Najelda (S.P. 277)
1917-1919
The Navy retained the name carried by this vessel at the time of her acquisition.
(S.P. 277: tonnage 52 (gross register); length 60'0"; beam 18'5"; draft 5'0" (mean); complement 11; speed 10.0 knots (maximum), 9.0 knots (cruising); armament 1 6-pounder, 2 machine guns)
Najelda, a single-screw, wooden-hulled motor boat, was built in 1907 by N. Emanuel, Brunswick, Georgia, for Capt. F. P. Barry, New Orleans, La.; acquired by the Navy on 1 May 1917 for section patrol duties; and was commissioned on 6 May 1917.
Given the identification number S.P. 277, Najelda carried out patrol duties along the Gulf Coast. Decommissioned on 9 December 1918, and stricken from the Navy Register on 11 June 1919, she was sold to A. Denapolis of New Orleans on 30 October 1919.
Updated, Robert J. Cressman
16 May 2022
