USS Killdeer

Last updated December 31, 2021

USS Killdeer may refer to one of the following United States Navy ships:

USS Killdeer (AMc-21), originally the fishing vessel Vindicator; acquired by the Navy as a coastal minesweeper and renamed in 1940; renamed IX-194 and used as general utility vessel after 1944; struck in 1945 and sold in 1946
USS Killdeer (AMCU-27), originally LCI(L)-883; renamed and reclassified 7 March 1952, but refit cancelled 1 July 1954; sold in 1960

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