Thorfinn, 1943
WYP 383
Builder: Okers Mek, Vaerks, Oslo, Norway
Commissioned: 1929 (commercial), 25 January 1943 Coast Guard
Decommissioned: 2 July 1943
Length: 116"
Navigation Draft: 13' 2"
Beam: 23' 9"
Displacement: 249 tons full load
Propulsion: steam, single screw
Shaft Power: 1,200 SHP
Maximum Speed: NA
Economical Speed: NA
Fuel Capacity: NA
Water Capacity: NA
Endurance: NA
Complement: NA
Armament: NA
History:
Thorfinn was a former whaler that the Coast Guard acquired for patrol work from the War Shipping Administration. The conversion costs were $13,750.
She was assigned to the WESTSEAFRON and was stationed at San Pedro, CA, and used for patrol duty.
Sources:
Cutter History File. USCG Historian's Office, USCG HQ, Washington, D.C.
Robert Scheina. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982.