NCMSysop: updated ship names section

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updated ship names section

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	Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943<br/>		Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy April 30 1943<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy April 30 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SUMTER APA-52'''<br/>		<li>'''USS SUMTER APA-52'''</li>
	Commissioned September 1 1943 - Decommissioned March 19 1946~~<br/>~~<br/>		Commissioned September 1 1943 - Decommissioned March 19 1946<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register April 17 1946<br/>		Struck from Naval Register April 17 1946<br/><br/>
	Returned to MARAD August 1 1946 ~~for disposal<br/>~~		<li>'''IBERVILLE''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	~~Title passed to Waterman SS Co. April 8 1947~~<br/><br/>		Returned to MARAD August 1 1946 and renamed with original intended name<br/><br/>
	<li>'''GATEWAY CITY''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''GATEWAY CITY''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	~~Converted~~ to ~~Containership September 1957~~ and renamed<br/>		Sold to Waterman SS Co. April 8 1947 and renamed<br/>
			Official Number: 251506<br/>
	Sold to Pan-Atlantic SS. Co. February 7 1956<br/>		Sold to Pan-Atlantic SS. Co. February 7 1956<br/>
	Converted to ~~Cargo Trailorship~~ September 1957<br/>		Converted to a container ship September 1957<br/>
	Sold to Coastal Ship Corp. December 1957<br/>		Sold to Coastal Ship Corp. December 1957<br/>
	Sold to Donmac Corp. May 15 1968<br/>		Sold to Donmac Corp. May 15 1968<br/>
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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>Sumter Class Attack Transport<br/>
Keel Laid April 3 1942 as IBERVILLE<br/>
Renamed and classified Navy Transport AP-97<br/>
Launched October 4 1942<br/>
Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy April 30 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SUMTER APA-52'''<br/>
Commissioned September 1 1943 - Decommissioned March 19 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register April 17 1946<br/>
Returned to MARAD August 1 1946 for disposal<br/>
Title passed to Waterman SS Co. April 8 1947<br/><br/>
<li>'''GATEWAY CITY''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Converted to Containership September 1957 and renamed<br/>
Sold to Pan-Atlantic SS. Co. February 7 1956<br/>
Converted to Cargo Trailorship September 1957<br/>
Sold to Coastal Ship Corp. December 1957<br/>
Sold to Donmac Corp. May 15 1968<br/>
Sold to R.J. Reynolds Industries Inc. December 12 1970<br/>
Sold August 31 1978 for scrap
</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 SUMTER APA-52_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</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">
1945-01-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sumter_APA52_19450112_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sumter_APA52_19450112_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored, sailor's mail


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
SUMTER earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 6 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and two (2) Philippines Liberation Medals during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Thomas Sumter-born in 1734 near Charlottesville, Va-moved to South Carolina in 1764 and lived there until his death in 1832.<br/>    
An American Revolutionary officer, he was commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Continental Regiment in 1776. He was appointed Brigadier General of the South Carolina Militia on 6 October 1780. Sumter distinguished himself in operations against the British in the Carolinas. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1793 and from 1797 to 1801 when he became Senator. Sumter served in the Senate until 1810. He died on his plantation, "South Mount," near Stateburg, S.C., on 1 June 1832.<br/>    
His name is commemorated by a city and a county of South Carolina, as well as by the historic fort in Charleston Harbor which Confederate forces bombarded, opening the Civil War. {DANFS}



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NCMSysop: updated ship names section

JohnG3938 at 14:33, 12 February 2018

JonBurdett: activated link