USS Margaret O

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Margaret O (American Motor Boat, 1915) photographed prior to World War I.
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Margaret O
BuilderGeorge Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts
Laid downdate unknown
Completed1915 at Neponset, Massachusetts
Acquiredleased by the Navy on 2 October 1917
Commissioned2 October 1917 as USS Margaret O (SP-614)
Decommissionedc. 1919
RenamedUSS SP-614 in April 1918
Strickenc. 1919
FateReturned to her owner on 24 April 1919
General characteristics
Type Motorboat
Displacementnot known
Length55 ft (17 m)
Beamnot known
Draftnot known
Propulsionnot known
Speednot known
Complementnot known
Armamentnot known

USS Margaret O (SP-614) was a civilian motorboat that temporarily served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted by the Navy as a patrol craft and patrolled on the U.S. East Coast. Post-war she was returned to her owner.

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Built in Massachusetts

Margaret O, a 55-foot motor pleasure boat, was built in 1915 at Neponset, Massachusetts, by George Lawley & Sons.

World War I service

After being acquired by the Navy for World War I service she was placed in commission in October 1917 as USS Margaret O (SP-614). Her name was changed to SP-614 in April 1918. She was assigned section patrol use, presumably in New England waters.

Post-war disposition

Post-war she was decommissioned and then returned to her owner in April 1919.

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