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updated ship names section

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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>Patrol Yacht<br/>		<ol>Steam Yacht / Patrol Yacht<br/>
	Keel Laid October 5 1893 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME<br/>		Keel Laid October 5 1893 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME<br/>
	Launched May 7 1894<br/><br/>		Launched May 7 1894<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ELEANOR''' (Private Yacht)</li>		<li>'''ELEANOR''' (Private Yacht)</li>
	Owned by William A. Slater of Norwich, CT<br/>		Owned by William A. Slater of Norwich, CT
			(Harvard Class of 1881, the heir of a textile fortune centered in Norwich, Connecticut)<br/>
	Official Number: 136473<br/>		Official Number: 136473<br/>
			Sold in 1899 to Charlotte Drake Martinez-Cardeza, a wealthy Philadelphia widow<br/><br/>
	<li>'''WACOUTA''' (Private Yacht)</li>		<li>'''WACOUTA''' (Private Yacht)</li>
	Sold in 1900 to ~~Charles F~~. Baker, ~~Jr.~~ and renamed<br/>		Sold in 1900 to James J. Hill (President of the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific railroad) and renamed<br/><br/>
	~~Acquired by~~ U.S. Navy April 23 1917<br/><br/>		<li>'''HARVARD''' (Private Yacht)</li>
			Sold in 1917 to George Baker Jr (Harvard Class of 1899, Commodore of the NYC Yacht Club) and renamed<br/>
			Leased to U.S. Navy April 23 1917<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS HARVARD SP-209'''</li>		<li>'''USS HARVARD SP-209'''</li>
	Commissioned May 10 1917 - Decommissioned July 26 1919<br/>		Commissioned May 10 1917 - Decommissioned July 26 1919<br/>
	Returned to owner in 1919<br/><br/>		Returned to owner in 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''~~ATHINIA~~''' (Commercial Service)</li>		<li>'''ATHINAI''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold ~~1921~~ to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/><br/>		Sold 1922 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/>
	~~Fate unknown~~		The ship reappears in <i>Lloyd's Register of Shipping</i> 1924 edition as ATHINAI with owner listed as "A. K. Riggas"<br/>
	<~~!--~~		Ownership changed between 1929 and 1932 to "Hellenic Coast Lines Co. Ld"<br/>
	~~navsource says:~~ Sunk by German ~~aircraft 22 April~~ 1941 ~~at Itea~~, ~~Greece. Hulk scrapped after~~ the ~~war.~~		When Italy invaded Greece in 1940, the Greek government took command of the ship<br/>
	~~but www.history.navy.mil says: reported to still be~~ in ~~service under Greek colors as late as 1948.~~		Sunk by German planes in 1941<br/><br/>
	~~-->~~		<li>'''PALERMO''' (Italian Naval Service)</li>
			Salvaged in 1942, commissioned into the Italian navy, and renamed<br/><br/>
			<li>'''PALERMO''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Refitted as a commercial vessel in 1943<br/><br/>
			Hit a mine on May 27, 1944 and sank off the coast of Yugoslavia
	</ol>		</ol>
			<p> </p>
			<h5>Conflicting History Data</h5>
			The history given above is from [https://www.hcny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/USS-Harvard-Ship-Model.pdf THE U.S.S. HARVARD SHIP MODEL] page
			of the Harvard Club of New York City (HCNY) website.<br/>
			I chose to put my faith in this historical account versus our normal sources but acknowledge it is an assumption on my part.<br/>
			<!-- Archive page: USS-Harvard-Ship-Model.pdf -->
			The first appearance of the ship in <i>Lloyd's Register of Yachts</i> is in the 1905 edition as "WACOUTA (ex Eleanor)"<br/>
			with owner as "James J. Hill" and home port of St. Paul, Minnesota.
			I can find no entries in prior editions for either WACOUTA or ELEANOR.<br/>
			James J. Hill is still listed as the owner in the 1915 edition.<br/><br/>
			Our normal sources appear to be greatly confused about this ship's history. They get bits and pieces right but a lot of other things wrong.<br/><br/>
