USS Margaret (SP-524)

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Margaret (U.S. Steam Yacht, 1913) at Boston, Massachusetts, 3 May 1917, while being converted for World War I Navy service.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Margaret
Laid downdate unknown
Launchednot known
Completedin 1913 at Morris Heights, New York
Acquiredby the Navy on 28 April 1917
Commissioned28 June 1917 as USS Margaret (SP-524)
RenamedUSS SP-524 in 1918
Strickennot known
FateTransferred to the War Department on 9 March 1920
General characteristics
Type yacht
Tonnagenot known
Length145’
Beamnot known
Draftnot known
Propulsion steam engine
Speednot known
Complementnot known
Armamentnot known

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.

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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.

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