USS Marietta ( PG - 15 ) USS Marietta was a schooner - rigged gunboat . She was laid down by Union Iron Works , San Francisco , California on 13 April 1896 and launched on 18 March 1897 , sponsored by Mrs . C . L . More , daughter of Brigadier General T . C . H . Smith and commissioned on September 1897 , with Commander F . W . Symonds in command . Service history . Spanish - American War . Following brief duty on the Pacific station , " Marietta " departed San Francisco on 19 March 1898 for Callao , Peru to arrange for the coaling of the battleship which was steaming to join the North Atlantic Squadron off Cuba . Moving on to Valparaíso , Chile on 31 March , the gunboat joined the " Oregon " on 17 April in Punta Arenas , Chile after having proceeded through the Straits of Magellan , and together the two warships proceeded and up the east coast of South America , separating at Bahia , Brazil on 11 May . She arrived at Key West , Florida on 4 June , then joined the blockade of Havana Harbor . On 2 September , " Marietta " arrived at Boston for repairs and then sailed on 10 October for her second tour of duty off Cuba . For the next five months , she patrolled the Caribbean , showed the flag in Latin American ports , and helped clear mine s from Cuban waters . Philippine – American War . On 17 October , " Marietta " sailed from Virginia for the Philippines . Steaming via the Suez Canal , she arrived Manila on 3 January 1900 . Operating in support of American forces ending the Philippine insurrection , the gunboat acted as a patrol and convoy escort vessel in the Islands , assisting and cooperating with the Army In military expeditions and landings until ordered home on 3 June 1901 . Again sailing via Suez , she arrived Boston on 17 September and then proceeded immediately to Portsmouth , New Hampshire reporting to the North Atlantic Squadron . On 21 November , " Marietta " cleared Portsmouth , sailing via New York for another tour of duty in the Caribbean . Arriving Colón , Colombia on the 23rd , she spent the next year and five months cruising on this station , protecting American interests in Colombia , Haiti , Jamaica , Venezuela , Trinidad , Curaçao , and Honduras , in addition to carrying mail for American legation officials . She completed her duty 10 April 1903 , and sailed for home , returning to Boston 16 days later . " Marietta " decommissioned at Boston on 6 May . Panama . " Marietta " recommissioned on 11 February 1904 , and sailed for Panama on 9 March . She operated off Central America , protecting American interests in Panama during that nations revolution against Colombia . On 24 June , the ship arrived at Gibraltar , and reported for duty with the European Squadron . She remained in foreign waters , alternating duty with this and the South Atlantic Squadron until 4 December , when she sailed for League Island , Pennsylvania , arriving on 31 December , and decommissioning on 21 January 1905 . Caribbean . " Marietta " recommissioned on 14 May 1906 and departed League Island on the 26th for the West Indies . For the next 5½ years , she served in the islands of the Caribbean , calling at numerous Latin American ports and protecting American lives and property from damage . On 4 November 1911 , " Marietta " reported to Portsmouth , N . H . , to go into reserve . On 27 May 1912 , she was turned over to the New Jersey Naval Militia and two days later was placed in full commission at New York Navy Yard . For the next two years , she operated in the Caribbean and western Atlantic , enforcing American neutrality . In February 1916 , she joined American forces off Vera Cruz to assist in operations against Mexican insurgents . World War I . " Marietta " to the U . S . shortly before the start of World War I , and soon after joined the Atlantic Fleet patrol force for convoy duty . Continuing her escort service , she was assigned to the European patrol force in 1918 and operated on this assignment until she decommissioned on 12 July 1919 at New Orleans , Louisiana . " Marietta " was sold on 25 March 1920 .