			For pre-WWI ownership, [https://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170209.htm NavSource] says this ship was built in 1893 (launched in 1894)
			for "William A. Slater of Norwich, CT"<br/>
			and then sold in 1900 to "Charles F. Baker, Jr." who retained ownership until it was acquired by the Navy in 1917.<br/>
			George F. Baker (not Charles F. Baker) bought the ship in 1917 - not 1900.<br/><br/>
			The [https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/harvard-ii.html Naval History and Heritage Command] (NHHC) page for Harvard SP-206
			gives the same name for the initial owner<br/>
			but disagrees with the build date: 1904 vs 1893.<br/>
			1883 is correct<br/><br/>
			[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Harvard_(SP-209) Wikipedia] also says the ship was built for "William A. Slater"
			but was later "sold to G F Baker" (no date given).<br/>
			Note the first initial as "G" (for George) instead of "C" (for Charles) as given by NavSource. In this case, NHHC matches Wikipedia and HCNY.<br/>
			Wikipedia also contradicts itself regarding the build date. The info box says it was launched in 1904 [incorrect] but the text says it was built in 1884.<br/><br/>
			As for post-WWI history, NavSource says:<br/>
			- Sold in 1921 to Greek owners and renamed Athinia, used as an inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/>
			- Sunk by German aircraft 22 April 1941 at Itea, Greece<br/>
			- Hulk scrapped after the war.<br/>
			The sale date is close but the name is wrong: ATHINIA vs ATHINAI. Also, the "hulk scrapped..." part is incorrect.<br/>
			Wikipedia is correct with its minimalistic "The yacht was decommissioned and turned over to her owner 26 July 1919."<br/>
			but says nothing about this history beyond that point.<br/><br/>
			NHHC says "The yacht was decommissioned at New York and returned to George F. Baker Jr. her owner, on 26 July 1919.<br/>
			She was later sold to European commercial concerns and was reported to still be in service under Greek colors as late as 1948."<br/>
			Mostly correct except the bit about going into 1948.
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Patrol Yacht<br/>		<ol>Patrol Yacht<br/>
	Keel Laid October 5 1893<br/>		Keel Laid October 5 1893 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME<br/>
	Launched May 7 1894<br/><br/>		Launched May 7 1894<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS ELEANOR''' (Private Yacht)<br/><br/>		<li>'''ELEANOR''' (Private Yacht)</li>
	<li>'''SS WACOUTA''' (Private Yacht)<br/>		Owned by William A. Slater of Norwich, CT<br/>
	Sold 1900 and renamed~~<br/>~~<br/>		Official Number: 136473<br/>
			<li>'''WACOUTA''' (Private Yacht)</li>
			Sold in 1900 to Charles F. Baker, Jr. and renamed<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy April 23 1917<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy April 23 1917<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS HARVARD SP-209'''<br/>		<li>'''USS HARVARD SP-209'''</li>
	Commissioned May 10 1917 - Decommissioned July 26 1919<br/>		Commissioned May 10 1917 - Decommissioned July 26 1919<br/>
	Returned to owner ~~Charles F. Baker, Jr.~~ 1919<br/><br/>		Returned to owner in 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS ATHINIA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''ATHINIA''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold 1921 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/>		Sold 1921 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/><br/>
	Fate unknown		Fate unknown
	<!-- navsource says: Sunk by German aircraft 22 April 1941 at Itea, Greece. Hulk scrapped after the war.		<!--
	but www.history.navy.mil says: reported to still be in service under Greek colors as late as 1948.		navsource says: Sunk by German aircraft 22 April 1941 at Itea, Greece. Hulk scrapped after the war.
			but www.history.navy.mil says: reported to still be in service under Greek colors as late as 1948.
	-->		-->
	</ol>		</ol>

