KESTREL MHC 26

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.

LCI(L)-351 Class Landing Craft, Infantry (Large) / AMCU-7 Class Coastal Minesweeper (Underwater Locator) Keel Laid 7 September 1944 as LCI(L)-874 Launched 6 October 1944 USS LCI(L)-874 Commissioned 13 October 1944 - Decommissioned 10 July 1946 Named and reclassified 7 March 1952 - Conversion to AMCU-26 began 24 August 1953 USS KESTREL AMCU-26 Recommissioned 8 February 1954 - Conversion completed 1 March 1954 USS KESTREL MHC-26 Reclassified a Coastal Minehunter February 1955 Decommissioned 2 December 1957 Sold 28 June 1960 to Murphy Marine Service Acquired in 1967 by the Greater Anchorage Development Corp. of Anchorage, AK and renamed Teddy Acquired in 1988 by Inlet Salmon, Inc. of Soldotna, AK and renamed Qanirtuug Princess Acquired in 2000 by Inlet Fisheries, Inc. of Kenai, AK Out of documentation in 2003 Fate unknown.

Naval Covers

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1. USS LCI(L)-874 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)
2. USS Kestrel MHC-26 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

 

USPO Machine Postmark San Diego, CA

1957-10-14

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Kestrel is given to several different members of the falcon genus, Falco.

There has been three ships of the US Navy that have borne the name KESTREL - USS Kestrel SP-529, USS Kestrel AMC-5 and USS Kestrel MHC-26.

 

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