USS Nicholson (TB-29)

USS Nicholson (TB-29), circa 1902, location unknown.
History
United States
NameNicholson
Namesake
BuilderLewis Nixon Shipyard, Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Laid down6 December 1898
Launched23 September 1901
Sponsored byMrs. Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
Commissioned10 January 1905
Decommissioneddate unknown
Stricken3 March 1909
FateUsed as a target
General characteristics
Class & typeBlakely-class torpedo boat
Displacement218 long tons (221 t)
Length157 ft (48 m)
Beam17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Draft6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) (mean)
Installed powernot known
Propulsionnot known
Speed
  • 25 kn (29 mph; 46 km/h)
  • 25.74 kn (29.62 mph; 47.67 km/h) (Speed on Trial)
Complement28 officers and enlisted
Armament3 × 1-pounder, 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Nicholson (TB-29) was a Blakely-class torpedo boat in the United States Navy.

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