USFS Auklet at Little Port Walter in Port Walter, Territory of Alaska.
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U.S. Bureau of Fisheries | |
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Name | USFS Auklet |
Namesake | Auklet, a seabird of the genus Aethia |
Builder | Elliott Bay Yacht and Engine Company, Seattle, Washington |
Acquired | 10 May 1917 |
Commissioned | Summer 1917 |
Identification |
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Fate | Transferred to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 30 June 1940 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
Name | US FWS Auklet |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Acquired | From U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 30 June 1940 |
Fate | Sold autumn 1950 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Fishery patrol vessel |
Tonnage | |
Length | 48 ft (15 m) |
Beam | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
Draft | 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) |
Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) |
Crew | Three, 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.