Keywords: Uss Betelgeuse AK-28.jpg 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 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-91000/NH-91173 html NH 91173 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1942-06-08 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Betelgeuse AKA-11 Pacific War in June 1942 |