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USS MORRIS (Torpedo Boat # 14, TB-14)
later renamed Coast Torpedo Boat # 6

CLASS - Morris As Built.
Displacement 155 Tons.
Dimensions 139' 6" (oa) x 15' 4" x 4' 1".
Armament 3 x 1 pdr., 3 x 18" tt.
Speed 23 Knots, Crew 26.
Operational and Building Data
Builder Herreshoff. Manufacturing Co. Bristol, R.I.
Laid down 19 November 1897.
Launched 13 April 1898.
Commissioned 11 May 1898.
Renamed Coast Torpedo Boat # 6, 1 August 1918.
Decommissioned 24 March 1919.
Stricken 24 January 1924.
Fate sold at public auction 10 October 1924 to Frank B. Jones of Wilmington, Del.

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Morris 20kRobert Morris, born in Liverpool, England, 20 January 1734, emigrated to Maryland in 1747. The next year he moved to Philadelphia where, after brief schooling, he entered the service of the Willings, shipping merchants. Rising to partnership in 1754, Morris rapidly attained great power and influence in the commercial and political life of America. Appointed to the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety in June 1775, he was extremely active, arming both Pennsylvanian and Continental forces. Joining the Continental Congress in November 1776, he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Morris’ key role in the financial affairs of the new nation led to his appointment as Superintendent of Finance in May 1781 and Agent of Marine that September. His extraordinary skill in both offices greatly contributed to American success in the Revolution. A delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Morris served in the U.S. Senate 1789-1795, but declined to stand for reelection. He continued his leadership in business and banking until impoverished when values of his extensive land holdings collapsed. Morris died in Philadelphia 8 May 1806.NHC
Morris 87kUndated photo of the Morris firing a Whitehead torpedo. From the technical publication A Brief History of U.S. Navy Torpedo Development published in 1978.HNSA
Morris 40kUndated, location unknown. Photo from Jane's Fighting Ships 1914.Robert Hurst
Morris 55kCirca 1898, location unknown. NHC photo 67082.Terry Miller, Executive Director, Tin Can Sailors Inc.
Morris 55kPhoto copyright Enrique Muller, 1901. NHC photo 100024. Courtesy of R. D. Jeska, 1984. Postcard version of this photo is NHC photo 85846.Terry Miller, Executive Director, Tin Can Sailors Inc.
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