This list of steam-driven torpedo boats of the United States Navy includes all ships with the hull classification symbol TB, running from TB-1 of 1890 to TB-35 of 1901. It does not include the Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats of World War II.
The first torpedo-boat to serve with the United States Navy was the experimental Stiletto of 31 tons, built in 1885-86 as a yacht by the Herreschoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island. Designated WTB-1 (for "Wooden Torpedo Boat"), she was purchased under the Act of 3 March 1887 for use as a torpedo boat for experimental purposes and commissioned in July 1887. She measured 94ft overall (88ft 6in waterline) x 11ft 6in x 3ft, and had a 1-shaft vertical compound engine of 359 ihp, achieving 18.2 knots. She was stricken on 27 January 1911 and sold on 18 July 1911.
The authorisation for the following steel torpedo-boats was as follows:
| Hull No. | Ship Name | Shipyard | Authorised | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB-1 | Cushing | Herreshoff, Bristol, Rhode Island | 3 August 1886 | April 1888 | 23 January 1890 | 22 April 1890 | Stricken 6 April 1912; sunk as target 24 September 1920. | |
| TB-2 | Ericsson | Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Iowa | 30 June 1890 | 21 July 1892 | 12 May 1894 | 18 February 1897 | Stricken 6 April 1912; sunk as target. | |
| TB-3 | Foote | Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland | 26 July 1894 | 1 May 1896 | 1 October 1896 | 7 August 1897 | Renamed CTB-1 on 1 August 1918; sold 19 July 1920. | |
| TB-4 | Rodgers | Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland | 26 July 1894 | 6 May 1896 | 10 November 1896 | 1 April 1898 | Renamed CTB-2 on 1 August 1918; sold 19 July 1920. | |
| TB-5 | Winslow | Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland | 26 July 1894 | 8 May 1896 | 6 January 1897 | 29 December 1897 | Stricken 12 July 1910 and sold in January 1911. | |
| TB-6 | Porter | Herreshoff, Bristol, Rhode Island | 2 March 1895 | February 1896 | 9 September 1896 | 20 February 1897 | Stricken 7 November 1912 and sold 30 December 1912. | |
| TB-7 | DuPont | Herreshoff, Bristol, Rhode Island | 2 March 1895 | February 1896 | 30 March 1897 | 3 September 1897 | Renamed CTB-3 on 1 August 1918; sold 19 July 1920. | |
| TB-8 | Rowan | Moran Brothers, Seattle, Washington | 2 March 1895 | 22 June 1896 | 8 April 1898 | 1 April 1899 | Stricken 29 October 1912 and used as target, sold 3 June 1918. |
| Hull No. | Ship Name | Shipyard | Authorised | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB-9 | Dahlgren | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine | 10 June 1896 | 11 December 1897 | 29 May 1899 | 16 June 1900 | Renamed CTB-4 on 1 August 1918; sold 19 July 1920. | |
| TB-10 | Craven | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine | 10 June 1896 | 6 December 1897 | 25 September 1899 | 9 June 1900 | Stricken 14 November 1913 and sunk as target in 1913. | |
| TB-11 | Farragut | Union Iron Works, San Francisco | 10 June 1896 | 26 July 1897 | 16 July 1898 | 22 March 1899 | Renamed CTB-5 on 1 August 1918; sold 9 September 1919. | |
| TB-12 | Davis | Wolf & Zwicker, Portland, Oregon | 10 June 1896 | 2 March 1897 | 4 June 1898 | 10 May 1899 | Stricken 12 November 1913; sold 21 April 1920 | |
| TB-13 | Fox | Wolf & Zwicker, Portland, Oregon | 10 June 1896 | 4 March 1897 | 4 July 1898 | 8 July 1899 | Stricken 31 August 1916; sold as mercantile Ace 31 August 1920. | |
| TB-14 | Morris | Herreshoff, Bristol, Rhode Island | 10 June 1896 | 19 November 1897 | 13 April 1898 | 11 May 1898 | Renamed CTB-6 on 1 August 1918; sold 10 October 1924. | |
| TB-15 | Talbot | Herreshoff, Bristol, Rhode Island | 10 June 1896 | 8 April 1897 | 14 November 1897 | 4 April 1898 | Renamed USS Berceau (YFB 3) 11 April 1918; sold 18 July 1944. | |
| TB-16 | Gwin | Herreshoff, Bristol, Rhode Island | 10 June 1896 | 14 April 1897 | 15 November 1897 | 4 April 1898 | Renamed USS Cyane (YFB 4) 11 April 1918; sold 24 September 1925. | |
