NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-07-30T01:19:41Z

updated ship names section

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	<ol>Patrol Yacht<br/>		<ol>Patrol Yacht<br/>
	Built 1926 as Yacht ~~FIRENZA~~<br/>		Built 1926 by Krupp Iron Works, Kiel, Germany<br/><br/>
			<li>'''JEZEBEL''' (Private Yacht)</li>
			Original owner listed as "T. L. Chadbourne" and home port of New York<br/><br/>
			<li>'''NO PARO''' (Private Yacht) (alt: NOPARO)</li>
			Sold to Norman B. Woolworth by 1934 and renamed<br/>
			Official Number: 233548<br/><br/>
			<li>'''FIRENZE''' (Private Yacht)</li>
			Sold c1936 to M. Robert Guggenheim and renamed<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy March 16 1942<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy March 16 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS GIRASOL PY 27'''<br/>		<li>'''USS GIRASOL PY-27'''</li>
	Commissioned May 19 1942 - Decommissioned January 20 1946~~<br/>~~<br/>		Commissioned May 19 1942 - Decommissioned January 20 1946<br/>
	Struck from Navy Register February 20 1946<br/>		Struck from Navy Register February 20 1946<br/>
	Transferred July 14 1947 to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/>		Transferred July 14 1947 to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/><br/>
	Fate unknown		Fate unknown
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A bluish-White translucent opal with reddish reflections		'''NAMESAKE''' - A bluish-White translucent opal with reddish reflections
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			<h3>Additional Naming History Sources</h3>
			Dive wreck web sites for Miami FL list a ship named SOUTH SEAS which some claim to be the former GIRASOL.<br/><br/>
			One site in particular, [https://www.wreckwiki.com/wreck/south-seas Wreck Wiki] gives an error-filled early history
			before reporting its post-WWII history as follows:<br/>
			"Ben Benjamin, president of South Seas, Incorporated, eventually purchased the war surplus patrol vessel and renamed her South Seas.<br/>
			After a decade of use, the former yacht South Seas was retired from service in 1958....<br/>
			On March 13, 1961, the yacht caught fire and burned....<br/>
			The following year, the South Seas was salvaged and converted into a restaurant and cocktail lounge adjacent<br/>
			to the well‐known Miami restaurant,Tony’s Fish Market.<br/>
			In 1975, the South Seas sank into the mud in North Bay and remained abandoned until a real estate developer bought the land in 1978....<br/>
			On September 23, 1982, as the South Seas was being towed through Biscayne Bay, the vessel grounded on a sandbar,<br/>
			flooded, and promptly settled in 11 feet of water....eventually salvaged and returned to her berth....<br/>
			...on February 11, 1983. Yet again, the rusting yacht grounded on a sandbar...<br/>
			[The next day]
			...sank on its own in 75 feet of water....approximate 250-foot distance north to the wreck of the freighter Princess Britney."<br/><br/>
			I can find no listing of a SOUTH SEAS in either <i>Lloyd's Registry of Yachts</i> or <i>Merchant Vessels of the United States</i>.<br/>
			Other than dive wreck web sites, I can find no other sites indicating a connection between GIRASOL and SOUTH SEAS.<br/>
			As such, I do not include SOUTH SEAS in the Ship Name and Designation History above.

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GregCiesielski: added 1 cover

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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.
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<ol>Patrol Yacht<br/>
Built 1926 as Yacht FIRENZA<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 16 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GIRASOL PY 27'''<br/>
Commissioned May 19 1942 - Decommissioned January 20 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Navy Register February 20 1946<br/>
Transferred July 14 1947 to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/>
Fate unknown
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</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> Covers Page 1     (1942)</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
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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>




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Locy Type 2z
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1942-06-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Girasol_PY27_19420625_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Girasol_PY27_19420625_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored Sailor's mail


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A bluish-White translucent opal with reddish reflections




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