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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.
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Alamosa Class Cargo Ship<br/> 
Keel Laid as a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull<br/>
Launched January 21 1945 - Transferred to the Navy August 17 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS COLQUITT AK-174'''<br/>Commissioned September 22 1945<br/>
Decommissioned September 24 1945<br/>Struck from the Naval Register September 24 1945<br/>Transferred to the Coast Guard September 24 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC KUKUI WAK-186'''<br/>Commissioned September 24 1945 - Decommissioned March 1 1972<br/>
Returned to US Navy custody and given to the Philippine Navy 
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[[Image:Kukui_WAK186_Patch.jpg|thumb|center|125px]] 
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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 name of the ship (for 
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same 
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 
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 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1949,1970)</li>
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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 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.

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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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning September 22 1945 to September 24 1945</h4>
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<h4>2nd Commissioning September 24 1945 to March 1 1972</h4>
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Locy Type 7#<br/><br/>Branch 10434<br/><br/>Luzon PI<br/>May 24 1949
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ULITHI,<br/>Caroline Islands
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1949-04-28
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19490428_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Postcard states:<br/>US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"<br/>"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"
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Locy Type 7#<br/><br/>Branch 10434<br/><br/>Luzon PI<br/>May 24 1949
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MANILA,<br/>Philippines Islands
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1949-05-1-12
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19490501_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19490512_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Postcard states:<br/>US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"<br/>"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"
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Locy Type 7#<br/><br/>Branch 10434<br/><br/>Luzon PI<br/>May 24 1949
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PALAWAN,<br/>Philippines Islands
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1949-05-13
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19490513_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Postcard states:<br/>US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"<br/>"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"
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Locy Type 7#<br/><br/>Branch 10434<br/><br/>Luzon PI<br/>May 24 1949
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TALAMPULAN<br/>Philippines Islands
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1949-05-17
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19490517_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Postcard states:<br/>US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"<br/>"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"
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Locy Type 7#<br/><br/>Branch 10434<br/><br/>Luzon PI<br/>May 24 1949
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TARUMPITAO<br/>Philippines Islands
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1949-05-19
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19490519_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Postcard states:<br/>US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"<br/>"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"
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Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>Branch 13933<br/><br/>Subic Bay PI<br/>May 26 1949
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SUBIC BAY<br/>Philippines Islands
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1949-05-23
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19490523_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Postcard states:<br/>US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"<br/>"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"
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Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>Branch 13933<br/><br/>Subic Bay PI<br/>May 26 1949
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NAULO POINT<br/>Philippines Islands
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1949-05-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19490525_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Postcard states:<br/>US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"<br/>"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"
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US Army Postal Service<br/><br/>APO 331<br/><br/>June 1 1949
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OKINAWA<br/>Japan
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1949-06-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19490601_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Postcard states:<br/>US Coast Guard's "Slow Boat To China"<br/>"Dotted lines indicate 1949 logistic cruise to service USCG Loran Stations"
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Locy Type 7#<br/><br/>Branch #17002<br/><br/>Yokosuka Japan
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1963-04-22
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kukui_WAK186_19630422_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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QSL card postally used from WAK 186. KH 6 DDD
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USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Honolulu HI
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1970-10-30
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N/A
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Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael F. Hebert (M/H Cachets)]]
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USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Honolulu HI
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1972-03-01 
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Last Day in Commission
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
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.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - (COLQUITT) - A county in Georgia.<br/>
'''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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