The Elsie III was used by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Geodetic Survey on Lake Okeechobee.
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Looking back ...
The Elsie was launched on Lake Okeechobee in 1924. [Photo courtesy NOAA Sailing for Science Digital Collection]
Looking back ....This 1924 photo taken on Lake Okeechobee is captioned "Wading ashore off the Elsie III." USS Elsie III (SP-708) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 that saw service during World War I. After the completion of her U.S. Navy career, she was in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. [Photo courtesy of the Family of Captain Carl I. Aslakson/NOAA digital collection] Do you have an old photo to share? Email photos and information to okeenews@iniusa.org.
![The Elsie was launched on Lake Okeechobee in 1924. [Photo courtesy NOAA Sailing for Science Digital Collection]](/uploads/original/20260505-124905-e7c-His Elsie pic 2.jpg)
![Looking back ....This 1924 photo taken on Lake Okeechobee is captioned "Wading ashore off the Elsie III." USS Elsie III (SP-708) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 that saw service during World War I. After the completion of her U.S. Navy career, she was in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. [Photo courtesy of the Family of Captain Carl I. Aslakson/NOAA digital collection] Do you have an old photo to share? Email photos and information to okeenews@iniusa.org.](/uploads/original/20260505-124853-784-HIS Elsie III SA.jpg)
