USS Ella (SP-1676)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Ella.
History
United States
Name: USS Ella
Namesake: Previous name retained
Completed: 1902
Acquired: 8 October 1917
Fate: Returned to owner 29 October 1917
Notes:
  • No active U.S. Navy service;
  • Operated as private motorboat Ella 1902-1917 and from October 1917
General characteristics
Type: Patrol vessel
Length: 32 ft (9.8 m)

The second USS Ella (SP-1676) was a patrol vessel briefly under United States Navy control during 1917.

Ella was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1902. On 8 October 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was given the section patrol number SP-1676.

Apparently very quickly deemed unsuitable for naval service, Ella was returned to her owner on 29 October 1917.

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