USS Elsie III
USS Elsie III (foreground) at Lockwood's Basin in Boston, Massachusetts, during World War I. Behind her is the patrol vessel USS Lynx II (SP-730). | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Elsie III (SP-708) |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Acquired | 1917 |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1917 |
| Fate | Transferred to United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 21 April 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian motorboat Elsie III 1912-1917 |
| United States | |
| Name | USC&GS Elsie III |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Acquired | 21 April 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 1944 |
| General characteristics (patrol vessel) | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 23 tons |
| Length | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Beam | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Gasoline engine |
| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | None |
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USS Elsie III (SP-708) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 that saw service during World War I. After the completion of her U.S. Navy career, she was in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey as the survey launch USC&GS Elsie III from 1919 to 1944.