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Two '''''Mackenzie'' class torpedo boats''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1898 and 1899.
Two '''''Mackenzie'' class torpedo boats''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1898 and 1899.


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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 2 vessels
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|[[Charles Hillman]]
|15 Apr, 1897
|19 Feb, 1898
|1 May, 1899
|Expended 1916
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|[[Columbian Iron Works]]
|11 Sep, 1897
|5 Mar, 1898
|16 May, 1898
|Expended 1912
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==Construction==
==Construction==
These boats were very small, being about one third the displacement of the [[Davis Class Torpedo Boat (1898)|''Davis'' class]] boats ordered at the same time.
These boats were very small, being about one third the displacement of the [[Davis Class Torpedo Boat (1898)|''Davis'' class]] boats ordered at the same time.
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==Armament==
==Armament==
* one 1-pdr gun (''Mackenzie'')
* one 1-pdr gun (''Mackenzie'')
* one 1-pdr gun (''McKee'')
* two 1-pdr guns (''McKee'')
* two 18-in torpedo tubes on centreline
* two 18-in torpedo tubes on centreline


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Latest revision as of 14:21, 12 December 2014

Two Mackenzie class torpedo boats were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1898 and 1899.

Overview of 2 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Mackenzie Charles Hillman 15 Apr, 1897 19 Feb, 1898 1 May, 1899 Expended 1916
McKee Columbian Iron Works 11 Sep, 1897 5 Mar, 1898 16 May, 1898 Expended 1912

Construction

These boats were very small, being about one third the displacement of the Davis class boats ordered at the same time.

Armament

  • one 1-pdr gun (Mackenzie)
  • two 1-pdr guns (McKee)
  • two 18-in torpedo tubes on centreline

See Also

Footnotes

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).


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