File:USS Betelgeuse (AK-28) being converted from SS Mormaclark in June 1941.jpg

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Description The former Moore McCormack Line freighter SS Mormaclark at the Brewer Ship Yard, Staten Island, New York (USA), on 6 June 1941, undergoing conversion to a U.S. Navy ship. She was commissioned as USS Betelgeuse (AK-28) on 14 June 1941. Note the neutrality markings on her side.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 19-N-24239 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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