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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.
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<ol>President Jackson Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid October 7 1940 as Maritime Commission type (C3A-P&C) hull<br/>
Launched June 28 1941<br/>
Operated by American President Lines<br/>  
Acquired by U.S. Navy September 6 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PRESIDENT POLK AP-103'''<br/>
Commissioned October 4 1943 - Decommissioned January 26 1946<br/>
Transferred January 26 1946 to Maritime Commission for return to her owner<br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 25 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''PRESIDENT POLK'''<br/>
Returned to Merchant Service<br/>
Operated by American President Lines<br/><br/>
<li>'''GAUCHO MARTIN FIERRO''' (Liberian Registry)<br/>
Sold to Libera 1965 and renamed<br/>
Fate unknown
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<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.
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<li>[[USS PRESIDENT POLK AP-103_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944-45)</li>
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<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.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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USPO Slogan<br/><br/>Honolulu, Hawaii
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1940-01-20
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[[Image:JonBurdett presidentpolk ap103 19490120 cc.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As S.S. PRESIDENT POLK<br/>
Pursurs Mark
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Locy Type<br/>2z
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1944-03-22
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[[Image:JonBurdett presidentpolk ap103 19440322 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1945-12-03
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
PRESIDENT POLK earned 6 battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - James Knox Polk (November 2 1795 - June 15 1849)<br/>
11th President of The United States

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