USS Morris (TB-14)
USS Morris (TB-14), circa 1898, location unknown
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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Commodore Robert Morris |
Ordered | 6 June 1896 (authorised) |
Builder | Bristol, RI |
Laid down | 19 November 1897 |
Launched | 13 April 1898 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1898 |
Renamed |
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Stricken | 24 January 1924 |
Identification | TB-14 |
Fate | Sold at public auction , 10 October 1924 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Morris-class torpedo boat |
Displacement | 105 long tons (107 t)[1] |
Length | 139 ft 6 in (42.52 m) |
Beam | 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) |
Draft | 4 ft 1 in (1.24 m) (mean)[1] |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | |
Complement | 26 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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The fifth USS Morris (Torpedo Boat No. 14/TB-14/Coast Torpedo Boat No. 6) was laid down by
Bristol, RI
, 19 November 1897; launched 13 April 1898; and commissioned 11 May 1898.
After east coast shakedown, Morris arrived
public auction 10 October 1924 to Frank B. Jones of Wilmington, Delaware
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References
- ^ a b c "Table 10.—Ships Authorized—1883–1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 719. 1921.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Photo gallery of Morris at NavSource Naval History
- Technical data from Gardiner, Robert (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Conway Maritime Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.