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USS Nicholson (TB-29) 
Summary
USS Nicholson (TB-29) was a Blakely-class torpedo boat in the United States Navy.
 USS Nicholson (TB-29), circa 1902, location unknown.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Nicholson |
| Namesake | |
| Builder | Lewis Nixon Shipyard, Elizabethtown, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 6 December 1898 |
| Launched | 23 September 1901 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont |
| Commissioned | 10 January 1905 |
| Decommissioned | date unknown |
| Stricken | 3 March 1909 |
| Fate | Used as a target |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Blakely-class torpedo boat |
| Displacement | 218 long tons (221 t) |
| Length | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Beam | 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) (mean)[2] |
| Installed power | not known |
| Propulsion | not known |
| Speed | |
| Complement | 28 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 3 × 1-pounder, 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
Built in Elizabeth, New Jersey edit
The first ship to be so named by the Navy, Nicholson (TB–29) was laid down 6 December 1898 by Lewis Nixon's Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, New Jersey; launched 23 September 1901; sponsored by Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont; and commissioned at New York City 10 January 1905.
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Nicholson served with the Atlantic Fleet until struck from the Navy List 3 March 1909.
Inactivation edit
Nicholson was disposed of by being used as a target.
References edit
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- [1] Information about Lewis Nixon and naval architect Arthur Leopold Busch at this Crescent Shipyard site.
- NavSource Naval History Photographic History of the United States Navytographic History of the United States Navy - USS NICHOLSON (Torpedo Boat # 29, TB-29)