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USS Betelgeuse (AK-260)

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Betelgeuse was constructed by the California Shipbuilding Company, Los Angeles, California and commissioned in the merchant service as SS Columbia Victory in May, 1944. From 1944 through 1948, she was operated by the Grace Steamship Company, the Waterman Steamship Corporation and the Isthmian Steamship Company. In 1948, she was placed in Maritime Reserve Fleet until 1951 when she was purchased by the U.S. Government and converted for Navy use.

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Betelgeuse was constructed by the California Shipbuilding Company, Los Angeles, California and commissioned in the merchant service as SS Columbia Victory in May, 1944. From 1944 through 1948, she was operated by the Grace Steamship Company, the Waterman Steamship Corporation and the Isthmian Steamship Company. In 1948, she was placed in Maritime Reserve Fleet until 1951 when she was purchased by the U.S. Government and converted for Navy use. As A U.S. Merchant Marine ship the Columbia Victory was very active during World War II in the Pacific Operations. Her Naval Armed Guard crews earned "Battle Stars" for participating in the Assault-Occupation of Iwo Jima 25 Feb - 6 March 1945 and the Assault- Occupation of Okinawa Gunto 27 May - 4 June 1945. On 15 April 1952 at Savannah, Georgia, she was commissioned by the Navy as the USS Betelgeuse (AK-260) and placed under operational control of the Service Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, with Commander L.A. Parker, U.S. Navy, commanding. Cargo ships, like Betelgeuse, were named after heavenly bodies; Betelgeuse being a large star in the constellation Orion. From her commissioning in 1952 through 1960, "Goose" made resupply missions to the Caribbean and the Mediterranean with occasional trips to base in the West Indies, Bermuda, and the Azores. While performing her mission as a Navy Cargo ship, Betelgeuse transferred practically every kind of cargo to ships, barges, and piers using every known transfer method.