KUKUI WAK 186

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Alamosa Class Cargo Ship Keel Laid as a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull Launched January 21 1945 - Transferred to the Navy August 17 1945 USS COLQUITT AK-174 Commissioned September 22 1945 Decommissioned September 24 1945 Struck from the Naval Register September 24 1945 Transferred to the Coast Guard September 24 1945 USCGC KUKUI WAK-186 Commissioned September 24 1945 - Decommissioned March 1 1972 Returned to US Navy custody and given to the Philippine Navy

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1949,1970)

 

Postmarks

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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2nd Commissioning September 24 1945 to March 1 1972

 

Locy Type 7# Branch 10434 Luzon PI May 24 1949

ULITHI, Caroline Islands 1949-04-28

Postcard states:
US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"
"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"

 

Locy Type 7# Branch 10434 Luzon PI May 24 1949

MANILA, Philippines Islands 1949-05-1-12

Postcard states:
US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"
"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"

 

Locy Type 7# Branch 10434 Luzon PI May 24 1949

PALAWAN, Philippines Islands 1949-05-13

Postcard states:
US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"
"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"

 

Locy Type 7# Branch 10434 Luzon PI May 24 1949

TALAMPULAN Philippines Islands 1949-05-17

Postcard states:
US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"
"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"

 

Locy Type 7# Branch 10434 Luzon PI May 24 1949

TARUMPITAO Philippines Islands 1949-05-19

Postcard states:
US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"
"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"

 

Locy Type 2# Branch 13933 Subic Bay PI May 26 1949

SUBIC BAY Philippines Islands 1949-05-23

Postcard states:
US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"
"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"

 

Locy Type 2# Branch 13933 Subic Bay PI May 26 1949

NAULO POINT Philippines Islands 1949-05-25

Postcard states:
US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"
"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"

 

US Army Postal Service APO 331 June 1 1949

OKINAWA Japan 1949-06-01

Postcard states:
US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"
"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"

 

Locy Type 7# Branch #17002 Yokosuka Japan

1963-04-22

QSL card postally used from WAK 186. KH 6 DDD

 

USPO Machine Cancel Honolulu HI

1970-10-30

N/A

Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert (M/H Cachets)

 

USPS Slogan Machine Cancel Honolulu HI

1972-03-01

N/A

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

USCGC KUKUI earned the following awards during her career - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - (COLQUITT) - A county in Georgia.
NAMESAKE - (KUKUI) - A nut-bearing tree, Aleurites moluccana, native to Hawaii, Polynesia and South Seas Islands, Malaysia, the Malay Peninsula, and the Philippines. It is the state tree of Hawaii.

 

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