USS Margaret (SP-328) was a trawler

Naval trawler

A naval trawler is a vessel built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes. Naval trawlers were widely used during the First and Second world wars. Fishing trawlers were particularly suited for many naval requirements because they were robust boats designed to work...

 acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I

World War I

World 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...

. 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

Armistice

An armistice is a situation in a war where the warring parties agree to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, but may be just a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace...

 ending World War I, USS SP-328 was sold to her former owner in April 1919.

External links

• Photo gallery at Naval Historical Center
• Photo gallery at navsource.org