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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TORPEDO SHIPS
FOOTE torpedo boats (1897 - 1898)
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB3, 8.1918- CTB1 | Foote, 8.1918- unnamed | 78 | Columbian Iron Wks, Baltimore | 5/1896 | 1.10.1896 | 8/1897 | sold 7.1920 |
| TB4, 8.1918- CTB2 | Rodgers, 8.1918- unnamed | 79 | Columbian Iron Wks, Baltimore | 5/1896 | 10.11.1896 | 4/1898 | stricken 10.1919 |
| TB5 | Winslow | 80 | Columbian Iron Wks, Baltimore | 5/1896 | 6.1.1897 | 12/1897 | stricken 7.1910 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 142 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 48.8 |
| Breadth, m | 4.91 |
| Draught, m | 1.52 mean |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | TB3: 2 VTE, 2 Thornycroft boilers TB4, 5: 2 VTE, 2 Mosher boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2000 |
| Max speed, kts | 25 |
| Fuel, t | coal 44 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 3 x 1 - 37/40 Driggs-Schroeder heavy Mk I, 3 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 20 |
Standard scale images
Foote 1897
Project history
Authorised under the Act of 26.7.1894. Two funnels far apart. Three single TT, to port and starboard of fore funnel and far aft.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
