Capt. John Ericsson's torpedo boat Destroyer lay in the Horseshoe at Sandy Hook yesterday afternoon. All that could be seen of her was a black streak on the water surmounted by the light iron ...

The destroyer got its name as the initial craft were deployed by the British to hunt and neutralize the growing threat of torpedo boats (one example of such is pictured in the above vintage ...

Accident to Torpedo Boat Destroyer. Share full article. Special to The New York Times. Nov. 24, 1902; Credit... The New York Times Archives.

The warship, once referred to as a "torpedo boat destroyer," was a fast, maneuverable vessel that primarily provided escort services for larger ships during World War II. In recent years its ...

The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura since the American Civil War, when a Union boat armed with spar torpedoes ...

Destroyers were invented in the 1880s, when they were called torpedo boat destroyers. The fast little ships were meant to protect larger battleships and cruisers from the menace of even smaller ...

Early in the evening of Sept. 18, the destroyers picked up the four skunks, found them to be moving at speeds of around 40 knots—too fast to be anything but torpedo boats.

British recover bell from U.S. destroyer sunk by U-boat in WWI Bell from the USS Jacob Jones to be returned to Washington Navy Yard after a century under water February 20, 2024 More than 1 year ago ...