KITE MSC(O) 22

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.

YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper Keel Laid 31 January 1943 - Launched 17 February 1944 USS YMS-374 Commissioned 31 May 1944 USS KITE AMS-22 Reclassified as a Motor Minesweeper, AMS-22 & renamed Kite Decommissioned 18 February 1947 - Recommissioned 9 May 1949 USS KITE MSC(O)-22 Reclassified as a Coastal Minesweeper (Old), MSC(O)-22 7 February 1955 Decommissioned 6 January 1956 ROKS KIM PO MSC-520 Transferred to the Republic of Korea and renamed Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Kite MSC(O)-22 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

US Navy Machine Cancel 17000 Branch Sasebo, Japan

1953-06-01

Posted during the Korean War. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS YMS-374/USS KITE earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon w/ 1 bronze star, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the World War II Navy Occupation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Campaign Medal w/ 10 Battle stars, the United Nations Korea Service Ribbon and the Republic of Korea War Service Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A small or medium bird of the hawk family.

There have been three ships of the US Navy that has borne the name KITE - USS Kite AM-75, USS Kite AM-403 (Canceled 12 August 1945) and USS Kite MSC(O)-22.

 

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