USS Margin
 Margin as a private motorboat in 1917.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Margin |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | W. E. Haff, Neptune Island, New York |
| Completed | 1917 |
| Acquired | 21 March 1918 |
| Commissioned | 28 June 1918 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 1 April 1919 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Margin 1917-1918 and from 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 2.5 tons |
| Length | 41 ft 6 in (12.65 m) |
| Beam | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) |
| Speed | 13 knots |
| Complement | 4 |
| Armament | 1 × machine gun |
USS Margin (SP-2119), also ID-2119, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919.
Margin was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1917 by W. E. Haff at Neptune Island, New York. On 6 December 1917, the 3rd Naval District inspected her for possible naval service, and on 21 March 1918 the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, W. D. Hatch of Neptune Island, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Margin (SP-2119 or ID-2119) on 28 June 1919.
Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Margin served on patrol duty for the rest of World War I. The Navy returned her to Hatch on 1 April 1919.
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Margin (Motor Boat, 1917). Served as USS Margin (ID # 2119) in 1918-19
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Margin (SP 2119)