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	<li>'''SS ATHINIA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''SS ATHINIA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1921 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/>		Sold 1921 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/>
	~~Operated into 1950s<br/>~~
	Fate unknown		Fate unknown
	<!-- navsource says: Sunk by German aircraft 22 April 1941 at Itea, Greece. Hulk scrapped after the war.		<!-- navsource says: Sunk by German aircraft 22 April 1941 at Itea, Greece. Hulk scrapped after the war.

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	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Patrol Yacht<br/>		<ol>Patrol Yacht<br/>
	Keel Laid October 5 1893 ~~as ELEANOR~~<br/>		Keel Laid October 5 1893<br/>
	Launched May 7 1894<br/>		Launched May 7 1894<br/><br/>
	Sold 1900 renamed ~~WACOUTTA~~<br/>		<li>'''SS ELEANOR''' (Private Yacht)<br/><br/>
			<li>'''SS WACOUTA''' (Private Yacht)<br/>
			Sold 1900 and renamed<br/><br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy April 23 1917<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy April 23 1917<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS HARVARD SP-209'''<br/>		<li>'''USS HARVARD SP-209'''<br/>
	Commissioned May 10 1917 - Decommissioned July 26 1919<br/>		Commissioned May 10 1917 - Decommissioned July 26 1919<br/>
	Returned to owner Charles F. Baker, Jr. 1919<br/><br/>		Returned to owner Charles F. Baker, Jr. 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ATHINIA''' (~~Greek Steamer~~ Service)<br/>		<li>'''SS ATHINIA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1921 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/>		Sold 1921 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/>
	Operated into 1950s<br/>		Operated into 1950s<br/>
	Fate unknown		Fate unknown
			<!-- navsource says: Sunk by German aircraft 22 April 1941 at Itea, Greece. Hulk scrapped after the war.
			but www.history.navy.mil says: reported to still be in service under Greek colors as late as 1948.
			-->
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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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>Patrol Yacht<br/>Keel Laid October 5 1893 as ELEANOR<br/>Launched May 7 1894<br/>		<ol>Patrol Yacht<br/>
			Keel Laid October 5 1893 as ELEANOR<br/>
			Launched May 7 1894<br/>
	Sold 1900 renamed WACOUTTA<br/>		Sold 1900 renamed WACOUTTA<br/>
	Acquired U.S. Navy April 23 1917<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy April 23 1917<br/><br/>
	<li>USS HARVARD SP-209<br/>Commissioned May 10 1917 - Decommissioned July 26 1919~~<br/>~~<br/>		<li>'''USS HARVARD SP-209'''<br/>
			Commissioned May 10 1917 - Decommissioned July 26 1919<br/>
	Returned to owner Charles F. Baker, Jr. 1919<br/><br/>		Returned to owner Charles F. Baker, Jr. 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>ATHINIA (Greek Steamer Service)<br/>		<li>'''ATHINIA''' (Greek Steamer Service)<br/>
	Sold 1921 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island ~~passanger~~ steamer between Greece and Italy - Operated into 1950s<br/>Fate unknown		Sold 1921 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passenger steamer between Greece and Italy<br/>
			Operated into 1950s<br/>
			Fate unknown
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| Covers Page 1]]    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[USS HARVARD SP-209_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1918)</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="~~220~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">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 To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->		<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	NO POSTMARKS REPORTED		NO POSTMARKS<br/>REPORTED
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	DATE ~~FROM~~		POSTMARK DATE
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~DATE TO~~		<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME\|thumb\|center\|300px]]-->
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">
	~~N/A~~
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~N/A~~		<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME\|thumb\|center\|100px]]-->
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Note:		Note:

