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.

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.

See also

* U.S. Navy
* World War I

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