HM Sloop OTTER boat restoration project

Acquired from the Pennsylvania State Navy, this 16' Hankins Skiff is HM Sloop OTTER's first boat. Built by Charles Hankins in 1972, this boat saw service on the Jersey shore for almost thirty years before being acquired by the PSN in October 2004. We plan to restore the boat to include period correct armament and put it in service as one of the OTTER's ship's boats.

The HM Sloop OTTER tentatively plans to arm the restored boat with two brass barrel blunderbusses with swivel mounts, such as this example seen in Battle Weapons of the American Revolution, George C. Neumann