Ozette I (YTB-541)
(YTB-541: dp. 310; l. 101'; b. 28'; dr. 9'7"; s. 12 k.)
A lake and a Makah Indian reservation in the state of Washington.
Ozette, a screw steamer built by the Seattle-North Pacific Shipbuilding Co., was launched 28 September 1918; transferred directly to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service by USSB; but never commissioned.
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Ozette (YTB-541) was laid down 20 February 1945 by Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., Morris Heights, N.Y.; launched 14 May 1945; and commissioned 31 October 1945.
Assigned to the 1st Naval District, Boston, Ozette provided harbor services there until 1949, when she was re-assigned, to the Advanced Bases, Atlantic, an area of operation that kept her busy until 1958 when she returned to Boston. Redesignated YTM-541 in February 1962, she continues to operate at Boston into 1970.
