USS Farragut (TB-11)

USS Farragut (TB-11) off Mare Island Navy Yard circa 1899.
History
United States
NameFarragut
NamesakeAdmiral David Farragut
Ordered10 June 1896 (authorized)
BuilderUnion Iron Works, San Francisco, CA
Laid down26 July 1897
Launched16 July 1898
Sponsored byElizabeth Ashe, Admiral Farragut's niece
Commissioned22 March 1899
Decommissioned13 March 1919
Renamed
  • Coast Torpedo Boat No. 5,
  • 1 August 1918
IdentificationTB-11
FateSold, 9 September 1919
General characteristics
Class & typeFarragut-class torpedo boat
Displacement279 long tons (283 t)
Length214 ft (65 m)
Beam20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
  • 30.13 kn (34.67 mph; 55.80 km/h) (Speed on Trial)
Complement66 officers and enlisted
Armament

The first USS Farragut (Torpedo Boat No. 11/TB-11/Coast Torpedo Boat No. 5) was a torpedo boat in the United States Navy. She was named for David Farragut, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War.

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