Name O’Brien Commissioned 15 July 1905 Construction started 29 December 1898 Length 48 m | Laid down 29 December 1898 Decommissioned date unknown Launched 24 September 1900 | |
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Namesake Captain Jeremiah O’Brien (1744–1818) Sponsored by Miss Mira O’Brien, great-great granddaughter of Joseph O’Brien Builders Crescent Shipyard, Elizabeth | ||
USS O’Brien (TB-30) was a Blakely-class torpedo boat in the United States Navy named after Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, who captured HMS Margaretta on June 12, 1775 during the American revolution.
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Built in Elizabeth, New Jersey
The first ship to be so named by the Navy, O’Brien (Torpedo Boat 30) was laid down under the direct supervision of naval architect Arthur Leopold Busch at Navy Lt. Lewis Nixon's, Crescent Shipyard of Elizabethport, New Jersey, 29 December 1898; launched 24 September 1900; sponsored by Miss Mira O’Brien, great-great granddaughter of Joseph O’Brien; and commissioned 15 July 1905, Lt. Edward Woods in command.
Service with the U.S. Navy
Between August 1905 and April 1906, she operated with the coastal squadron between Newport, Rhode Island, and Pensacola, Florida.
Inactivation
Placed in the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla 7 May 1906, at the Norfolk Navy Yard, she was struck from the Navy List 3 March 1909 and used as target.