USS Enaj (SP-578) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Enaj |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Acquired | 11 June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 11 June 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 31 December 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private yacht Enaj 1909-1917 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 92 gross register tons |
| Length | 89 ft 4 in (27.23 m) |
| Beam | 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) forward |
| Propulsion | One 75 indicated horsepower (55.9-kilowatt) steam engine, one shaft |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Complement | 12 |
Enaj was built as a private steam yacht of the same name by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1909. On 11 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner for use as a section patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS Enaj (SP-578).
Assigned to the 2nd Naval District in southern New England, Enaj carried out patrols and executed special duty assignments with the Inspection Section at Newport, Rhode Island, for the rest of World War I.
Enaj was returned to her owner on 31 December 1918.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- SP-578 Enaj 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: Enaj (SP 578)
