USS Margaret (SP-328)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Margaret.
 USS Margaret (SP-328) photographed c. 1917-19. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
  United States | |
| 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 |
| Struck: | 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
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