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LSI(L)-883
Kildeer (AMCU 27)


AMCU-7 Class Coastal Minesweeper (Underwater Locator): Laid down, 22 September 1944 by the New Jersey Shipbuilding Co., Barber, NJ; Launched, 19 October 1944; Commissioned USS LSI(L)-883, 26 October 1944; Decommissioned, March 1946; Named Kildeer and reclassified a Coastal Minesweeper (Underwater Locator) AMCU-27, 7 March 1952; Conversion to AMCU canceled, July 1954 and reclassified back to LSI(L)-883. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 260 t.; Length 159'; Beam 23' 8"; Draft 5' 8"; Speed 14.4 kts; Complement 41; Armament two 20-mm mounts; Propulsion General Motors diesel engines, 1,800shp, two shafts.
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Killdeer - A ringed plover; a North American shore and field bird (Charadius vociferus).

LSIL-883 (q.v.) was commissioned 26 October 1944 and decommissioned in March 1946. On 7 March 1952, while out of commission in reserve, she was named Killdeer and reclassified AMCU-27. In July 1954 she was again reclassified LSIL-883.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association
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