USS Margaret (SP-524)

USS "Margaret" (SP-524) 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.
World War I service.
"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.
Post-war disposition.
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.