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Observer (AMc 91)
Call sign:
Nan - William - Fox - How
Accentor Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down, 6 September 1941 by F. L. Fulton, Antioch, CA; Launched, 15 January 1942; Placed in service as USS Observer (AMc 91), 14 April 1942; Placed out of service, 10 December 1945; Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1946; Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 21 August 1947. Sold to the Douglas family who owned Douglas Oil which became Costa Mesa oil. Sold in 1979 to the McIntosh Foundation of Wellington, FL. They operated her until 2002 when they sold her to Gary Baxter. Purchased by Rusty and Kimberly Owen of Gustavus, AK in March 2004 and named Sea Wolf.
Specifications: Displacement 228 t.; Length 97' 1"; Beam 22'; Draft 9' 1"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 17; Armament two .50 cal. machine guns; Propulsion one 376bhp Hooven-Owens-Rentschler diesel engine, one shaft.
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