USS Margaret (SP-531)

USS Margaret (SP-531)

USS "Margaret" (SP-531) was a schooner acquired by the U.S. Navy for temporary service during World War I.

World War I service

"Margaret", a 58-gross-ton auxiliary schooner, was built in 1903 at Boston, Massachusetts, as the pleasure craft "Savarona I". Acquired by the Navy for World War I service, she was commissioned in May 1917 as USS "Margaret" (SP-531) and renamed "SP-531" the following year.

Post-war decommissioning

She was decommissioned and stricken from the List of Naval vessels in September 1919 and sold on 13 December 1919.

See also

* U.S. Navy
* World War I

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