USS DeLong (TB-28) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

USS DeLong (Torpedo Boat No. 28/TB-28/Coast Torpedo Boat No. 14) was a United States Navy

United States Navy

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Blakely class torpedo boat

Torpedo boat

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and minesweeper

Minesweeper (ship)

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. DeLong (TB-28) was launched 23 November 1900 by George Lawley & Son

George Lawley & Son

George Lawley & Son was a shipbuilding firm operating in Massachusetts from 1866 to 1945. It began in Scituate, then moved to Boston. After founder George Lawley retired in 1890, his son, grandson and great-grandson upheld the business, which continued until 1945...

, South Boston, Massachusetts

South Boston, Massachusetts

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; sponsored by Mrs. S. DeL. Mills, daughter of Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant Commander

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DeLong

George W. DeLong

George Washington DeLong was a United States Navy officer and explorer.- Biography :Born in New York City, he was educated at the United States Naval Academy in Newport, Rhode Island...

; and commissioned 27 October 1902, Lieutenant J. F. Marshall in command.

Between 4 November 1902 and 2 July 1906, the DeLong was assigned to the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla at Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

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, then was returned to full commission for torpedo practice and training along the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

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