Ellen, a 23-ton motor boat, was built in 1917 by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island, in anticipation that her owner would make her available for naval service. The Navy acquired the craft in July 1917 and placed her in service early in August as USS Ellen (SP-1209). In 1918 the Navy eliminated her name, and for the remainder of her Navy career she was known as SP-1209. In April 1919, following the end of the First World War, she was returned to her owner.
This page features our only view of the motor boat Ellen, later USS Ellen (SP-1209).
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18 March 2001