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Lake Otisco (ID 4410D)
Freighter: Built in 1918 as War Oak by the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, OH; Renamed Lake Otisco during construction; Acquired by the Navy, 5 October 1918 and commissioned USS Lake Otisco (ID 4410D) the same day; Decommissioned, 4 April 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Sold in 1921 to the International Coal Transportation Corp, New York, NY; Sold in 1923 to Cie Nationale de Navigation, LeHavre, France and renamed Floreal; Sold in 1929 to Hetland A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark and renamed Nivaa; Sold in 1933 to Hoyrylaiva O/Y J. Nurminen Raumo, Finland and renamed Usko; Sold in 1939 to J. Pruun, Tallinn, Estonia and renamed Meero. On 10 October 1940, the Soviets formally nationalized the Estonian ships, including Meero, within the newly-created Estonian State Sea Shipping Co. Meero was requisitioned for use as military transport VT-542 by the Soviet Baltic Fleet and used to evacuate troops from Koivisto on 1 September 1941. On 2 September 1941 while sailing to Leningrad, Meero was torpedoed and sunk by the Finnish torpedo boat Syosky off Koivisto. The crew was rescued by other ships.
Specifications: Displacement 2,015 t.; Length 251'; Beam 43' 5"; Draft 20'; Speed 10 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 3".
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