Margaret O (American Motor Boat, 1915) photographed prior to World War I.
History
United States
Name	USS Margaret O
Builder	George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts
Laid down	date unknown
Completed	1915 at Neponset, Massachusetts
Acquired	leased by the Navy on 2 October 1917
Commissioned	2 October 1917 as USS Margaret O (SP-614)
Decommissioned	c. 1919
Renamed	USS SP-614 in April 1918
Stricken	c. 1919
Fate	Returned to her owner on 24 April 1919
General characteristics
Type	Motorboat
Displacement	not known
Length	55’
Beam	not known
Draft	not known
Propulsion	not known
Speed	not known
Complement	not known
Armament	not known

USS Margaret O (SP-614) 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. Post-war she was returned to her owner.

Built in Massachusetts

Margaret O, a 55-foot motor pleasure boat, was built in 1915 at Neponset, Massachusetts, by George Lawley & Sons.

World War I service

After being acquired by the Navy for World War I service she was placed in commission in October 1917 as USS Margaret O (SP-614). Her name was changed to SP-614 in April 1918. She was assigned section patrol use, presumably in New England waters.

Post-war disposition

Post-war she was decommissioned and then returned to her owner in April 1919.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

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