USS Markab (AD-21) was a Hamul -class destroyer tender named for Markab, the third-brightest star in the constellation Pegasus. [1] Markab was built as the cargo ship Mormacpenn by Ingalls Shipbuilding Company of Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched 21 December 1940. [1] .

Markab (AK‑31) was built as Mormacpenn by Ingalls S. B. Co., Pascagoula, Miss.; launched 21 December 1940; acquired by the Navy 2 June 1941 at Charleston, S.C.; and commissioned 15 June 1941,...

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Markab (AK-31) was built as Mormacpenn by Ingalls 9. B. Co., Pascagoula, Miss.; launched 21 December 1940; acquired by the Navy 2 June 1941 at Charleston, S.C.; and commissioned 15 June 1941, Comdr. Allen D. Brown in command. Markab operated with Atlantic amphibious forces in the Hampton Roads area until I October 1941.

USS Markab (AD-21) with USS Salt Lake City alongside at Dutch harbor Alaska, Territory of Alaska, 29 March 1943. The cruiser is being repaired after being damaged in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands three days earlier.

USS Markab (AD-21) was a Hamul-class destroyer tender named for Markab, the third-brightest star in the constellation Pegasus. Built as the cargo ship Mormacpenn by Ingalls Shipbuilding Company of Pascagoula, Mississippi; launched 21 December 1940; acquired by the United States Navy on 2 June...

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USS Markab (AD-21) was a Hamul-class destroyer tender named for Markab, the third-brightest star in the constellation Pegasus. The ship was built as the cargo ship Mormacpenn by Ingalls Shipbuilding Company of Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched 21 December 1940.

MARKAB (ex MORMACPENN) was delivered by her builder directly to the Charleston Navy Yard on 2 Jun 41 for conversion to a Navy cargo ship. Her conversion to AK-31, completed on 8 Jul 41, was extremely austere, consisting primarily of providing additional water, accommodations, and boats or rafts for a larger Navy crew, signaling equipment, and ...

The ship was acquired by the United States Navy on 2 June 1941 before any commercial service at Charleston, South Carolina; and commissioned as USS Markab (AK 31) on 15 June 1941. Markab operated with Atlantic amphibious forces in the …