Ojibwa Early Ojibwa  Scrapbook   Ojibwa Decommissioning  After Decomm Photo by Dan Riksen

Specifications  Displacement: 348 tons Length: 110' Beam: 26'5" Draft: 11'6" Speed: 12 knots Armament: 2 20mm Complement: 2 warrants, 14 enlisted Diesel engines, single screw, 1,000 hp Ojibwa was first stationed at Boston MA remaining there until 1954 when she transferred to the Great Lakes and ported at Buffalo, NY being used as a SAR, LE and icebreaking vessel. . 29 November 1951 she assisted after a collision between MV Ventura and FV Lynn near Boston. 4 may 1965 she sustained an engine causality during ice breaking operations and was towed to port by cutter Kaw. January 1868 she was used experimenting with a ice braking plow. April 1980 she was converted for salt water ops to be transferred to Yorktown as a training vessel but this was ultimately canceled. Decommissioned April 1980

 

Hull Number	Builder	Keel Laid	Launched	Commissioned	Disposition
WYTM-97	Ira S. Bushey & Sons Brooklyn, N.Y.	25 Jan 43	10 Sept 43	7 Apr 44	Decomm  Apr 1980 Sold 22 Dec 80