USS Marguerite II (SP-892)

USS Marguerite II (SP-892) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 and 1919.

Not to be confused with USS Marguerite (SP-193).
History
United States
Name:
  • USS Marguerite II (1917-1918)
  • USS SP-982 (1918-1919)
Namesake:
  • Marguerite II was a previous name retained
  • SP-982 was her section patrol number
Completed: 1917
Acquired: 1917
Commissioned: 1917
Renamed: SP-982 in 1918
Fate: Disposed of in 1919
General characteristics
Type: Patrol vessel

Marguerite II was built as a private motorboat in 1917.[1] In 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Marguerite II (SP-892) sometime in 1917.[2] Sometime in 1918 she was renamed USS SP-892,[3] presumably to avoid confusion with another patrol boat. USS Marguerite (SP-193), in commission at the same time.

The Navy disposed of SP-892 sometime in 1919 via an unknown means.[4]

No other records of Marguerite II's operational history are available, nor are any records of her characteristics.

Notes
  1. See SP-892 Marguerite II at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-800 through SP-899
  2. See SP-892 Marguerite II at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-800 through SP-899 and SP-892 Marguerite II at NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft (SP) and Civilian Vessels (ID) Index
  3. See SP-892 Marguerite II at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-800 through SP-899
  4. See SP-892 Marguerite II at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-800 through SP-899

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