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Two '''''Mackenzie'' class torpedo boats''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1898 and 1899.
 
Two '''''Mackenzie'' class torpedo boats''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1898 and 1899.
  
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|[[Charles Hillman]]
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|15 Apr, 1897
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|19 Feb, 1898
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|1 May, 1899
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|Expended 1916
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|[[Columbian Iron Works]]
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|11 Sep, 1897
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|5 Mar, 1898
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|16 May, 1898
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|Expended 1912
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==Construction==
 
==Construction==
 
These boats were very small, being about one third the displacement of the [[Davis Class Torpedo Boat (1898)|''Davis'' class]] boats ordered at the same time.
 
These boats were very small, being about one third the displacement of the [[Davis Class Torpedo Boat (1898)|''Davis'' class]] boats ordered at the same time.
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==Armament==
 
==Armament==
 
* one 1-pdr gun (''Mackenzie'')
 
* one 1-pdr gun (''Mackenzie'')
* one 1-pdr gun (''McKee'')
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* two 1-pdr guns (''McKee'')
 
* two 18-in torpedo tubes on centreline
 
* two 18-in torpedo tubes on centreline
  
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sortdate=10 June, 1896
  
 
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{ship
 
name=Mackenzie
 
name=Mackenzie
 
hullno=TB-17
 
hullno=TB-17
order=10 Jun, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
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order=Act of 10 June, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
 
builder=[[Charles Hillman]]{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
 
builder=[[Charles Hillman]]{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
laid=15 4 97{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
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laid=15 April, 1897{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
launch=19 2 98{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
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comm=1 5 99{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
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comm=1 May, 1899{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
fatedate=1916{Conways1860|p. 161}}
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strick=10 March, 1916{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 38}}
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fatedate=1916{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 38}}
 
fate=Expended
 
fate=Expended
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fate2=Target ship
 
}
 
}
  
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builder=[[Columbian Iron Works]]{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
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laid=11 September, 1897{{Conways1860|p. 161}}
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decomm=29 January, 1912{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 38}}
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fatedate=24 September, 1920{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 38}}
 
fate=Expended
 
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Latest revision as of 14:21, 12 December 2014

Two Mackenzie class torpedo boats were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1898 and 1899.

Overview of 2 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Mackenzie Charles Hillman 15 Apr, 1897 19 Feb, 1898 1 May, 1899 Expended 1916
McKee Columbian Iron Works 11 Sep, 1897 5 Mar, 1898 16 May, 1898 Expended 1912

Construction

These boats were very small, being about one third the displacement of the Davis class boats ordered at the same time.

Armament

  • one 1-pdr gun (Mackenzie)
  • two 1-pdr guns (McKee)
  • two 18-in torpedo tubes on centreline

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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