USS Ella (SP-1676)

For other ships with 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.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• SP-1676 Ella 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 ID # 1600 through ID # 1699
• NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Ella (SP 1676)