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USS Algorab (AKA-8)
USS ''Algorab'' (AKA-8) was laid down as ''Mormacwren'',A second ''Mormacwren'', U.S. O/N 242616, followed in 1942. It was a C1-B type completed 26 December 1942 and converted to a troop ship operated by Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., for the War Shipping Administration. The MARAD Vessel Status Card for this ship is in the same URL location as for the earlier ship. one of the earliest Maritime Commission-type C2 ships (MC hull 20), on 10 August 1938 by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania as hull 177 for Moore-McCormack. ''Mormacwren'' was acquired by the United States Navy 6 June 1941, commissioned 15 June 1941 as USS ''Algorab'' (AK-25) and was redesignated an attack transport on 1 February 1943 with the hull number chanted to AKA-8. ''Algorab'' decommissioned on 3 December 1945 and was delivered to the Maritime Commission on 30 June 1946 for disposal, purchased by Wallem & Co. on 4 April 1947 for commercial service. ''Algorab'' served in the Atlantic wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Corvi
Delta Corvi (δ Corvi, abbreviated Delta Crv, δ Crv), also named Algorab , is a third magnitude star at a distance of from the Sun in the southern constellation of Corvus. Nomenclature ''δ Corvi'' ( Latinised to ''Delta Corvi'') is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional name ''Algorab'' derived from Arabic ''الغراب'' ''al-ghuraab'', meaning 'the crow'). In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ''Algorab'' for this star. In Chinese, (), meaning '' Chariot'', refers to an asterism consisting of Delta Corvi, Gamma Corvi, Epsilon Corvi and Beta Corvi. Consequently, Delta Corvi itself is known as (, en, the Third Star of Chariot). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
