AK-28
First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1941-09-27 |
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As AK-28
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1946-02-23 |
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As AKA-11
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Locy Type Fz |
c1941 |
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As AK-28
Other Information
BETELGEUSE earned 6 Battle Stars for World War II service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
NAMESAKE - A variable red giant star of the first magnitude located near one shoulder of Orion in the constellation of that name. The star is of extremely low density and has a diameter of the order of 350,000,000 miles.
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