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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TORPEDO SHIPS
ROWAN torpedo boat (1899)
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB8 | Rowan | 1 | Moran, Seattle | 6/1896 | 8.4.1898 | 4/1899 | stricken 10.1912 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 182 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 51.8 |
| Breadth, m | 5.18 |
| Draught, m | 1.83 mean |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VQE, 3 Mosher boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 3200 |
| Max speed, kts | 26 |
| Fuel, t | coal 62 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 37/40 Driggs-Schroeder heavy Mk I, 3 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 24 |
Standard scale images
Rowan 1899
Project history
Authorised under the Act of 2.3.1895. Three funnels, the second and third far apart. Three single TT, to port and starboard of forward funnels and far aft. Raised forecastle.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Stricken in 1912 but not sold until 1918.
