Blakely Class Torpedo Boat (1900)

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Two Blakely class torpedo boats were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1902 and 1904.

Overview of 2 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Blakely George Lawley & Son 12 Jan, 1899 22 Nov, 1900 27 Dec, 1904 Sold 1920
De Long George Lawley & Son 24 Jan, 1899 23 Nov, 1900 27 Oct, 1902 Sold 1920

Construction

Armament

  • three 1-pdr guns
  • three 18-in torpedo tubes, one on centreline aft, and one on each broadside between second and third funnels

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com).


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