USS Enaj (SP-578) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

History
United States
NameUSS Enaj
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderHerreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island
Completed1909
Acquired11 June 1917
Commissioned11 June 1917
FateReturned to owner 31 December 1918
NotesOperated as private yacht Enaj 1909-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Tonnage92 gross register tons
Length89 ft 4 in (27.23 m)
Beam17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Draft5 ft (1.5 m) forward
PropulsionOne 75 indicated horsepower (55.9-kilowatt) steam engine, one shaft
Speed11 knots
Complement12

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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