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USS O'Brien (TB-30)

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The first USS O’Brien (Torpedo Boat 30) was laid down by Arthur L. Busch at Lewis Nixon's Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, NJ, 29 December 1898; launched 24 September 1900; sponsored by Miss Mira O’Brien, great-great granddaughter of Joseph O’Brien; and commissioned 15 July 1905, Lt. Edward Woods in command. Between August 1905 and April 1906, she operated with the coastal squadron between Newport and Pensacola. Placed in the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla 7 May 1906, at the Norfolk Navy Yard, she was struck from the Navy List 3 March 1909 and used as target.

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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