Sea Otter (Id. No. 781)
(SP-781: t. 6; 1. 40'; b. 100'1"; dr. 3'6"; s. 10 k.; cpl. 5; a. 1 1-pdr., 1 mg.)
A fur-bearing animal of the weasel family. Sea Otter retained her mercantile name during her service in the United States Navy.
On 11 June 1917, soon after the United States entered World War I, Sea Otter, a wooden boat built during 1911 by Britt Brothers, Lynn, Mass., was acquired by the Navy from Hugh L. Willoughby of Newport, R. I.; and placed in service the same day.
Sea Otter served as a supply vessel on the east coast of the United States until placed out of service at war's end. Struck from the Navy list on 7 November 1919, Sea Otter was sold on 16 January 1920 to Joseph Guild of Boston.
Published: Tue Feb 16 14:15:19 EST 2016
