USS Nicholson (TB-29)
.jpg) USS Nicholson (TB-29), circa 1902, location unknown.
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| History | |
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| Name | Nicholson |
| Namesake |
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| Builder | Elizabethtown, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 6 December 1898 |
| Launched | 23 September 1901 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont |
| Commissioned | 10 January 1905 |
| Decommissioned | date unknown |
| Stricken | 3 March 1909 |
| Fate | Used as a target |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Blakely-class torpedo boat |
| Displacement | 218 long tons (221 t) |
| Length | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Beam | 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) (mean)[2] |
| Installed power | not known |
| Propulsion | not known |
| Speed | |
| Complement | 28 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Nicholson (TB-29) was a
Blakely-class torpedo boat in the United States Navy
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Built in Elizabeth, New Jersey
The first ship to be so named by the Navy, Nicholson (TB–29) was laid down 6 December 1898 by
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont; and commissioned at New York City
10 January 1905.
Nicholson served with the
Navy List
3 March 1909.
Inactivation
Nicholson was disposed of by being used as a target.
References
- ^ "USS Nicholson (TB-29)". Navsource.org. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "Table 10 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- [1] Information about Lewis Nixon and naval architect Arthur Leopold Buschat this Crescent Shipyard site.
- NavSource Naval History Photographic History of the United States Navytographic History of the United States Navy - USS NICHOLSON (Torpedo Boat # 29, TB-29)
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