Blakely Class Torpedo Boat (1900)

Two Blakely class torpedo boats were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1902 and 1904.

Overview of 2 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Blakely	George Lawley & Son	12 Jan, 1899	22 Nov, 1900	27 Dec, 1904	Sold 1920
De Long	George Lawley & Son	24 Jan, 1899	23 Nov, 1900	27 Oct, 1902	Sold 1920

Armament

• three 1-pdr guns
• three 18-in torpedo tubes, one on centreline aft, and one on each broadside between second and third funnels

See Also

• Wikipedia

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).