Idalis SP-870

Idalis

(SP-870: t. 40; 1. 67'8"; b. 14'2"; dr. 3'; s. 10 k.; a. 1
1-pdr. )

Idalis (SP-270), a motor yacht, was built in 1908 by Gas Engine & Power Co., Morris Heights, N.Y. Originaily

Idalis, she was acquired by the Navy in June 1917 as Amalia IV from her owner, Carl Reinschild of New York City; renamed Idalis, she commissioned 25 August 1917 Lt. G. C. Fry, USNRE; in command.

Assigned to the 3d Naval District, Idalis served as a patrol craft in Long Island Sound and as training ship for officers at the Naval Reserve Training School Pelham Bay Park, N.Y. She continued these duties untli the close of the war, and was returned to her former owner 22 March 1919.