Editing Rigel (section)

== In modern culture ==

The [[MS Rigel|MS ''Rigel'']] was originally a Norwegian ship, built in Copenhagen in 1924. It was requisitioned by the Germans during [[World War II]] and sunk in 1944 while being used to transport prisoners of war.<ref name=minnehallen/> Two US Navy ships have borne the name [[USS Rigel|USS ''Rigel'']].<ref name=silverstone1968/><ref name=history/><ref name=navymil/> The [[SSM-N-6 Rigel]] was a [[cruise missile]] program for the [[US Navy]] that was cancelled in 1953 before reaching deployment.<ref name=yenne/>

The [[Rigel Skerries]] are a chain of small islands in [[Antarctica]], renamed after originally being called Utskjera. They were given their current name as Rigel was used as an [[astrofix]].<ref name=skerries/> [[Mount Rigel]], elevation {{convert|1910|m|ft|abbr=on}}, is also in Antarctica.<ref name=mountrigel/>{{clear}}