LIBERTY BELLE IX 72 - Revision history

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-08-03T21:00:54Z

updated ship names section

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	Returned to Maritime Commission April 10 1947<br/><br/>		Returned to Maritime Commission April 10 1947<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ASBURY PARK''' (Commercial Service)</li>		<li>'''ASBURY PARK''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold to Jersey Shore Lines of Atlantic Highlands, N.J. and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold in 1947 to Jersey Shore Lines of Atlantic Highlands, N.J. and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''TOLCHESTER''' (Commercial Service)</li>		<li>'''TOLCHESTER''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold 1949 to Tolchester Lines, Inc., Baltimore, MD and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1949 to Tolchester Lines, Inc., Baltimore, MD and renamed<br/><br/>
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	Sold in 1957 to Willis Development Corp., Baltimore, MD and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold in 1957 to Willis Development Corp., Baltimore, MD and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''POTOMAC''' (Commercial Service)</li>		<li>'''POTOMAC''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold in 1961 to Potomac River Line, Washington, DC and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold in 1961 to Potomac River Line, Washington, DC and renamed<br/>
	~~<li>'''TOLCHESTER''' (Commercial Service)</li~~>		Returned in 1963 to Willis Development Corp.<br/>
	Returned in 1964 to Tolchester Lines, Inc ~~and renamed<br/><br/>~~		Returned in 1964 to Tolchester Lines, Inc<br/><br/>
	~~<li>'''POTOMAC''' (Commercial Service)</li>~~
	~~Renamed in 1972. Still owned by Tolchester Lines<br/>~~
	~~Out of documentation in 1981~~<br/><br/>
	Fate unknown		Fate unknown
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	<i>Merchant Vessels of the United States</i> is the better reference for this ship.<br/>		<i>Merchant Vessels of the United States</i> is the better reference for this ship.<br/>
	CITY OF PHILADELPHIA appears through the 1937 edition and then LIBERTY BELLE shows up in 1938 (look under steam vessels).<br/>		CITY OF PHILADELPHIA appears through the 1937 edition and then LIBERTY BELLE shows up in 1938 (look under steam vessels).<br/>
	TOLCHESTER appears in their 1950 thru 1957 editions,		ASBURY PARK appears in the 1948 and 1949 editions with owner "Jersey Shore Lines"<br/>
	FREESTONE appears in the 1958 thru 1961 editions with owner listed as Wills Development Corp.<br/>		TOLCHESTER appears in their 1950 thru 1957 editions with owner listed as "Tolchester Lines, Inc."<br/>
	~~The~~ 1962 ~~and 1963 editions shows a name change to "S.S. POTOMAC" but that name~~ is ~~not present~~ in the "List of Vessels" section.<br/>		FREESTONE appears in the 1958 thru 1961 editions with owner listed as "Wills Development Corp."<br/>
	The owner ~~is listed as~~ "Potomac River Line, Inc." of Washington, D.C.<br/>		Starting in 1962, the ship is no longer found in the "List of Vessels" section but can still be traced via the "Index of Managing Owners" section.<br/>
	The 1964 edition ~~does not have an entry for~~ owner "~~Potomac River Line~~, ~~Inc~~."<br/>		The 1962 and 1963 editions show "S.S. POTOMAC" under owner "Potomac River Line, Inc." of Washington, D.C.<br/>
	~~In the~~ 1965 edition, POTOMAC ~~shows up~~ under owner "Tolchester Lines Inc. (Washington, D.C~~.)" but is still not shown in the "List of Vessels" section~~.<br/>		The 1964 edition lists POTOMAC under owner "Wills Development Corp." of Washington, D.C.<br/>
			The 1965 edition lists POTOMAC under owner "Tolchester Lines Inc." of Washington, D.C.<br/>
	~~[https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/46/46072.htm NavSource] provides a progression of names following the ship's service in WWII (see above).<br/>~~		My source for <i>Merchant Vessels...</i> runs out at 1965 so I have no information on events after that.<br/><br/>
	~~However, I can find exactly NONE of them in <i>Lloyds</i> or~~ <i>Merchant Vessels...</i>~~. Nor can~~ I ~~find any reference to LIBERTY BELLE in the 1930s~~.<br/>		[https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/IX3/IX068.html Shipscribe] says the post-WWII history is as follows:<br/>
	[https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/IX3/IX068.html Shipscribe] ~~matches NavSource for most of the ship's history. It~~ says the ~~final~~ history is as follows:<br/>
	"In April 1947 she was sold to Andrew Richard of Atlantic Highlands, N.J. Renamed ASBURY PARK in 1947 and TOLCHESTER in 1949,<br/>		"In April 1947 she was sold to Andrew Richard of Atlantic Highlands, N.J. Renamed ASBURY PARK in 1947 and TOLCHESTER in 1949,<br/>
	she was hulked in 1957 as FREESTONE, renamed POTOMAC in 1961, and scrapped in 1974."<br/>		she was hulked in 1957 as FREESTONE, renamed POTOMAC in 1961, and scrapped in 1974."<br/>
			Since the ship dropped out of the "List of Vessels" section in 1962, would this support her being hulked?<br/><br/>
			[https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/46/46072.htm NavSource] provides a couple of extra name changes toward the end:<br/>
			FREESTONE (in 1957) -> POTOMAC (in 1961) -> TOLCHESTER (in 1964) -> POTOMAC (in 1972)<br/>
			It also says "Out of documentation in 1981" which conflicts with Shipscribe's "scrapped in 1974".<br/><br/>
			Ultimately I chose to only go with the history as I could find in <i>Merchant Vessels...</i> and thus ignored the last
			two name changes described by NavSource.
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NCMSysop at 19:49, 3 August 2024

