USS Marie (SP-1260)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Marie.

The second USS Marie (SP-1260) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.

History
United States
Name	USS Marie
Namesake	Previous name retained
Completed	1901
Acquired	Ordered taken over 4 April 1917
Commissioned	13 October 1917
Stricken	10 January 1919
Fate	Returned to owner 10 January 1919
Notes	Operated as private motorboat Marie 1901-1917 and from 1919
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Tonnage	16 tons
Length	63 ft (19 m)
Beam	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Draft	4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Armament	1 × 1-pounder gun

Marie was built as a civilian motorboat in 1901. She was ordered to be taken over by the U.S. Navy from her owner, O. L. Owens, on 4 April 1917 for use as a patrol boat during World War I. The Navy commissioned her on 13 October 1917 as USS Marie (SP-1260).

Assigned to the 5th Naval District, Marie performed patrol duty out of Norfolk, Virginia, for the remainder of World War I.

Marie was stricken from the Navy List and returned to Owens on 10 January 1919.

Throughout her time in service, Marie (SP-1260) was one of two U.S. Navy ships in commission with the name USS Marie, the other being patrol boat USS Marie (SP-100).

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Photo gallery of USS Marie (SP-1260) at NavSource Naval History