USS Blakely (TB-27)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Blakely.

USS Blakely (TB-27) underway off Grant's Tomb during the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration
History
United States
NameBlakely
NamesakeJohnston Blakeley
Ordered4 May 1898 authorised
BuilderGeorge Lawley & Son, South Boston, MA
Laid down12 January 1899
Launched22 November 1900
Commissioned27 December 1904
Decommissioned8 March 1919
RenamedCoast Torpedo Boat No. 13, 1 August 1918
Stricken31 March 1919
FateSold, 10 March 1920
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBlakely-class torpedo boat
Displacement196 long tons (199 t)[2]
Length175 ft (53 m)
Beam17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Draft5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) (mean)[2]
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
  • 25.58 knots (47.37 km/h; 29.44 mph) (Speed on Trial)[2]
Complement28 officers and enlisted
Armament

The first USS Blakely (Torpedo Boat No. 27/TB-27/Coast Torpedo Boat No. 13) was laid down on 12 January 1899 at South Boston, Massachusetts, by George Lawley & Son and launched on 22 November 1900. Sponsored by Miss Nellie M. White; and commissioned on 27 December 1904. It was named for Johnston Blakeley, commander of USS Wasp.

  1. ^ "USS Blakely (TB-27)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Table 10 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.