| TB-17 | MacKenzie | Charles Hillman Co., Philadelphia, Pa. | 10 June 1896 | 15 April 1897 | 19 February 1898 | 1 May 1899 | Stricken 10 March 1916 and used as target. | |
| TB-18 | McKee | Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland | 10 June 1896 | 11 September 1897 | 5 March 1898 | 16 May 1898 | Stricken 6 April 1912 and used as target; sunk 24 September 1920. |
| Hull No. | Ship Name | Shipyard | Authorised | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB-19 | Stringham | Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware | 3 March 1897 | 21 March 1898 | 10 June 1899 | 7 November 1905 | Stricken 26 November 1915 and used as target ship 1915; sold 18 March 1923. | |
| TB-20 | Goldsborough | Wolf & Zwicker, Portland, Oregon; completed by Puget Sound Navy Yard | 3 March 1897 | 14 July 1898 | 29 July 1899 | 9 April 1908 | Renamed CTB-7 on 1 August 1918; sold 8 September 1919. | |
| TB-21 | Bailey | Gas Engine & Power Co., Morris Heights, N.Y. | 3 March 1897 | 30 April 1898 | 5 December 1899 | 10 June 1901 | Renamed CTB-8 on 1 August 1918; sold 10 March 1920. | |
| TB-22 | Somers | G. Schichau, Elbing, Germany * | 3 March 1897 | 1893 | 1897 | 28 March 1898 | Renamed CTB-9 on 1 August 1918; sold 19 July 1920. | |
| TB-23 | Manley | Yarrow & Co,, Poplar, London * | 3 March 1897 | - | ca. 1894 | never commissioned | Renamed USS Levant (YFB) 11 April 1918; sold 21 April 1920. |
Note: * purchased for US Navy during Spanish-American War on 25 March 1898 and 13 April 1898 respectively.
| Hull No. | Ship Name | Shipyard | Authorised | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB-24 | Bagley | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine | 4 May 1898 | 4 January 1900 | 25 September 1900 | 18 October 1901 | Renamed CTB-10 on 1 August 1918; sold 9 April 1919. | |
| TB-25 | Barney | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine | 4 May 1898 | 3 January 1900 | 28 July 1900 | 21 October 1901 | Renamed CTB-11 on 1 August 1918; sold 19 July 1920. | |
| TB-26 | Biddle | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine | 4 May 1898 | 21 February 1900 | 18 May 1901 | 26 October 1901 | Renamed CTB-12 on 1 August 1918; sold 19 July 1920. | |
| TB-27 | Blakely | George Lawley & Sons, South Boston, Mass. | 4 May 1898 | 12 January 1899 | 22 November 1900 | 27 December 1904 | Renamed CTB-13 on 1 August 1918; sold 10 March 1920. | |
| TB-28 | DeLong | George Lawley & Sons, South Boston, Mass. | 4 May 1898 | 24 January 1899 | 23 November 1900 | 12 October 1902 | Renamed CTB-14 on 1 August 1918; sold 19 July 1920. | |
| TB-29 | Nicholson | Lewis Nixon, Elizabethport, N.J. | 4 May 1898 | 6 December 1898 | 23 September 1901 | 10 January 1905 | Stricken 3 March 1909 and used as Target No.6. | |
| TB-30 | O'Brien | Lewis Nixon, Elizabethport, N.J. | 4 May 1898 | 29 December 1898 | 24 September 1900 | 15 July 1905 | Stricken 3 March 1909 and used as Target No.5. | |
| TB-31 | Shubrick | William R. Trigg Co., Richmond, Va. | 4 May 1898 | 11 March 1899 | 31 October 1899 | 31 May 1901 * | Renamed CTB-15 on 1 August 1918; sold 10 March 1920. | |
| TB-32 | Stockton | William R. Trigg Co., Richmond, Va. | 4 May 1898 | 18 March 1899 | 27 December 1899 | 14 March 1901 * | Stricken 15 November 1913 and sunk as target September 1916. | |
| TB-33 | Thornton | William R. Trigg Co., Richmond, Va. | 4 May 1898 | 16 March 1899 | 15 May 1900 | 9 June 1902 | Renamed CTB-16 on 1 August 1918; sold 28 August 1920. | |
| TB-34 | Tingey | Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland | 4 May 1898 | 29 March 1899 | 25 March 1901 | 7 January 1904 | Renamed CTB-17 on 1 August 1918; sold 10 March 1920. | |
| TB-35 | Wilkes | Gas Engine & Power Co., Morris Heights, New York | 4 May 1898 | 3 June 1899 | 28 September 1901 | 18 September 1902 | Stricken 15 November 1913 and sunk as target 1914. |
On 1 August 1918 all 17 surviving torpedo boats were redesignated as Coast Torpedo Boats and given numbers in place of their original names[1] and were subsequently sold for breaking up in 1919 and 1920.