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USS RODGERS (Torpedo Boat # 4, TB-4)
later renamed Coast Torpedo Boat # 2

CLASS - Foote As Built.
Displacement 142 Tons.
Dimensions 160' (oa) x 16' 1" x 5'.
Armament 3 x 1 pdr., 3 x tt.
Speed 25 Knots, Crew 20.
Operational and Building Data
Builder Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Co., Baltimore, Md.
Laid down 6 May 1896.
Launched 10 November 1896.
Commissioned 2 April 1898.
Renamed Coast Torpedo Boat # 2, 1 August 1918.
Decommissioned 12 March 1919.
Stricken 28 October 1919.
Fate sold to the U.S. Rail & Salvage Corp., Newburgh, N.Y., in 1920.

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Rodgers 56kMINSY 2853-44, Rear Admiral John Rodgers son of Commodore John Rodgers born 8 Aug 1812 died 5 May 1882. He served as Commandant of Mare Island Navy Yard from 3 July 1873 until 17 April 1877.Darryl Baker
Rodgers 37kUndated, location unknown. Probably taken during her service with the Massachusetts Naval Militia. Photo from Jane's Fighting Ships 1914.Robert Hurst
Rodgers 89k19-N-15-8-12. On the stocks at the Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, MD, 1896.Terry Miller, Executive Director, Tin Can Sailors Inc.
Rodgers 80kPhoto #: NH 63745. USS Rodgers (TB-4) photographed circa 1897-98. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Terry Miller, Executive Director, Tin Can Sailors Inc.
USS Rodgers TB-4 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Commanding Officers
Thanks to Bill Gonyo

LTJG Joseph Lee Jayne    Apr 2 1898 - May 18 1899
LTJG Alfred Wilkinson Johnson    1905 - 1906 (Later VADM)
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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