Name USS Margaret Launched not known | Laid down date unknown | |
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Completed in 1913 at Morris Heights, New York Acquired by the Navy on 28 April 1917 Commissioned 28 June 1917 as USS Margaret (SP-524) | ||
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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