USS Elf
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Elf |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Stanley Vansant |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | May 1917 |
| Commissioned | 3 May 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 9 January 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 10 January 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Elf 1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 53 ft (16 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft (0.91 m) mean |
| Speed | 22 knots |
| Complement | 8 |
| Armament | 1 × 1-pounder gun |
USS Elf (SP-81) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.
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Elf was a civilian motorboat completed in early 1917 by Stanley Vansant. In early May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, Louis H. Eisenlohr of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for World War I service as a patrol boat. She was commissioned as USS Elf (SP-81) on 3 May 1917.
Elf performed patrol duty in the 4th Naval District until July 1918, when she was transferred to the 7th Naval District.
Elf was decommissioned on 9 January 1919 and returned to her owner on 10 January 1919.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Elf (American Motor Boat, 1917). Served as USS Elf (SP-81) in 1917-1919
- Photo gallery of USS Elf at NavSource Naval History
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