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USS Margin
USS ''Margin'' (SP-2119), also ID-2119, was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919. ''Margin'' was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1917 by W. E. Haff at Neptune Island, New York. On 6 December 1917, the 3rd Naval District inspected her for possible naval service, and on 21 March 1918 the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, W. D. Hatch of Neptune Island, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to .... She was commissioned as USS ''Margin'' (SP-2119 or ID-2119) on 28 June 1919. Assigned to the 4th Naval District, ''Margin'' served on patrol duty for the rest of World War I. The Navy returned her to Hatch on 1 April 1919. References *Department of the Nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorboat
A motorboat or powerboat is a boat that is exclusively powered by an engine; faster examples may be called "speedboats". Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the internal combustion engine, the gearbox and the propeller in one portable unit. An inboard-outboard contains a hybrid of an inboard and an outboard, where the internal combustion engine is installed inside the boat, and the gearbox and propeller are outside. There are two configurations of an inboard, V-drive and direct drive. A direct drive has the powerplant mounted near the middle of the boat with the propeller shaft straight out the back, where a V-drive has the powerplant mounted in the back of the boat facing backwards having the shaft go towards the front of the boat then making a ''V'' towards the rear. Overview A motorboat is a small craft with one or more engines for propulsion. Motorboats are commonly used for work, recreation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Naval District
United States Naval Districts is a system created by the United States Navy to organize military facilities, numbered sequentially by geographic region, for the operational and administrative control of naval bases and shore commands in the United States and around the world. Established in 1903, naval districts became the foundational system for organizing U.S. naval forces ashore during the 20th century. The term "Navy, Naval" forces includes United States Marine Corps and current United States Coast Guard units. About half of nearly 20 numbered naval districts, after decades of service as successful naval operational support commands, were merged or disestablished by the U.S. Navy between 1970 and 1998. By 1999 the remaining U.S. naval districts were reorganized and renamed as United States Navy Regions, Navy Regions, except for Naval District Washington DC. The revised U.S. Navy organization of 11 geographic regions is now administered under Commander, Navy Installations Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
