 USS Sea Otter (SP-781), probably while awaiting disposal in 1919. She is in port with many other section patrol craft, including USS Patrol No. 10 (SP-85) (second boat inboard of Sea Otter) and USS Daiquiri (SP-1285) (in right background).
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Sea Otter |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Britt Brothers, Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Completed | 1911[1] or 1913[2] |
| Acquired | 11 June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 11 June 1917 |
| Stricken | 7 November 1919 |
| Fate | Sold 16 January 1920 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Sea Otter from 1911 or 1913 to 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 6 Gross register tons |
| Displacement | 6 tons |
| Length | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 5 |
| Armament |
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USS Sea Otter (SP-781) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Background
Sea Otter was built as a private wooden motorboat of the same name in either 1911[3] or 1913[4] by Britt Brothers at Lynn, Massachusetts. On 11 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Hugh L. Willoughby of Newport, Rhode Island, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Sea Otter (SP-781).
Sea Otter performed transportation and supply duties in United States East Coast ports for the rest of World War I.
Decommissioned sometime after the end of the war, Sea Otter was stricken from the Navy List on 7 November 1919 and sold to Joseph Guild of Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 January 1920.
Notes
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s8/sea_otter.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sea Otter (SP 781).
- ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Sea Otter (SP-781), 1917-1919.
- ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s8/sea_otter.htm and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sea Otter (SP 781).
- ^ Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Sea Otter (SP-781), 1917-1919.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Sea Otter (SP-781), 1917-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Sea Otter (SP 781)
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