U.S.S. Stewart (1902)
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U.S.S. Stewart (1902) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-13 |
Builder: | Gas Engine & Power Co. and Chas. L. Seabury & Co.[1] |
Laid down: | 24 Jun, 1900[2] |
Launched: | 10 May, 1902[3] |
Commissioned: | 17 Dec, 1902[4] |
Stricken: | 15 Sep, 1919[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
- Lieutenant Frederick A. Traut, 1 December, 1902
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Charles L. Best, 1 July, 1908[6]
- Lieutenant Willis W. Bradley, Jr., 12 July, 1915[7]
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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