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Wednesday 10 January 2018

American torpedo boat USS Ericsson harassed by problems with the screws according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad 1894-1895 no. 6

An item referred to the Army and Navy Journal reporting that the American torpedo boat USS Ericsson underway towards New Orleans, USA lost a blade of her left screw and 2/3 of the blades of her right screw. The blades were cast iron made.(1)

Note
1. The TB2 laid down by Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, USA in July 1892, launched on 12 May 1894, completed in February 1897 and sunk as a target on 5 April 1912.