U.S.S. Stewart (1902)

From The Dreadnought Project
Revision as of 03:51, 4 November 2014 by Christopher Buckey (Talk | contribs) (Service)

Jump to: navigation, search
U.S.S. Stewart (1902)
Hull Number: DD-13
Builder: Gas Engine Company[1]
Laid down: 24 Jun 00[2]
Launched: 10 May 02[3]
Commissioned: 17 Dec 02[4]
Stricken: 15 Sep 19[5]
Sold:

U.S.S. Stewart was a destroyer completed for the U.S. Navy in 1902. Though small, she was notably fast. She is sometimes considered one of thirteen destroyers of the composite Bainbridge class though she was different enough to merit treatment here as a unique vessel.

Design & Construction

Performance

Armament

Service

Stewart commissioned on 1 December 1902, Lieutenant Frederick A. Traut in command.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
  2. Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
  3. Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
  4. Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.
  5. Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 428.

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).


Destroyer U.S.S. Stewart
<– Hopkins Class Destroyers (US) Smith Class –>