USS Marguerite

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Marguerite in private use in 1916 or 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Marguerite
NamesakePrevious name retained
Builder Smith-Williams Company, Salisbury, Maryland
Completed1916
Acquired27 June 1917
Commissioned2 October 1917
FateTransferred to Department of the Treasury 11 December 1919 for use by U.S. Coast Guard
NotesBuilt as civilian motorboat Marguerite
General characteristics
Type Patrol vessel
Tonnage33 tons
Length60 ft (18 m)
Beam13 ft (4.0 m)
Draft3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Speed12 knots
Complement6
Armament

USS Marguerite (SP-193) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.

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.

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