USS Nicholson (TB-29) was a Blakely-class torpedo boat in the United States Navy.
Built in Elizabeth, New Jersey
The first ship to be so named by the Navy, Nicholson (TB–29) was laid down 6 December 1898 by Lewis Nixon's Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, New Jersey; launched 23 September 1901; sponsored by Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont; and commissioned at New York City 10 January 1905.
Service with the U.S. Navy
Nicholson served with the Atlantic Fleet until struck from the Navy List 3 March 1909.
Inactivation
Nicholson was disposed of by being used as a target.
References
- ^ "USS Nicholson (TB-29)". Navsource.org. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "Table 10 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 714. 1921.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Information about Lewis Nixon and naval architect Arthur Leopold Busch at this Crescent Shipyard site.
- NavSource Naval History Photographic History of the United States Navytographic History of the United States Navy - USS NICHOLSON (Torpedo Boat # 29, TB-29)
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