Thoris, 1943
WYP 378
ex-Almos
Builder: Framnaes Mek, Vaerks A/S, Sordefjord, Norway
Commissioned: 1939 (commercial), 25 January 1943 Coast Guard
Decommissioned: 7 July 1943 and returned to owner
Length: 134'
Navigation Draft: 13' 9"
Beam: 25'6"
Displacement: 616 tons full load
Propulsion: steam, single screw
Shaft Power: 1,400 SHP
Maximum Speed: NA
Economical Speed: NA
Fuel Capacity: NA
Water Capacity: NA
Endurance: NA
Complement: NA
Armament: NA
History:
Thoris was a former whaler and was acquired by the Coast Guard from the War Shipping Administration. The conversion costs were $13,750.
Thoris performed patrol duty in the WESTSEAFRON and was stationed at San Pedro California.
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.