Torpedo boats, Bristol, RI article, 1993
File — Box: 17, Folder: 30-31
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 329
Scope and Contents
Typescript copy of "The Torpedo Boats of Bristol, RI.," by Richard V. Simpson, 1993.This article treats the history of the torpedo boats built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company for the U.S. Navy, ca.1877-1900. Contents include information on boat types, including the steel torpedo boats, the war with Spain and torpedo boats during that war. Appendices include information on torpedo boat practice in Narragansett Bay, speed records of U.S. torpedo boats, Herreshoff's other Navy boats, Rhode Island and the war with Spain.
Dates
- Creation: 1993
Creator
- From the Collection: Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
2 folder
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository