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Photo #  NH 100560:  Yacht Margaret in May 1917, while being converted for U.S. Navy use


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Margaret (U.S. Steam Yacht, 1913).
Served in 1917-1920 as USS Margaret (SP-524) and as USS SP-524

Margaret, a 145-foot steam yacht, was built in 1913 at Morris Heights, New York. She was acquired by the Navy in April 1917, converted to a patrol vessel, and commissioned late in the following June as USS Margaret (SP-524). She was renamed SP-524 in 1918. In the Spring of 1919, following World War I service, she was ordered sold, but was instead transferred to the War Department in March 1920.

This page features our only views of the steam yacht Margaret, which served as USS Margaret (SP-524) and USS SP-524 in 1917-1920.


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Photo #: NH 101978

Margaret
(U.S. Steam Yacht, 1913)

Photographed prior to 1917.
She was acquired by the Navy for World War I service on 28 April 1917 and placed in commission on 28 June 1917 as USS Margaret (SP-524). She renamed SP-524 in 1918. On 9 March 1920, she was transferred to the War Department.

The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 57KB; 740 x 520 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 100560

Margaret
(U.S. Steam Yacht, 1913)

At Boston, Massachusetts, 3 May 1917, while being converted for World War I Navy service. The torpedo boats Blakely (Torpedo Boat # 27) and DuPont (Torpedo Boat # 7) are at right.
Acquired by the Navy on 28 April 1917 and placed in commission on 28 June 1917 as USS Margaret (SP-524), this yacht was renamed SP-524 in 1918. She was transferred to the War Department on 9 March 1920.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 485 pixels

 


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