USS Margaret (SP-527)
Civilian ship requisitioned by the U.S. Navy for WW1 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Margaret.
USS Margaret (SP-527) was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I and in commission as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918. She was assigned to escort and patrol duty in the North Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, she had numerous mechanical problems and her commanding officer -- Lieutenant Commander Frank Jack Fletcher (1885–1973), a future admiral and aircraft carrier task force commander of World War II – did not consider her an effective fighting ship. Fletcher would finally ask the Navy to condemn her as unfit for naval service—something the Navy promptly did.
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Name | USS Margaret |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Builder | Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania |
Cost | $104,000 USD (Navy acquisition price) |
Completed | 1899 |
Acquired | August 1917 |
Commissioned | 16 October 1917 |
Decommissioned | November 1918 |
Nickname(s) | Maggie |
Fate | Sold 30 September 1921 |
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Type | Patrol vessel |
Tonnage | 245 gross register tons |
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Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Propulsion | Two Almy boilers, one 728-indicated horsepower (543-kilowatt) vertical triple-expansion steam engine, one shaft |
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