USS Marguerite
 Marguerite in private use in 1916 or 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Marguerite |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Smith-Williams Company, Salisbury, Maryland |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Acquired | 27 June 1917 |
| Commissioned | 2 October 1917 |
| Fate | Transferred to Department of the Treasury 11 December 1919 for use by U.S. Coast Guard |
| Notes | Built as civilian motorboat Marguerite |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 33 tons |
| Length | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Beam | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 6 |
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USS Marguerite (SP-193) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
Marguerite was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1916 by the Smith-Williams Company at Salisbury, Maryland. The U.S. Navy purchased her from her owner, W. D. Sargent of Bayonne, New Jersey, on 27 June 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. She was commissioned as USS Marguerite (SP-193) on 2 October 1917.
Marguerite was assigned to the 7th Naval District and served as a section patrol boat based at St. Augustine, Florida.
Marguerite was transferred to the Department of the Treasury on 11 December 1919 for use by the United States Coast Guard.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Department of the Navy: Navy History and Heritage Command: Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Marguerite (Motor Boat, 1916). Served as USS Marguerite (SP-193) in 1917-19
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Marguerite (SP 193)