USS Margaret (SP-328)
 USS Margaret (SP-328) photographed c. 1917-19.
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Margaret |
| Namesake | Name retained by the Navy |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | date unknown |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Commissioned | 21 May 1917 as USS Margaret (SP-328) |
| Decommissioned | c. 1919 |
| Renamed | renamed USS SP-328 in 1918 to avoid confusion with another Navy ship named Margaret |
| Stricken | c. 1919 |
| Fate | sold on 14 April 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | menhaden fishing trawler |
| Tonnage | 273 gross tons |
| Length | not known |
| Beam | not known |
| Draft | not known |
| Propulsion | not known |
| Speed | not known |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament | not known |
USS Margaret (SP-328) was a trawler acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was configured by the Navy as a patrol craft. Post-war she was sold to her previous owner.
World War I service
Margaret, a 273-gross-ton menhaden fishing trawler, was built in 1912. During World War I she was acquired by the Navy, being placed in commission as USS Margaret (SP-328) in May 1917. She was renamed SP-328 in 1918 to avoid confusion with another Navy ship named Margaret.
Post-war disposition
No longer required following the Armistice ending World War I, USS SP-328 was sold to her former owner in April 1919.
See also
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery at Naval Historical Center
- Photo gallery at navsource.org