U.S.S. Fox (1898)
| U.S.S. Fox (1898) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | TB-13 |
| Builder: | Wolff & Zwicker[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of 10 June, 1896[2] |
| Laid down: | 4 Mar, 1897[3] |
| Launched: | 4 Jul, 1898[4] |
| Commissioned: | 8 Jul, 1899[5] |
| Decommissioned: | 5 Jul, 1913[6] |
| Stricken: | 31 Aug, 1916[7] |
| Sold: | 31 Aug, 1920[8] |
| Fate: | Merchant ship |
Construction
Fox was launched 4 July, 1898 by Wolff & Zwicker at Portland, Oregon, sponsored by Miss V. Patterson.
Service
Fox was commissioned on 8 July, 1899, Lieutenant Commander Reginald F. Nicholson in command.
Based at Mare Island Navy Yard, Fox was part of the pioneer group of torpedo boats that in 1900 cruised only in the immediate area conducting trials of engines and equipment, developing their type in terms of construction and equipment, and tactics. Between 1901 and 1906, Fox was in the yard for installation of torpedo-firing circuits and other work designed to enhance her capabilities. After two years in reserve, she was recommissioned 23 March, 1908, and based at San Diego for intensive training operations with the Pacific Fleet.
Fox was out of commission between 7 January, 1909 until October 1910. She was recommissioned in reserve on 17 October, 1910, and returned to full commission on 1 November, 1910. She remained intermittently in full commission—for much of 1911 and 1912 she lay in reserve—until decommissioned on 5 July, 1913. While active, she continued her training and experimental operations out of San Diego. From July 1913 through to 1916, Fox was on loan to the Washington State Naval Militia, based at Aberdeen, Washington. Fox was stricken on 31 August, 1916.[9]
Her date of sale is given in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships as 27 October, 1916.[10] However Paul Silverstone's The New Navy states that Fox was sold on 31 August, 1920 and converted for mercantile service and renamed Ace in 1921 before being abandoned in 1928.[11]
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Reginald F. Nicholson, 8 July, 1899
- Lieutenant Milton S. Davis, before 1 January, 1909[12]
- Ensign Harvey W. McCormack, 1 November, 1910[13][Inference] – after 1 January, 1913[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 160.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 160.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 160.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 160.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 160.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 37.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 37.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 37.
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 38.
- ↑ DANFS—Fox
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 38.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 34.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 44.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 40.
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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