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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TORPEDO SHIPS
FARRAGUT large torpedo boat (1899)
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB11, 8.1918- CTB5 | Farragut, 8.1918- unnamed | 48 | Union Iron Wks, San Francisco | 7/1897 | 16.7.1898 | 3/1899 | Naval Militia TS 1.1915-4/1917, sold 9.1919 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 279 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 65.2 |
| Breadth, m | 6.30 |
| Draught, m | 1.83 mean |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 3 Thornycroft boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 5878 |
| Max speed, kts | 30 |
| Fuel, t | coal 95 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 57/50 Driggs-Schroeder Mk II/III, 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 66 |
Standard scale images
Farragut 1901
Project history
Authorized under the Act of 10.6.1896. Classed as a torpedo boat, but her displacement indicates that she was the first US destroyer. Attained 30.13kts on trials. There were two funnels and two single TT abaft the second funnel and far aft.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Renamed Coast Torpedo Boat No 5 in August 1918.
