History
United States
NameUSS Mary M
NamesakePrevious name retained
Completed1904
Acquired1919
FateSold 1 May 1922
NotesOperated as civilian motorboat Mary M 1904-1919
General characteristics
TypeMotor launch
Tonnage26 Gross register tons
Length64 ft 0 in (19.51 m)
Beam12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Draft4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)
Speed10 miles per hour[1]
ArmamentNone

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 J. G. White Engineering Company, 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

  1. ^ 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.

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