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The '''Herreshoff Manufacturing Company''' was an American manufacturer of small ships, boilers and components. | The '''Herreshoff Manufacturing Company''' was an American manufacturer of small ships, boilers and components. | ||
Primarily known for its fast, high quality yachts, they built several seagoing [[Torpedo Boat|torpedo boat]]s for the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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|'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate''' | |'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate''' | ||
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|{{UK-1TB63|f=p}}||second-class torpedo boat||1878|| | |||
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|{{US-Stiletto|f=p}}||torpedo boat||1886||Sold 18 Jul, 1911 | |{{US-Stiletto|f=p}}||torpedo boat||1886||Sold 18 Jul, 1911 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{US-1Cushing|f=p}}||torpedo boat||23 Jan, 1890||Expended 24 Sep, 1920 | |{{US-1Cushing|f=p}}||torpedo boat||23 Jan, 1890||Expended 24 Sep, 1920 | ||
|- | |||
|{{US-1Porter|f=p}}||torpedo boat||9 Sep, 1896||Sold 30 Dec, 1912 | |||
|- | |||
|{{US-1DuPont|f=p}}||torpedo boat||30 Mar, 1897||Sold 19 Jul, 1920 | |||
|- | |||
|{{US-1Talbot|f=p}}||torpedo boat||14 Nov, 1897||Sold 18 Jul, 1944 | |||
|- | |||
|{{US-1Gwin|f=p}}||torpedo boat||15 Nov, 1897||Sold 25 Sep, 1925 | |||
|- | |||
|{{US-1Morris|f=p}}||torpedo boat||13 Apr, 1898||Sold 10 Oct, 1924 | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:33, 9 May 2018
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of small ships, boilers and components.
Primarily known for its fast, high quality yachts, they built several seagoing torpedo boats for the U.S. Navy.
History
The company was founded in Bristol, Rhode Island by brothers Nathanael and John Herreshoff.
Shipbuilding
| Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
| H.M. T.B. 63 | second-class torpedo boat | 1878 | |
| U.S.S. Stiletto | torpedo boat | 1886 | Sold 18 Jul, 1911 |
| U.S.S. Cushing | torpedo boat | 23 Jan, 1890 | Expended 24 Sep, 1920 |
| U.S.S. Porter | torpedo boat | 9 Sep, 1896 | Sold 30 Dec, 1912 |
| U.S.S. Du Pont | torpedo boat | 30 Mar, 1897 | Sold 19 Jul, 1920 |
| U.S.S. Talbot | torpedo boat | 14 Nov, 1897 | Sold 18 Jul, 1944 |
| U.S.S. Gwin | torpedo boat | 15 Nov, 1897 | Sold 25 Sep, 1925 |
| U.S.S. Morris | torpedo boat | 13 Apr, 1898 | Sold 10 Oct, 1924 |
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