USC&GS Elsie III (1912)

USC&GS Elsie III was a launch that served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1919 to 1944.

Elsie III was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1912 at Morris Heights in the Bronx, New York. From 1917 to 1919, she served in the United States Navy as patrol vessel USS Elsie III (SP-708).

Elsie III was transferred to the Coast and Geodetic Survey on 21 April 1919. She served along the United States East Coast during her career with the Survey.

Between 4 September and 12 September 1935, Elsie III joined the Coast and Geodetic Survey launch USC&GS Marindin in helping with relief efforts in the Florida Keys following the passage of the violent 1935 Labor Day hurricane.

Elsie III was retired from Coast and Geodetic Survey service in 1944.