USS Porter (TB-6)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Porter.
USS Porter (Torpedo Boat No. 6/TB-6) was a torpedo boat, the first of her class, launched in 1896, served during the Spanish–American War, and struck in 1912. She was the first Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter, and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter.
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USS Porter (TB-6), October 3, 1897. | |
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Name | Porter |
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Ordered | 2 March 1895 |
Builder | Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island |
Laid down | February 1896 |
Launched | 9 September 1896 |
Sponsored by | Miss Agnes M. Herreshoff |
Commissioned | 20 February 1897 |
Decommissioned | 1912 |
Stricken | 6 November 1912 |
Identification | TB-6 |
Fate | Sold, 30 December 1912 |
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Class and type | Porter-class torpedo boat |
Displacement | 165 long tons (168 t)[2] |
Length | 175 ft 6 in (53.49 m) |
Beam | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) |
Draft | 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) (mean)[2] |
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Complement | 32 officers and enlisted |
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Porter was laid down in February 1896 by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island: launched on 9 September 1896, sponsored by Miss Agnes M. Herreshoff; and commissioned on 20 February 1897 at Newport, R.I.