Mount Markab [SEP] continent
Mount Markab
Mount Markab is a striking mountain in Antarctica, with a pointed peak which provides a notable landmark. It is located on the north side of the Pegasus Mountains, about northeast of Gurney Point, on the west coast of Palmer Land. The mountain was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the star Markab in the constellation of Pegasus.
USS Markab
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 1941 at Charleston, South Carolina; and commissioned as USS "Markab" (AK 31) on 15 June 1941 with Commander Allen D. Brown in command.
Service history.
Service history World War