U.S.S. Mackenzie (1898)

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U.S.S. Mackenzie (1898)
Hull Number: TB-17
Builder: Charles Hillman[1]
Ordered: Act of 10 June, 1896[2]
Laid down: 15 Apr, 1897[3]
Launched: 19 Feb, 1898[4]
Commissioned: 1 May, 1899[5]
Stricken: 10 Mar, 1916[6]
Expended: 1916[7]
Fate: Target ship
U.S.S. Mackenzie was one of two Mackenzie class torpedo boats completed for the U.S. Navy.

Construction

During a trial voyage on the Delaware River one of Mackenzie's boilers exploded.[8]

Service

Mackenzie was commissioned on 1 May, 1899 with Lt. Lloyd H. Chandler in command.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 161.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 161.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 161.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 161.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 161.
  6. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 38.
  7. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 38.
  8. "Official Report on Torpedo Boat". The Morning Record (Meriden, CT). Friday, 22 October, 1898. Vol. XIII. No. 94, col E, p. 7.

Bibliography


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