Ottern, 1943
WYP-379
Builder: Smiths Dock Co., South Bork Mdf, Norway
Commissioned: 1937 (commercial), 5 April 1943 Coast Guard
Decommissioned: 7 July 1943 and returned to owner
Length: 138 ft
Navigation Draft: 14' 8"
Beam: 26' 4"
Displacement: 260 tons full load
Propulsion: steam, single screw
Shaft Power: 1,216 SHP
Maximum Speed: NA
Economical Speed: NA
Fuel Capacity: NA
Water Capacity: NA
Endurance: Na
Complement: NA
Armament: NA
Design & Service:
A former whaler, the Ottern was acquired from the War Shipping Administration. The conversion of the ship cost $ 13,750
The Ottern was assigned to the WESTSEAFRON and stationed at Monterey, California 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.