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	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Ocean Liner<br/>Built 1902 - Launched June 21, 1902<br/><br/>		<ol>Ocean Liner<br/>
	<li>'''SS FINLAND''' (~~Commercial Service~~)<br/>		Built 1902 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, PA<br/>
	Owned and operated by Red Star Line ~~of International Mercantile Marine<br/><br/>~~		Launched June 21, 1902<br/><br/>
	~~Chartered by the Army Transport Service June 2 1917~~<br/><br/>		<li>'''FINLAND''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
	<li>'''USAT FINLAND'''<br/><br/>		Owned by International Mercantile Marine and operated by its subsidiary Red Star Line<br/><br/>
			<li>'''USAT FINLAND'''</li>
			Chartered by the Army Transport Service June 2 1917<br/>
	Designated Vessel ID-4543 Late 1917?<br/> <!-- per navsource but unable to find supporting documentation elsewhere for 1917 date. -->		Designated Vessel ID-4543 Late 1917?<br/> <!-- per navsource but unable to find supporting documentation elsewhere for 1917 date. -->
	Delivered to the Navy April 24 1918<br/><br/>		Delivered to the Navy April 24 1918<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS FINLAND ID-4543'''<br/>		<li>'''USS FINLAND ID-4543'''</li>
	Commissioned April 26 1918<br/>		Commissioned April 26 1918<br/>
	Decommissioned November 15 1919~~<br/>~~<br/>		Decommissioned November 15 1919<br/>
	Delivered to the War Department 1919~~<br/>~~		Delivered to the War Department 1919<br/><br/>
	~~Returned to Red Star Line in 1920~~<br/><br/>		<li>'''FINLAND''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	<li>'''SS FINLAND''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		Returned to International Mercantile Marine in 1920 and the Red Star Line<br/>
	~~Sold to Panama Pacific~~ Line in 1923<br/><br/>		Chartered by the American Line in 1923<br/>
			In 1925, Harold S. Vanderbilt devised the game of contract bridge while on board Finland<br/><br/>
	Scrapped in England in 1928		Scrapped in England in 1928
	</ol>		</ol>

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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Ocean Liner<br/>Built 1902 - Launched June 21, 1902<br/><br/>
<li>'''SS FINLAND''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Owned and operated by Red Star Line of International Mercantile Marine<br/><br/>
Chartered by the Army Transport Service June 2 1917<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT FINLAND'''<br/><br/>
Designated Vessel ID-4543 Late 1917?<br/> 
Delivered to the Navy April 24 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS FINLAND ID-4543'''<br/>
Commissioned April 26 1918<br/>
Decommissioned November 15 1919<br/><br/>
Delivered to the War Department 1919<br/>
Returned to Red Star Line in 1920<br/><br/>
<li>'''SS FINLAND''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Sold to Panama Pacific Line in 1923<br/><br/>
Scrapped in England in 1928
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1      (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="220">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>Newport News, VA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1919-03-23
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Finland_SP1902_19190323_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td></tr></table>
No postmarks have been reported from this ship.


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
World War I Victory Medal (with Armed Guard and Transport clasps)




<p> </p>
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<p> </p>
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
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