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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.
<ol>General G. O. Squier Class Transport<br/>
Keel Laid December 20 1943 - Launched September 19 1943<br/> 
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 6 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GENERAL H. L. SCOTT AP-136'''<br/>
Commissioned April 3 1944 - Decommissioned March 29 1946<br/> 
Laid up June 3 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia Group<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946<br/>
Transferred July 31 1964 to Bethlehem Steel Corp.<br/><br/>
<li>'''YORKMAR&nbsp;&nbsp;(Commercial Service)'''<br/>
Converted to General Cargo Ship July 1964 - May 1965 and renamed<br/>
Transferred December 10 1973 to Hou Yung Steamship Co., reflagged Panamanian<br/><br/>
Scrapped 1974
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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 
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<li>[[USS GENERAL H. L. SCOTT AP-136_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</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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>>> 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
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</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>
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
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1945-03-10
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[[Image:JonBurdett generalhlscott ap136 19450310 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett generalhlscott ap136 19450310.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1945-09-10<br/>to<br/>1945-09-24
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[[Image:JonBurdett generalhlscott ap136 19450910 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett generalhlscott ap136 19450910.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Mark from back of cover
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Hugh Lenox Scott (September 22 1853 - April 30 1934)<br/>
Scott graduated from the Military Academy in 1876. He served with the cavalry at various western outposts, chiefly in Oklahoma and the Dakotas, and participated in the Indian campaigns until 1891. In 1897 he was a consultant to the Smithsonian Institution on Indian languages. After serving in various administrative posts in Cuba and the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines, 1898 to 1906, Scott was promoted to Colonel and assumed duty as Superintendent of the Military Academy. Relieved in 1910, Scott made vital contributions as a mediator and a diplomat in Indian disputes. As Brigadier General, he served on the Mexican border 1913 to 1914 and helped resolve border difficulties with Mexico. Becoming Chief of Staff of the Army in November 1914, he laid the groundwork for American participation in World War I. General Scott was a member of the Commission to Russia in 1917 and served on the Western Front with British and French divisions. Retiring from the Army in 1919, Major General Scott died April 30 1934 at Princeton, N.J.
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