USFS Auklet

USFS Auklet
USFS Auklet at Little Port Walter in Port Walter, Territory of Alaska.
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
NameUSFS Auklet
NamesakeAuklet, a seabird of the genus Aethia
BuilderElliott Bay Yacht and Engine Company, SeattleWashington
Acquired10 May 1917
CommissionedSummer 1917
Identification
FateTransferred to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 30 June 1940
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
NameUS FWS Auklet
NamesakePrevious name retained
AcquiredFrom U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 30 June 1940
FateSold autumn 1950
General characteristics
TypeFishery patrol vessel
Tonnage
Length48 ft (15 m)
Beam12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Draft5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
Propulsion
Speed8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi)
CrewThree, plus two embarked fishery agents

USFS Auklet was an American fishery patrol vessel that served in the waters of Southeast Alaska. She was in commission in the United States Bureau of Fisheries from 1917 to 1940 and in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as US FWS Auklet from 1940 to 1950.