2024-08-03T19:49:41Z

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	TOLCHESTER appears in their 1950 thru 1957 editions,		TOLCHESTER appears in their 1950 thru 1957 editions,
	FREESTONE appears in the 1958 thru 1961 editions with owner listed as Wills Development Corp.<br/>		FREESTONE appears in the 1958 thru 1961 editions with owner listed as Wills Development Corp.<br/>
	The 1962 ~~edition~~ shows a name change to "S.S. POTOMAC" but that name is not ~~given~~ in the "List of Vessels" section.<br/>		The 1962 and 1963 editions shows a name change to "S.S. POTOMAC" but that name is not present in the "List of Vessels" section.<br/>
			The owner is listed as "Potomac River Line, Inc." of Washington, D.C.<br/>
			The 1964 edition does not have an entry for owner "Potomac River Line, Inc."<br/>
			In the 1965 edition, POTOMAC shows up under owner "Tolchester Lines Inc. (Washington, D.C.)" but is still not shown in the "List of Vessels" section.<br/>

	[https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/46/46072.htm NavSource] provides a progression of names following the ship's service in WWII (see above).<br/>		[https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/46/46072.htm NavSource] provides a progression of names following the ship's service in WWII (see above).<br/>

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-08-03T17:13:19Z

updated ship names section

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 Steamer<br/>
-Built 1910 as the Steamer "SS CITY OF PHILADELPHIA"<br/>
+Built 1910 by Harlan & Hollingworth, Wilmington, DE<br/><br/>
 Acquired by the Navy April 23 1942, from the Wilson Line<br/><br/>
-<li>'''LIBERTY BELLE IX-72'''<br/>
+<li>'''LIBERTY BELLE IX-72'''</li>
 Placed In Service January 1 1943 - Out of Service May 18 1944<br/>
 Returned to Maritime Commission April 10 1947<br/><br/>
-Sold to Jersey Shore Lines of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., renamed "SS ASBURY PARK"<br/>
+<li>'''ASBURY PARK''' (Commercial Service)</li>
 Fate unknown
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+<p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Naval Covers</h3>

JohnG3938 at 23:09, 11 December 2017

2017-12-11T23:09:14Z

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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	~~NO POSTMARKS<br/>REPORTED~~		Locy Type 2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~POSTMARK DATE~~		1943-09-03
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Liberty Belle_IX72_19430903_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME\|thumb\|center\|100px]]-->~~
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		The ship had no postal facilities; the cover was posted either aboard another ship or ashore.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

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JonBurdett: Created page

2015-11-13T04:03:40Z

Created page

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>
Steamer<br/>
Built 1910 as the Steamer "SS CITY OF PHILADELPHIA"<br/>
Acquired by the Navy April 23 1942, from the Wilson Line<br/><br/>
<li>'''LIBERTY BELLE IX-72'''<br/>
Placed In Service January 1 1943 - Out of Service May 18 1944<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission April 10 1947<br/><br/>
Sold to Jersey Shore Lines of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., renamed "SS ASBURY PARK"<br/>
Fate unknown
</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>[[LIBERTY BELLE IX-72_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943)</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">
Postmark<br/>Date</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>
</tr></table>









<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO POSTMARKS<br/>REPORTED
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
POSTMARK DATE
</td><td align="center" width="320">

</td><td align="center" width="120">

</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal




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