Namesake Previous name retained Commissioned 18 May 1917 | Acquired 18 May 1917 Length 42 m | |
Name USS Elizabeth M. Froelich Decommissioned 14 April 1919 or 14 May 1919 Fate Returned to owner 14 April 1919 or 14 May 1919 | ||
USS Elizabeth M. Froelich (SP-380) was a minesweeper that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919.
Elizabeth M. Froelich was built as a commercial freight boat of the same name. On 18 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her at New York City from her owner for use on the section patrol as a minesweeper during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Elizabeth M. Froelich (SP-380) the same day.
After fitting out as a minesweeper, Elizabeth M. Froelich was assigned to the 5th Naval District, where she operated for the rest of World War I and into 1919. She was decommissioned and returned to her owner on the same day in 1919; sources differ as to whether the day was 14 April 1919 or 14 May 1919.
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