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Elfrida (SP 988)

Elfrida served the U. S. Navy and the states of Connecticut, New Jersey and North Carolina.
Patrol Yacht: Built in 1889 by Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, DE; Acquired by the Navy 15 June 1898; Commissioned USS Elfrida 30 June 1898; Decommissioned 14 September 1898; Recommissioned 29 April 1899 and loaned to the Connecticut Naval Militia; Transferred to the New Jersey Militia in 1900; Returned to the Connecticut Naval Militia in 1902; Returned to Navy control and decommissioned 27 June 1908; Loaned to the North Carolina Naval Militia and recommissioned 20 August 1909; Returned to Navy custody at the outbreak of World War I; Designated as SP-988; Suffered an explosion on board 25 August 1917 while making passage from Norfolk to Yorktown, VA, one man killed, two seriously injured; Decommissioned 31 March 1918; Sold 11 May 1918. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 164 t.; Length 101' 6"; Beam 18'; Draft 7' 9"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one rapid fire 3-pounder and two rapid fire 1-pounders.

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Elfrida 84k Photo probably taken during her service with the North Carolina State Naval Militia.
Photo from the 1914 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships		 Robert Hurst
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