MANITOU

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.

62-foot Long Performance Cruising Yacht Launched 1937 MANITOU (Private Yacht) Owned by race car driver James Lowe, Sold c.1940's USCGC MANITOU Donated to USCG Academy 1955 as Training Vessel Returned to Private Ownership 1968 MANITOU (School Ship) Training vessel for the Harry Lundenburg School of Seamanship in Maryland Sold 1999 to Laura Kilbourne, great granddaughter of James R. Lowe, the original owner MANITOU (Private Yacht) Sold 2010 to four joint owners and chartered out of ports on the French Riviera.

Naval Covers

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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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

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Picture of the Sailing Yacht MANITOU

 

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Postcard of the Sailing Yacht MANITOU with President John F. Kennedy. MANITOU had been maintained and used as a Presidential Yacht during Kennedy's term of office.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) USS John F. Kennedy CV-67

1993-11-22

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Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner. Cachet shows the photo from the postcard of the Sailing Yacht MANITOU with President John F. Kennedy.
Cover is postmarked on the anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named after Manitou Passage in Lake Michigan. "Manitou" means "Spirit of the Water."

 

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