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	<ol>Tasker H. Bliss Class Transport<br/>		<ol>Tasker H. Bliss Class Transport<br/>
	Built 1921 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA<br/><br/>		Built 1921 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS PRESIDENT CLEVELAND''' (Passenger Liner)</li>		<li>'''PRESIDENT CLEVELAND''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
	Owned and operated by American President Lines<br/>		Owned and operated by American President Lines<br/>
	Chartered by U.S. Army July 1941 and renamed<br/><br/>		Chartered by U.S. Army July 1941 and renamed<br/><br/>

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	<ol>Tasker H. Bliss Class Transport<br/>		<ol>Tasker H. Bliss Class Transport<br/>
	Built 1921 as PRESIDENT CLEVELAND<br/>		Built 1921 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA<br/><br/>
	~~Operated~~ by ~~United~~ American ~~(Harriman) Line~~<br/>		<li>'''SS PRESIDENT CLEVELAND''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
			Owned and operated by American President Lines<br/>
	Chartered by U.S. Army July 1941 and renamed<br/><br/>		Chartered by U.S. Army July 1941 and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USAT TASKER H. BLISS'''<br/>		<li>'''USAT TASKER H. BLISS'''</li>
	Transferred to U.S. Navy August 19 1942<br/><br/>		Transferred to U.S. Navy August 19 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS TASKER H. BLISS AP-42'''<br/>		<li>'''USS TASKER H. BLISS AP-42'''</li>
	Commissioned September 15 1942<br/>		Commissioned September 15 1942<br/><br/>
	SUNK (Torpedo attack) November 12 1942, at Fedhala Roads, Morocco<br/><br/>		SUNK (Torpedo attack) November 12 1942, at Fedhala Roads, Morocco<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register December 7 1942		Struck from Naval Register December 7 1942
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	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

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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>Tasker H. Bliss Class Transport<br/>
Built 1921 as PRESIDENT CLEVELAND<br/>
Operated by United American (Harriman) Line<br/>
Chartered by U.S. Army July 1941 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT TASKER H. BLISS'''<br/>
Transferred to U.S. Navy August 19 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TASKER H. BLISS AP-42'''<br/>
Commissioned September 15 1942<br/>
SUNK (Torpedo attack) November 12 1942, at Fedhala Roads, Morocco<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 7 1942
</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> Covers Page 1     (1926-39)</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">
USPO Slogan<br/><br/>City Hall Sta, New York
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1926-01-29
<br/>to<br/>
1926-01-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett taskerhbliss ap42 19260129.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett taskerhbliss ap42 19260129 back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
U.S.T.P. SEA POST<br/>Duplex
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-12-04
<br/>to<br/>
1939-12-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett taskerhbliss ap42 19391204 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett taskerhbliss ap42 19391204.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO TASKER H. BLISS POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="320">

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

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


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
TASKER H. BLISS received one battle star for World War II service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive--November 12 1942)
- American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Tasker Howard Bliss (December 31 1853 - November 9 1930)<br/>
Bliss graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1875. In Spain at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he was assigned to General Wilson as Chief of Staff. He fought in all major engagements in Puerto Rico and was breveted a Colonel for outstanding service. After the war, Bliss served as Collector of Customs for Cuba and negotiated the treaty of reciprocity with Cuba in 1902. After several important administrative appointments in the United States and the Philippines, he was named Assistant Chief of Staff of the Army in 1915 and Chief of Staff in 1917. A scholarly yet energetic officer, General Bliss helped greatly to work out plans for American mobilization for World War I. In 1917 he was appointed to the Supreme War Council in Paris and had much to do with the negotiations leading up to the Versailles Treaty. Subsequently, he was a commissioner and a signer of the treaty. During the last years of his life, General Bliss was devoted to historical study, and was awarded many honorary degrees and The Distinguished Service Medal. He died in Washington, D.C., November 9 1930



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TASKER H BLISS AP 42 - Revision history

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NCMSysop: updated ship names section

JonBurdett: created page 2 covers