File:USS Betelgeuse (AK-260) mothballed at Philadelphia NS c1971.jpg
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| Description | The mothballed U.S. Navy cargo ship USS Betelgeuse (AK-260) at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania (USA), using a newly developed preservation method, circa 1971. The ship’s deck, topside equipment and superstructure were completely covered from bow to stem by a single, customengineered, air-supported, plastic structure within which dehumidified air was circulated. The advantage of this method was that significant time was saved in reactivating a ship to full operating status. The new process required minimum dismantling of a ship’s topside equipment for stowage below deck. Winches, controllers, directors and other topside gear remained in place. |
| Date | circa 1971 |
| Source | U.S. Navy All Hands magazine September 1972, pp. 22-23. |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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"All photographs published in ALL HANDS are official Department of Defense photographs unless otherwise designated." |
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