 USFS Auklet and USFS Murre, from Pacific Motor Boat, June 1917.
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  U.S. Bureau of Fisheries | |
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| Name | USFS Murre |
| Namesake | Murre, a seabird of the genus Uria |
| 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 Murre |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Acquired | From U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 30 June 1940 |
| Fate | Transferred to U.S. Navy 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fishery patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 48 ft (15 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
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| Speed | 8.5 knots (16 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) |
| Crew | Three, plus two embarked fishery agents |
USFS Murre 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 fleet from 1917 to 1940 and, as US FWS Murre in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fleet from 1940 to 1942. Murre and her sister ship USFS Auklet were the first vessels ever constructed for fisheries enforcement duties in Alaska.