Torpedo Boats of the United States Navy

History of the Torpedo Boats of the United States Navy from WTB1 USS Stiletto in 1886 to TB35 USS Wilkes launched in 1901. Photographs include ships such as USS Cushing, USS Mackenzie, USS Porter, USS Morris and USS Du Pont.
LIST OF US TORPEDO BOATS FROM 1886 TO 1901
NAME	LAUNCHED		FATE
Stiletto (WTB1)	1886		Sold 1911
USS StilettoContributed by Andrew Bailey.

Cushing (TB1)	23rd January 1890		Sunk as target 1920
USS Cushing

Ericsson (TB2)	18th February 1897		Sunk as target 1912
Foote Class
Foote (TB3)	1st October 1896		Sold 1920
Rodgers (TB4)	10th November 1896		Sold 1920
Winslow (TB5)	6th January 1897		Sold 1911
USS Winslow. Contributed by Andrew Bailey.
Porter Class
Porter (TB6)	9th September 1896		Sold 1912
USS Porter A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PUX059		USS Porter
Du Pont (TB7)	30th March 1897		Sold 1920
USS Du Pont A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PUX060

Rowan (TB8)	8th April 1898		Sold 1918
Dahlgren Class
Dahlgren (TB9)	29th May 1899		Sold 1920
Craven (TB10)	25th September 1899		Used as target 1913
Davis Class
Davis (TB12)	4th June 1898		Sold 1920
Fox (TB13)	4th July 1898		Sold 1916

Morris (TB14)	13th April 1898		Sold 1924
USS Morris A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PUX061
Talbot Class
Talbot (TB15)	14th November 1897		Became a ferry in 1912
Gwin (TB16)	15th November 1897		Sold 1925
MacKenzie Class
Mackenzie (TB17)	19th February 1898		Used as target 1916
USS MacKenzie. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PUX062
McKee (TB18)	5th March 1898		Used as target 1912 - 1920

Somers (TB22)	1897		Sold 1920
Bagley Class
Bagley (TB24)	25th September 1900		Sold 1919
Barney (TB25)	28th July 1900		Sold 1920
Biddle (TB26)	18th May 1901		Sold 1920
Blakely Class
Blakely (TB27)	22nd November 1900		Sold 1920
De Long (TB28)	23rd November 1900		Sold 1920
Nicholson Class
Nicholson (TB29)	23rd September 1901		Used as target 1909
O'Brien (TB30)	24th September 1900		Used as target 1909
Shubrick Class
Shubrick (TB31)	21st October 1899		Sold 1920
Stockton (TB32)	27th December 1899		Used as target 1914 - 1916
Thornton (TB33)	15th May 1900		Sold 1920

Tingey (TB34)	25th March 1901		Sold 1920

Wilkes (TB35)	28th September 1901		Sold 1914

USS Katahdin		USS Albany A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PUX064
USS Mayflower A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PUX063		USS Texas with a Fleet of Torpedo Boats in Anapolis harbor c. 1906 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PUB002

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