Porter Class Torpedo Boat (1896)

From The Dreadnought Project
Revision as of 18:27, 4 November 2014 by Tone (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Two '''''Porter'' class torpedo boats''' were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1897. ==Construction== ==Armament== * four 1-pdr guns * three 18-in torpedo tubes, one on the c...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigationJump to search

Two Porter class torpedo boats were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1897.

Construction

Armament

  • four 1-pdr guns
  • three 18-in torpedo tubes, one on the centreline aft, one each abreast fore funnel

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).


Porter Class Torpedo Boat
  Porter Du Pont  
<– Foote Class Torpedo Boats (US) U.S.S. Rowan –>