▁people ▁of ▁Ta ish an ▁descent ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁C anton ese ▁descent ▁Category : Ch inese - American ▁av i ators ▁Category : A vi ators ▁from ▁Port land , ▁Oregon <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁Sea ▁Ot ter ▁I ▁( IX - 5 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁vessel ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁prior ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Jacob son ' s ▁Sh ip yard , ▁O yst er ▁Bay , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁completion , ▁Sea ▁Ot ter ▁I ▁had ▁been ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁district ▁craft ▁for ▁experimental ▁purposes ▁by ▁her ▁owner , ▁Mr . ▁Roland ▁L . ▁Red mond , ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁Ac quired ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁service ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Sea ▁Ot ter ▁I ▁operated ▁in ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Naval ▁District . ▁She ▁was ▁placed ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁List ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Sea ▁Ot ters ▁provision ▁unit ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁Engineering ▁Ex perimental ▁Station ▁in ▁Ann apolis , ▁Maryland , ▁and ▁her ▁h ull ▁was ▁scra pped . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