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USS ERICSSON (Torpedo Boat # 2, TB-2)

CLASS - Ericsson As Built.
Displacement 120 Tons.
Dimensions 149' 7" (oa) x 15' 6" x 4' 9".
Armament 4 x 1-pdr., 3 x 18" tt.
Speed 24 Knots, Crew 22.
Operational and Building Data
Builder, Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Iowa.
Launched 12 May 1894.
Commissioned 18 February 1897.
Decommissioned 5 April 1912.
Fate sunk in ordnance tests.

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Ericsson 56kJohn Ericsson, born 31 July 1803 in Vermland, Sweden, is best known for devising and building the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. A prolific inventor, Ericsson advanced maritime science in many ways, perfecting the screw propeller and other devices which played a significant part in advancing naval engineering. Ericsson died in New York City 8 March 1890.NHC
Ericsson 42kUndated, location unknown. Photo from "U.S. Warships of World War One" by P. H. Silverstone.Robert Hurst
Ericsson 87kPhoto #: NH 63744. USS Ericsson (TB-2) photographed circa 1897-98, with either USS Cincinnati or USS Raleigh in the left background. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.NHC
Ericsson 138kPhoto #: 19-N-14-24-12. Torpedo Boats at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York in November 1900. They are, from left to right: USS Winslow (Torpedo Boat # 5); USS Ericsson (Torpedo Boat # 2); USS Cushing (Torpedo Boat # 1); USS MacKenzie (Torpedo Boat # 17); and USS Porter (Torpedo Boat # 6). Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.NHC
Ericsson 73kPhoto #: 19-N-14-24-11. New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York in November 1900.Terry Miller, Executive Director, Tin Can Sailors Inc.
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