Thorfjell, 1943
WYP 384
Builder: Koldraes Mek, Vaerks, Tonsberg, Norway
Commissioned: 1934 (Commercial), 25 January 1943 Coast Guard
Decommissioned: 2 July 1943
Length: 126' 1"
Navigation Draft: 14' 2"
Beam: 25' 1"
Displacement: 635 tons full load
Propulsion: steam, single screw
Shaft Power: 1,200 SHP
Maximum Speed: NA
Economical Speed: NA
Fuel Capacity: NA
Water Capacity: NA
Endurance: N A
Complement: NA
Armament: NA
History:
Thorfjell was a former whaler and was acquired from the War Shipping Administration. The conversion costs were $13,750.
The Thorfjell performed patrol duty in the WESTSEAFRON and was stationed at San Pedro California.
Sources:
Cutter History File. USCG Historian's Office, USCG HQ, Washington, D.C.
Robert Scheina. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982.