USS Virginia may refer to:
An armed yacht was a yacht that was armed with weapons and was typically in the service of a navy. The word "yacht" was originally applied to small, fast and agile naval vessels suited to piracy and to employment by navies and coast guards against smugglers and pirates. Vessels of this type were adapted to racing by wealthy owners. The origin of civilian yachts as naval vessels, with their speed and maneuverability, made them useful for adaptation to their original function as patrol vessels. In the United States Navy armed yachts were typically private yachts expropriated for government use in times of war. Armed yachts served as patrol vessels during the Spanish–American War and the World Wars. In the latter conflicts, armed yachts were used as patrol vessels, convoy escorts, and in anti-submarine duties. In the United States, yachts were purchased from their owners with the owners given an option to repurchase their yacht at the close of hostilities.
USS Margaret (ID-2510) – shortly thereafter known as USS Chatham (ID-2510) -- was a cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was used to carry cargo to Allied troops in Europe until the war’s end when she was returned to the U.S. Shipping Board for disposition.
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.
The first USS Hiawatha (SP-183) was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1920.
A Naval Registry Identification Number is a unique identifier that the U.S. Navy used for privately owned and naval vessels in the first half of the 20th century.
The first USS Williams (SP-498), sometimes cited as USS Williams '18, later USS SP-498, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from March to December 1918.
The first USS Valiant (SP-535) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
USS Fli-Hawk (SP-550) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
The first USS Magnet (SP-563) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
USS Enaj (SP-578) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
USS Lomado (SP-636) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
USS Joy (SP-643) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
USS Katie (SP-660) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
USS Lexington II (SP-705), later USS SP-705, was an American patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
The first USS Rush (SP-712) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission during 1917.
USS Itasca II (SP-803) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
USS Margaret Anderson (SP-1203) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from August to December 1917.
USS Herman S. Caswell (SP-2311), was a United States Navy patrol vessel in service from 1918 to 1919.
USS Shuttle (SP-3572), also listed as ID-3572, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.
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