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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>Transport<br/>
Built 1910 as a passenger liner<br/><br/>
<li>'''IMPERATOR''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
Operated by Hamburg America Line of Germany<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 5 1919<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USS IMPERATOR ID-4080'''</li>
Commissioned May 5 1919 - Decommissioned November 24 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''RMS BERENGARIA''' (Commercial Service)</li>
Transferred to the British Ministry of Shipping 1919 for North Atlantic passenger trade<br/><br/>
Suffered electrical fires beginning mid-1930s<br/> 
Withdrawn from service 1938<br/>
Scrapped 1946
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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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<li>[[USS IMPERATOR ID-4080_Covers_Page_1 | USS Imperator ID-4080 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1919)</li>
</ol>
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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
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Postmark<br/>Date</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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<h4>Post Office Established May 6 1919 - Disestablished November 24 1919</h4>
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Military Post Office<br/>Soldiers Mail<br/><br/>Hoboken NJ
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1919-06-20
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Imperator_TT9386_no date_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Imperator_TT9386_no date_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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YMCA Card
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>New York, NY
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1919-07-14
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Imperator_TT9386_19190714_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Imperator_TT9386_19190714_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Ship had no postal facilities.
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<h4>RMS BERENGARIA</h4> 
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Unused
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
c1930
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett berengaria.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
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Ship's postcard
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New York NY<br/>Registered<br/><br/>
New York U.S.A.<br/>Foreign
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1929-12-13
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett imperator-berengaria id4080 19291213.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett imperator-berengaria id4080 19291213 back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3> 

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