USS Estella

Not to be confused with USS Estelle (SP-747) or USS Estrella (1862).

History
United States
Name	USS Estella
Namesake	Previous name retained
Completed	1912
Acquired	1917
Commissioned	24 May 1917
Stricken	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)