USS Mary M (SP-3274)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Mary M |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Completed | 1904 |
| Acquired | 1919 |
| Fate | Sold 1 May 1922 |
| Notes | Operated as civilian motorboat Mary M 1904-1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Motor launch |
| Tonnage | 26 Gross register tons |
| Length | 64 ft 0 in (19.51 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m) |
| Speed | 10 miles per hour[1] |
| Armament | None |
USS Mary M (SP-3274) was a United States Navy motor launch in commission from 1919 to 1922.
Mary M was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1904 at Sharptown, Maryland. In 1919, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the , and assigned her the section patrol number SP-3274.
Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Mary M served as a launch at Indian Head, Maryland, until sold on 1 May 1922.
Notes[]
- ^ The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m5/mary_m.htm and NavSource Online at http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/173274.htm give Mary M's speed as 10 miles per hour, implying statute miles per hour, an unusual unit of measure for the speed of a watercraft. It is possible that her speed actually was 10 knots. If 10 statute miles per hour is accurate, the equivalent in knots is 8.7.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- SP-3274 Mary M at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-3200 through SP-3299
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Mary M (SP 3274)
Categories:
- Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy
- Ships built in Maryland
- 1904 ships