USS Winslow (TB-5)
USS Winslow (TB-5) |
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| Career (U.S.) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 26 July 1894 (authorised) |
| Builder: | Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Co., Baltimore, MD |
| Laid down: | 8 May 1896 |
| Launched: | 8 May 1897 |
| Commissioned: | 29 December 1897 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 July 1910 |
| Struck: | 12 July 1910 |
| Fate: | sold, January 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Foote (TB-3) |
| Displacement: | 142 tons |
| Length: | 161 ft 6¾ in (49.24 m) |
| Beam: | 16 ft ⅜ ft (4.89 m) |
| Draft: | 5 ft (1.52 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Mosher boilers, 2-shaft vertical triple expansion engines, 2,000 ihp (1,472 kW) |
| Speed: | 24.82 kn |
| Complement: | 20 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 3 × 1-pounder guns 3 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Winslow (Torpedo Boat No. 5/TB-5) was a United States Navy torpedo boat noted for its involvement at the First and Second Battle of Cardenas during the Spanish-American War. She was named for Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow.
Read more about USS Winslow (TB-5): History, Battle At Cárdenas, Post Spanish-American War