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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TORPEDO SHIPS
DAVIS torpedo boats (1899)
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB12 | Davis | Wolff & Zwicker, Portland | 3/1897 | 4.6.1898 | 5/1899 | sold 4.1920 | |
| TB13 | Fox | Wolff & Zwicker, Portland | 3/1897 | 4.7.1898 | 7/1899 | sold 10.1916 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 155 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 45.1 |
| Breadth, m | 4.68 |
| Draught, m | 1.78 mean |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | VTE, 2 Thornycroft boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1750 |
| Max speed, kts | 23 |
| Fuel, t | coal 40 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 3 x 1 - 37/40 Driggs-Schroeder heavy Mk I, 3 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 24 |
Standard scale images
Fox 1899
Project history
Authorised under the Act of 10.6.1896. Two funnels far apart, three single TT to port and starboard, and far aft.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Davis finally decommissioned 28.3.1913, but not sold till 1920.
