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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>Passenger Liner<br/>
Built 1908 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg<br/><br/>
<li>'''CLEVELAND''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
Owned and operated by Hamburg America Line (HAPAG)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MOBILE ID-4043'''</li>
Seized by the US Government in 1919 as World War I reparations and converted at Liverpool, England into a troop ship<br/>
Commissioned March 26 1919 - Decommissioned November 25 1919<br/>
Relinquished to the United States Shipping Board and briefly chartered by the White Star Line.<br/><br/>
<li>'''KING ALEXANDER''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
Sold to the Byron Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1920 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''CLEVELAND''' (Passenger Liner)</li>
Sold to United American Lines in 1923 and original name restored<br/>
Sold back to Hamburg America Line in 1926<br/><br/>
In 1933 HAPAG sold her back to Blohm & Voss for scrap
</ol>

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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 
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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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<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
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<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>

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Military<br/>Post Office<br/>Postmark<br/>Soldiers Mail<br/><br/>Hoboken NJ
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
(c1919)<br/>5 Sept
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Mobile_NOTS4043_c1919_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
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YMCA "Returning Home" card. The ship had no postal facilities.
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
CITY HALL Sta. N. Y. 1<br/>Slogan
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1926-01-29
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett mobile id4030 19260129 back.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett mobile id4030 19260129.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As SS CLEVELAND
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city in the southwestern part of Alabama, located at the mouth of the Mobile River and at the head of Mobile Bay.
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