USS Margaret
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USS Margaret is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:
- USS Margaret (ID-2510)USS Margaret (ID-2510)USS Margaret – shortly thereafter known as USS Chatham -- was a cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was used to carry cargo to Allied troops in Europe until the war’s end when she was returned to the U.S...
, a cargo ship in World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, which was later renamed USS Chatham (ID-2510).
- USS Margaret (SP-527)USS Margaret (SP-527)USS Margaret 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...
, a yachtYachtA yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I, and which was used as an armed patrol craft.
- USS Margaret (SP-328)USS Margaret (SP-328)USS Margaret 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:...
, a trawler purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War I and configured as a patrol craft.
- USS Margaret (SP-524)USS Margaret (SP-524)USS Margaret was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was reconfigured by the Navy at Boston, Massachusetts and served as a patrol craft throughout the war. Post-war she was transferred to the War Department....
, a yacht converted to a patrol craft during World War I.
- USS Margaret (SP-531)USS Margaret (SP-531)USS Margaret was a schooner acquired by the U.S. Navy for temporary service during World War I.-World War I service:Margaret, a 58-gross-ton auxiliary schooner, was built in 1903 at Boston, Massachusetts, as the pleasure craft Savarona I...
, a schoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
placed into service during World War I.
- USS Margaret O (SP-614)USS Margaret O (SP-614)USS Margaret O was a civilian motorboat that temporarily served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted by the Navy as a patrol craft and patrolled on the U.S. East Coast...
, a motor boat on loan to the U.S. Navy during World War I.