USS Nicholson (TB-29) explained

USS Nicholson (TB-29) was a in the United States Navy.

Built in Elizabeth, New Jersey

The first ship to be so named by the Navy, Nicholson (TB–29) was laid down 6 December 1898 by Lewis Nixon's Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, New Jersey; launched 23 September 1901; sponsored by Mrs. Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont; and commissioned at New York City 10 January 1905.

Service with the U.S. Navy

Nicholson served with the Atlantic Fleet until struck from the Navy List 3 March 1909.

Inactivation

Nicholson was disposed of by being used as a target.

References

• • http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/crescent.htm Information about Lewis Nixon and naval architect Arthur Leopold Busch at this Crescent Shipyard site.
• NavSource Naval History Photographic History of the United States Navytographic History of the United States Navy - USS NICHOLSON (Torpedo Boat # 29, TB-29)