USS Xarifa, a 378 gross ton patrol vessel, was built in 1896 at Cowes, England, as a civilian yacht. Powered by sails and an auxiliary steam engine, she was named Ophelie and Xarifa during the next two decades. The U.S. Navy acquired the yacht in August 1917 for World War I service, but did not place her in commission until February 1918. She spent the rest of the war on patrol duty in the New York Harbor area, remaining in that vicinity during the months following the November 1918 armistice. USS Xarifa was decommissioned at the end of March 1919 and returned to her owner in early May of that year.
This page features the only views we have concerning USS Xarifa (SP-581) and the civilian steam yacht Xarifa.
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Page made 30 October 2004