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USS Margaret (SP-524)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ7871518 ↗
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USS Margaret (SP-524) was a steam yacht that was built in 1913. She was a United States Navy armed yacht from 1917 until 1919, when she was transferred to the United States Department of War. She was later sold back into civilian ownership, and was still registered as a merchant vessel in 1933.

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The Gas Engine and Power Company and Charles L. Seabury Company of Morris Heights, Bronx, New York City built Margaret for Charles A Stone. She was completed in 1913. Her lengths were 145 ft (44 m) overall and 113.5 ft (34.6 m) registered. Her beam was 18.2 ft (5.5 m) and her depth was 9.8 ft (3.0 m). Her tonnages were 161 GRT and 109 NRT. She had twin screws, each driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine. A single water-tube boiler supplied steam to both engines. Stone registered her in Boston.

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