USS Estella (SP-537)
Not to be confused with USS Estelle (SP-747).
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States
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| Name: | USS Estella |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Completed: | 1912 |
| Acquired: | 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 24 May 1917 |
| Struck: | 13 June 1919 |
| Fate: | Sold 1920 |
| Notes: | Operated as private motorboat Estella until 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
USS Estella (SP-537) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Estella was built in 1912 as a private motorboat. In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Estella (SP-537) on 24 May 1917.
Assigned to the 1st Naval District, Estella operated on patrol duties in northern New England waters for the rest of World War I and into 1919.
Estella was stricken from the Navy List on 13 June 1919 and sold in 1920.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- SP-537: Estella at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number: "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-500 through SP-599
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Estella (SP 537)
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