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List of torpedo boats of the United States Navy
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This list of steam-driven torpedo boats of the United States Navy includes all ships with the hull classification symbol TB, running from TB-1 of 1890 to TB-35 of 1901. It does not include the Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats of World War II.
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The first torpedo-boat to serve with the United States Navy was the experimental Stiletto of 31 tons, built in 1885-86 as a yacht by the Herreschoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island. Designated WTB-1 (for "Wooden Torpedo Boat"), she was purchased under the Act of 3 March 1887 for use as a torpedo boat for experimental purposes and commissioned in July 1887. She measured 94ft overall (88ft 6in waterline) x 11ft 6in x 3ft, and had a 1-shaft vertical compound engine of 359 ihp, achieving 18.2 knots. She was stricken on 27 January 1911 and sold on 18 July 1911.
The authorisation for the following steel torpedo-boats was as follows:
- Act of 3 August 1886: TB-1
- Act of 30 June 1890: TB-2
- Act of 26 July 1894: TB-3 to TB-5
- Act of 2 March 1895: TB-6 to TB-8
- Act of 10 June 1896: TB-9 to TB-18
- Act of 3 March 1897: TB-19 to TB-23
- Act of 4 May 1898: TB-24 to TB-35 (also the first sixteen TBDs - see Bainbridge-class destroyer)