USS ''Mary M'' (SP-3274) was a

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motor launch in commission from 1919 to 1922. ''Mary M'' was built as a

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of the same name in 1904 at Sharptown,

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. In 1919, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, the J. G. White Engineering Company, and assigned her the

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number SP-3274. Assigned to the 5th Naval District, ''Mary M'' served as a launch at

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, Maryland, until sold on 1 May 1922.

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mary M (SP-3274) Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy Ships built in Maryland 1904 ships