GENERAL TASKER H BLISS AP 131 - Revision history

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-02-05T01:02:56Z

updated ship names section

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	<li>'''SEAMAR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''SEAMAR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Transferred to Bethlehem Steel Corp., April 1964 and renamed<br/><br/>		Transferred to Bethlehem Steel Corp., April 1964 and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''CARONI'''<br/>		<li>'''CARONI''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold to C.A. Venezloana De Navegacion January 13 1975 and renamed<br/>		Sold to C.A. Venezloana De Navegacion January 13 1975 and renamed<br/>
	Scrapped 1979		Scrapped 1979

JohnG3938 at 17:04, 19 May 2018

2018-05-19T17:04:25Z

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 Close-up view of the ship's return address.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski: added 1 marking/cover

2015-10-26T01:12:23Z

added 1 marking/cover

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS GENERAL TASKER H. BLISS APA-131_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-46)</li>		<li>[[USS GENERAL TASKER H. BLISS APA-131_Covers_Page_1 \| USS General Tasker H. Bliss Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-46)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1944-03-15		1944-03-15
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett generalthbliss 19440315 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett generalthbliss 19440315 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-01-05		1946-01-05
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett generaltaskerhbliss ap131 19460105 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett generaltaskerhbliss ap131 19460105 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-01-15		1946-01-15
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Note:
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Type SL -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>Straight-line Marking
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-06-27
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460627_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460627_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-01-15		1946-01-15
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_RetAdd.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_RetAdd.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2010-06-11T20:03:42Z

added 1 cover

New page

<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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
General G. O. Squier Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid May 22 1942 as a Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull<br/>
Launched December 19 1942 - Acquired by the US Navy November 3 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GENERAL TASKER H. BLISS AP-131'''<br/>
Commissioned February 24 1944 - Decommissioned June 28 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 31 1946<br/>
Returned to the MC July 2 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''SEAMAR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Transferred to Bethlehem Steel Corp., April 1964 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''CARONI'''<br/>
Sold to C.A. Venezloana De Navegacion January 13 1975 and renamed<br/>
Scrapped 1979
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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>[[USS GENERAL TASKER H. BLISS APA-131_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-46)</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 name and/or commissioning period. 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="320">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">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-03-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett generalthbliss 19440315 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett generalthbliss 19440315.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15762)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-01-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett generaltaskerhbliss ap131 19460105 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett generaltaskerhbliss ap131 19460105.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-01-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Return<br/>Address
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-01-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_RetAdd.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeneralTaskerHBliss_AP131_19460115_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Close-up view of the ship's return address.

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
GENERAL TASKER H. BLISS received the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp).<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Tasker Howard Bliss, born in Lewisburg, Pa., 31 December 1853, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1875. In Spain at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he was assigned to General Wilson as Chief of 'Staff. He fought in all major engagements in Puerto Rico and was breveted a Colonel for outstanding service. After the war, Bliss served as Collector of Customs for Cuba and negotiated the treaty of reciprocity with Cuba in 1902. After several important administrative appointments in the United States and the Philippines, he was named Assistant Chief of Staff of the Army in 1915 and Chief of Staff in 1917. A scholarly yet energetic officer, General Bliss helped greatly to work out plans for American mobilization for World War I. In 1917 he was appointed to the Supreme War Council in Paris and had much to do with the negotiations leading up to the Versailles Treaty. Subsequently, he was a commissioner and a signer of the treaty. During the last years of his life, General Bliss was devoted to historical study, and was awarded many honorary degrees and the Distinguished Service Medal. He died in Washington, D.C., 9 November 1930. {DANFS}



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