USS Estella (SP-537)

Not to be confused with USS Estelle (SP-747).
History
United States
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.

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