USS Margaret (SP-524)
USS Margaret (SP-524) was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was reconfigured by the Navy at Boston, Massachusetts and served as a patrol craft throughout the war. Post-war she was transferred to the War Department.
 Margaret (U.S. Steam Yacht, 1913) at Boston, Massachusetts, 3 May 1917, while being converted for World War I Navy service. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | USS Margaret |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Launched: | not known |
| Completed: | in 1913 at Morris Heights, New York |
| Acquired: | by the Navy on 28 April 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 28 June 1917 as USS Margaret (SP-524) |
| Renamed: | USS SP-524 in 1918 |
| Stricken: | not known |
| Fate: | transferred to the War Department on 9 March 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | yacht |
| Tonnage: | not known |
| Length: | 145’ |
| Beam: | not known |
| Draft: | not known |
| Propulsion: | steam engine |
| Speed: | not known |
| Complement: | not known |
| Armament: | not known |
World War I service
Margaret, a 145-foot steam yacht, was built in 1913 at Morris Heights, New York. She was acquired by the Navy in April 1917, converted to a patrol vessel, and commissioned late in the following June as USS Margaret (SP-524). She was renamed SP-524 in 1918.
Post-war disposition
In the Spring of 1919, following World War I service, she was ordered sold, but was instead transferred to the War Department in March 1920.
See also
- U.S. Navy
- World War I
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery at Naval Historical Center
- Photo gallery at navsource.org
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