Difference between revisions of "U.S.S. Morris (1898)"
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==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
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| + | ''Morris'' was commissioned on 11 May, 1898 with Lt. [[Charles Eben Fox|Charles E. Fox]] in command. | ||
| − | + | After east coast shakedown, Morris arrived Newport Rhode Island, for range tender and training services until World War I, when she was assigned patrol duties. From 19 April, 1918 through early March 1919 she patrolled the West Indies, investigating suspected enemy sabotage. Now known as Coast Torpedo Boat No. 6, she returned to Newport and decommissioned 24 March 1919, but served as torpedo range tender there for five years. Last of the old torpedo boats, she was struck from the Naval Register on 24 January, 1924 and sold at public auction 10 October, 1924 to Frank B. Jones of Wilmington, Delaware. | |
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Morris''" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of U.S.S. ''Morris''}} | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Morris''" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of U.S.S. ''Morris''}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Charles Eben Fox|nick=Charles E. Fox|appt=11 May, 1898|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Samuel Brown Thomas|nick=Samuel B. Thomas|appt=26 December, 1906{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 32}}|note=also duty at Torpedo Station}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Samuel Brown Thomas|nick=Samuel B. Thomas|appt=26 December, 1906{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 32}}|note=also duty at Torpedo Station}} | ||
{{TenureListEnd}} | {{TenureListEnd}} | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 12 December 2014
U.S.S. Morris was a torpedo boat completed for the U.S. Navy in 1898.
Construction
Service
Template:DANFS Morris was commissioned on 11 May, 1898 with Lt. Charles E. Fox in command.
After east coast shakedown, Morris arrived Newport Rhode Island, for range tender and training services until World War I, when she was assigned patrol duties. From 19 April, 1918 through early March 1919 she patrolled the West Indies, investigating suspected enemy sabotage. Now known as Coast Torpedo Boat No. 6, she returned to Newport and decommissioned 24 March 1919, but served as torpedo range tender there for five years. Last of the old torpedo boats, she was struck from the Naval Register on 24 January, 1924 and sold at public auction 10 October, 1924 to Frank B. Jones of Wilmington, Delaware.
Captains
- Lieutenant Charles E. Fox, 11 May, 1898
- Lieutenant Samuel B. Thomas, 26 December, 1906[1] (also duty at Torpedo Station)
Armament
- three 1-pdr guns
- three 18-in torpedo tubes, one on centreline aft, and one on each broadside between second and third funnels
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 32.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com).
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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