NCMSysop: updated ship names section

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updated ship names section

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	<li>'''TATARRAX''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''TATARRAX''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1947 to Socony-Vacuum Oil and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1947 to Socony-Vacuum Oil and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''THOMAS A'''<br/>		<li>'''THOMAS A''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1962 and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1962 and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''PADRE ISLAND'''<br/>		<li>'''PADRE ISLAND''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1965 and renamed<br/>		Sold 1965 and renamed<br/>
	Scrapped 1967 at Vinaroz, Spain		Scrapped 1967 at Vinaroz, Spain

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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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Kennebec Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
Authorized as MC type (T2-SO) tanker hull CONASTOGA<br/>
Renamed (Date unknown)<br/>
Keel Laid December 27 1941 - Launched May 16 1942<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy June 20 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LACKAWANNA AO-40'''<br/>
Commissioned July 10 1942 - Decommissioned February 14 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission July 1 1946<br/>
Name reverted to CONESTOGA<br/><br/>
<li>'''TATARRAX''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Sold 1947 to Socony-Vacuum Oil and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''THOMAS A'''<br/>
Sold 1962 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''PADRE ISLAND'''<br/>
Sold 1965 and renamed<br/>
Scrapped 1967 at Vinaroz, Spain
</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 LACKAWANNA AO-40_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1942-45)</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">
1945-08-11
<br/>to<br/>
1945-08-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett lackawanna ao40 19450811 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett lackawanna ao40 19450811.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-09-10
<br/>to<br/>
1945-09-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lackawanna_AO40_19450910_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lackawanna_AO40_19450910_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Sailor's Mail, Airmail rate. Postmark enhanced for viewing purposes.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>L-24
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-09-10
<br/>to<br/>
1945-09-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lackawanna_AO40_19450910_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lackawanna_AO40_19450910_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Sailor's Mail, Airmail rate. Postmark enhanced for viewing purposes.

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type Fz
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
late 1942
<br/>to<br/>
early 1943
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lackawanna_AO40_1942_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lackawanna_AO40_1942_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored, Sailor's Mail. Airmail rate. The date of use is based on research, and the opinions of others, based on when and where the ship was and the type of censoring device used. However, this postmark could have applied at a shore station. Postmark enhanced for viewing purposes.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type Fz
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
late 1942
<br/>to<br/>
early 1943
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lackawanna_AO40_1942_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lackawanna_AO40_1942_1_Censor.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Close-up view of the entire cover and censor marking.

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
LACKAWANNA received the following awards during her US Navy career - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with eight battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal.<br/><br/>
USS Lackawanna AO-40 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A river in Pennsylvania.



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