USS Sea Otter I (IX-51) was a vessel of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 prior to World War II

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. 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

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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

Naval Vessel Register

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 on 24 June 1942. Sea Otters provision unit was shipped to the Naval Engineering Experimental Station in Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis, Maryland

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, and her hull was scrapped.

External links

• Photo gallery at navsource.org