JonBurdett: new format

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new format

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.
<ol>Patrol Yacht<br/>Keel Laid October 5 1893 as ELEANOR<br/>Launched May 7 1894<br/>
Sold 1900 renamed WACOUTTA<br/>
Acquired U.S. Navy April 23 1917<br/><br/>
<li>USS HARVARD SP-209<br/>Commissioned May 10 1917 - Decommissioned July 26 1919<br/><br/>
Returned to owner Charles F. Baker, Jr. 1919<br/><br/>
<li>ATHINIA (Greek Steamer Service)<br/>
Sold 1921 to Greek owners and renamed for inter-island passanger steamer between Greece and Italy - Operated into 1950s<br/>Fate unknown
</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>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | 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">
NO POSTMARKS REPORTED
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="220">
N/A
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
When delivered was the biggest private yacht of her day




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	The history given above is from [https://www.hcny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/USS-Harvard-Ship-Model.pdf THE U.S.S. HARVARD SHIP MODEL] page		The history given above is from [https://www.hcny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/USS-Harvard-Ship-Model.pdf THE U.S.S. HARVARD SHIP MODEL] page
	of the Harvard Club of New York City (HCNY) website.<br/>		of the Harvard Club of New York City (HCNY) website.<br/>
	I chose to put my faith in this historical account ~~versus our normal sources but acknowledge it is an assumption on my part~~.<br/>		I chose to put my faith in this historical account given the supporting evidence found in Lloyd's.<br/><br/>
	<!-- Archive page: USS-Harvard-Ship-Model.pdf -->		<!-- Archive page: USS-Harvard-Ship-Model.pdf -->
	The first appearance of the ship in <i>Lloyd's Register of Yachts</i> is in the 1905 edition as "WACOUTA (ex Eleanor)"<br/>		The first appearance of the ship in <i>Lloyd's Register of Yachts</i> is in the 1905 edition as "WACOUTA (ex Eleanor)"<br/>
	with owner as "James J. Hill" and home port of St. Paul, Minnesota.		with owner as "James J. Hill" and home port of St. Paul, Minnesota.
	I can find no entries in prior editions for either WACOUTA or ELEANOR.<br/>		I can find no entries in prior editions for either WACOUTA or ELEANOR.<br/>
	James J. Hill is still listed as the owner in the 1915 edition.<br/><br/>		James J. Hill is still listed as the owner in the 1915 edition.
			The ship reappears in <i>Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1924</i> as ATHINAI<br/><br/>
	Our normal sources appear to be greatly confused about this ship's history. They get bits and pieces right but a lot of other things wrong.<br/><br/>		Our normal sources appear to be greatly confused about this ship's history. They get bits and pieces right but a lot of other things wrong.<br/><br/>
	For pre-WWI ownership, [https://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170209.htm NavSource] says this ship was built in 1893 (launched in 1894)		For pre-WWI ownership, [https://www.navsource.org/archives/12/170209.htm NavSource] says this ship was built in 1893 (launched in 1894)
	for "William A. Slater of Norwich, CT"<br/>		for "William A. Slater of Norwich, CT"<br/>
	and then sold in 1900 to "Charles F. Baker, Jr." who retained ownership until it was acquired by the Navy in 1917.<br/>		and then sold in 1900 to "Charles F. Baker, Jr." who retained ownership until it was acquired by the Navy in 1917.<br/>
	George F. Baker (not Charles F. Baker) bought the ship in 1917 - not 1900.<br/><br/>		It was actually George F. Baker (not Charles F. Baker) who bought the ship and it was in 1917 - not 1900.<br/>
			James J. Hill bought the ship in 1900<br/><br/>
	The [https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/harvard-ii.html Naval History and Heritage Command] (NHHC) page for Harvard SP-206		The [https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/harvard-ii.html Naval History and Heritage Command] (NHHC) page for Harvard SP-206
	gives the same name for the initial owner<br/>		gives the same name for the initial owner<br/>
	but disagrees with the build date: 1904 vs 1893.~~<br/>~~		but disagrees with the build date: 1904 vs 1893.
	1883 is correct<br/><br/>		1883 is correct<br/><br/>
	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Harvard_(SP-209) Wikipedia] also says the ship was built for "William A. Slater"		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Harvard_(SP-209) Wikipedia] also says the ship was built for "William A. Slater"