USS Marguerite (SP-193)
USS Marguerite (SP-193) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
 Marguerite in private use in 1916 or 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service. | |
| History | |
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| Name: | USS Marguerite |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | Smith-Williams Company, Salisbury, Maryland |
| Completed: | 1916 |
| Acquired: | 27 June 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 2 October 1917 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Department of the Treasury 11 December 1919 for use by U.S. Coast Guard |
| Notes: | Built as civilian motorboat Marguerite |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 33 tons |
| Length: | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Beam: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Draft: | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 6 |
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Marguerite was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1916 by the Smith-Williams Company at Salisbury, Maryland. The U.S. Navy purchased her from her owner, W. D. Sargent of Bayonne, New Jersey, on 27 June 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned as USS Marguerite (SP-193) on 2 October 1917.
Marguerite was assigned to the 7th Naval District and served as a section patrol boat based at St. Augustine, Florida.
Marguerite was transferred to the Department of the Treasury on 11 December 1919 for use by the United States Coast Guard.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy: Navy History and Heritage Command: Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Marguerite (Motor Boat, 1916). Served as USS Marguerite (SP-193) in 1917-19
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Marguerite (SP 193)
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