Name Nicholson Commissioned 10 January 1905 Construction started 6 December 1898 Length 48 m | Laid down 6 December 1898 Decommissioned date unknown Launched 23 September 1901 | |
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Namesake James NicholsonSamuel NicholsonJohn NicholsonWilliam NicholsonJames W. Nicholson Sponsored by Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont Builders Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth | ||
USS Nicholson (TB-29) was a Blakely-class torpedo boat in the United States Navy.
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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, Lt. W. S. Miller in command.
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.
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