An item referred to the magazine Mitth. reporting that the largest American torpedo boat the USS Stringham was launched at Wilmington.(1) With a displacement of 340 tons were her dimensions 68,6 x 6,7 x 1,95 metres. The horsepower of 7.200 ihp allowed a speed of 30 knots. The armament consisted of 2-45 torpedo launchers on deck and 7-5,7cm quick firing guns (on the conning towers each 1, rest on deck).
Note
1. The TB 19 laid down at the shipyard of Harlan&Hollingsworth on 21 March 1898, launched on 10 June a year later, not earlier completed as on 7 November 1905 and finally sold in 1923.
Note
1. The TB 19 laid down at the shipyard of Harlan&Hollingsworth on 21 March 1898, launched on 10 June a year later, not earlier completed as on 7 November 1905 and finally sold in 1923.
