Photo #: NH 102574
USS Xarifa (SP-581)
In harbor, circa 1918-1919.
Built in 1896 and successively named Xarifa, Ophelie
and Xarifa, this composite sailing yacht with auxiliary
steam power was acquired by the Navy on 9 August 1917 and placed
in commission on 23 February 1918. She was returned to her owner
on 4 May 1919.
The original photograph is in Record Group 19-LCM in the National
Archives.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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