USS Ericsson (TB-2)
 USS Ericsson (TB-2), photographed circa 1897-98, with either USS Cincinnati or USS Raleigh in the left background.
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| History | |
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| Name | Ericsson |
| Ordered | 30 June 1890 (authorised) |
| Builder | Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Iowa |
| Laid down | 21 July 1892 |
| Launched | 12 May 1894 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Carrie Kiene |
| Commissioned | 18 February 1897 |
| Decommissioned | 5 April 1912 |
| Identification | TB-2 |
| Fate | Sunk as target |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Ericsson-class torpedo boat |
| Displacement | 120 long tons (120 t)[2] |
| Length | 149 ft 7 in (45.59 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) (mean)[2] |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24 kn (28 mph; 44 km/h) |
| Complement | 22 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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The first USS Ericsson (Torpedo Boat # 2/TB-2) was the second torpedo boat built for the United States Navy. The first,Cushing, had been built seven years earlier.[3]
Ericsson was launched on 12 May 1894 by Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Iowa; sponsored by Miss Carrie Kiene; and commissioned on 18 February 1897. It was named for John Ericsson, designer of the USS Monitor.
Service history
Pre-Spanish–American War
On 18 May 1897, Ericsson arrived at
Annapolis, Norfolk, Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, and several ports in Florida, arriving at Key West on the last day of the year. This was to be her base for operations in the Caribbean
during the next seven months.
Spanish–American War
As war with
Maria Teresa and Oquendo
, as Ericsson towed small craft from her squadron's larger ships to the burning hulks.
Post-war fate
Ericsson patrolled off
Charleston Navy Yard
, where she was decommissioned on 5 April 1912 and later sunk in ordnance tests.
References
- ^ "USS Ericsson (TB-2)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Table 10 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
- ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Additional technical data from Gardiner, Robert (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Conway Maritime Press. p. 160. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Ford, Roger; Gibbons, Tony; Hewson, Rob; Jackson, Bob; Ross, David (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London: Amber Books, Ltd. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.
External links
- Photo gallery of Ericsson at NavSource Naval History
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