Name USS Sea Otter I Commissioned 9 July 1941 Struck 24 June 1942 Length 24 m | Acquired 29 May 1941 Decommissioned 6 November 1941 Launched 24 May 1941 | |
Builder Jacobson's Shipyard, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York | ||
USS Sea Otter I (IX-51) was a vessel of the United States Navy prior to World War II. The ship was built by Jacobson's Shipyard, Oyster Bay, New York and launched on 24 May 1941. Prior to her completion, Sea Otter I had been offered to the Navy for use as a district craft for experimental purposes by her owner, Mr. Roland L. Redmond, of New York City.
Service history
Acquired by the US Navy on 29 May 1941, she was placed in service on 9 July 1941. Sea Otter I operated in waters of the 3rd Naval District. She was placed out of service on 6 November 1941 and struck from the Navy List on 24 June 1942. Sea Otter's provision unit was shipped to the Naval Engineering Experimental Station in Annapolis, Maryland, and her hull was scrapped.
References
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