Bainbridge Class Destroyer
Officially designated as Torpedo Boat Destroyers when authorized by Congress in 1898, the Bainbridge-class destroyers were the first destroyers of the United States Navy, built from 1899 through 1903.
The 13 Bainbridge TBDs of the 16 torpedo boat destroyers (3 were Truxtun type TBDs) authorized by Congress were ordered following the Spanish-American War, and were decommissioned in 1920. One ship was lost at sea: the Chauncey, which collided with the British merchantman S.S. Rose in 1917.
After decommissioning, the 12 remaining ships were sold to Joseph G. Hitner, except for the Hopkins. Hopkins was sold to the Denton Shore Lumber Company in Tampa, Florida.
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