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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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Steel-hulled Screw Steamer<br/> 
Built 1918<br/>
Launched November 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SANTA TERESA SP-3804'''<br/>
Commissioned November 1918 - Decommissioned October 1919<br/>
Returned to Grace Lines of New York 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''SANTA TERESA''' (Merchant Service)<br/>
Placed in commercial service by Grace Lines Inc.<br/>
Acquired (Date unknown) by Panama Mail SS Co. Inc.<br/><br/>
<li>'''KENT''' (Merchant Service)<br/>
Acquired 1936 by Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. Baltimore, MD and renamed<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Army Transportation Service April 1941 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT ERNEST HINDS'''<br/>
Commissioned<br/>
Transferred to U.S. Navy July 21 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS KENT AP-28'''<br/>
Commissioned Transport (AP) July 22 1941<br/>
Decommissioned March 24 1942<br/>
Returned to U.S. Army Transportation Service and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAT ERNEST HINDS'''<br/>
Placed In Service March 1942<br/><br/>
Struck from Navy Register May 8 1943<br/>
Converted to Hospital Ship<br/><br/>
<li>'''USAHS ERNEST HINDS'''<br/>  
Placed In Service September 1943<br/><Br/>
<li>'''USAT ERNEST HINDS'''<br/>
Reverted to Transport September 1945<br/>
Out of Service (Date unknown)<br/>
Returned to War Shipping Administration<br/>
Transferred to U.S. Public Health Service April 1946<br/>
Used as floating isolation ward at Jacksonville, FL<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission April 14 1947<br/> 
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Brunswick, GA<br/>
Transferred April 14 1948 to National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group<br/><br/>
Sold May 20 1957 to Bethlehem Steel Corp. for scrap</ol></td>
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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 incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Post Office Established 17 Oct 1918 - Post Office Discontinued 16 September 1919
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Locy Type 3<br/><br/>"PONTA DEL- /<br/>GADO AZORES" 
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1919-08-08
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_SantaTeresa_ID3804_19190808_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_SantaTeresa_ID3804_19190808_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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'''USS SANTA TERESA SP-3804'''. Sailors Mail. 
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Locy Type 9z 
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1919-06-07
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_SantaTeresa_ID3804_19190607_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_SantaTeresa_ID3804_19190607_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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'''USS SANTA TERESA SP-3804'''. Sailors Mail, Knights of Columbus envelope. 
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USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Hoboken NJ 
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1919-04-24
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_SantaTeresa_ID3804_19190424_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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'''USS SANTA TERESA SP-3804'''. Chaplains Mail, Knights of Columbus envelope. Hoboken NJ was a embarkation port for US troop movements.
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USPO Duplex<br/><br/>Christobal, C.Z.<br/><br/>
Grace Lines<br/>Purser's mark 
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1941-01-01
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[[Image:JonBurdett kent ap28 19410101 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett kent ap28 19410101.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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'''S.S. SANTA TERESA'''
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3(A-BBT)
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1941-11-03
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kent_AP28_19411103_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kent_AP28_19411103_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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'''KENT AP-28'''. First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3(A-BBT)
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1941-11-03
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kent_AP28_19411103_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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'''KENT AP-28'''. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Mae_Weigand_ | Mae Weigand]] 
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3(A-BBT)
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1941-11-03
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kent_AP28_19411103_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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'''KENT AP-28'''. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Mae_Weigand_ | Mae Weigand]]
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9v 
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1941-11-03
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kent_AP28_19411103_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kent_AP28_19411103_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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'''KENT AP-28'''. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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N/A 
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Sept. 1943
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_ErnestHinds_1943_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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'''USAHS ERNEST HINDS'''. Picture postcard
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS KENT/USAT ERNEST HINDS earned the following awards -  American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp); American Campaign Medal; Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE'''<br/><br/>
'''SANTA TERESA''' - A suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<br/><br/>
'''KENT''' - Former name retained<br/><br/>
'''ERNEST HINDS''' - Major General Ernest Hinds U. S. Army 
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