Boulder, 1942
WPY 352; ex-Elkorn
Cutter History:
Boulder was the former 105-foot fishing vessel Elkhorn, originally built in 1906, that the Coast Guard acquired in 1942 for patrol work. She was commissioned on 4 December 1942 and was assigned to the 4th Naval District. She was based out of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and conducted anti-submarine patrols and escort of convoy duty into 1943. She was decommissioned on 15 June 1943 and returned to her owners.
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.