USS Barney
Country of origin
United States
United States
ManufacturerBath Iron Works
The first USS Barney (Torpedo Boat No. 25/TB-25/Coast Torpedo Boat No. 11) was laid down on 3 January 1900 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 28 July 1900 and sponsored by Miss Esther Nicholson Barney, great-granddaughter of Commodore Joshua Barney; and placed in commission at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, on 21 October 1901.
On 6 November 1901, the torpedo boat put to sea for a voyage to Port Royal, South Carolina but upon her arrival there, went into reserve. The following year, she returned to active service on the North Atlantic station and participated in maneuvers and exercises along the eastern seaboard and in the West Indies. On 19 February 1903, Barney was placed in reserve at Norfolk, Virginia. As a unit of the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla between 1903 and 1908, she remained inactive there but for brief periods underway to check out her machinery and torpedo equipment.
On 1 July 1908, the torpedo boat returned to full commission and cruised off the east coast as a unit of the 3d Torpedo Flotilla. On 18 October 1908 she had a minor collision in dense fog with Dennis Simmons in the area of Norfolk, Virginia resulting in slight damage to both...
On 6 November 1901, the torpedo boat put to sea for a voyage to Port Royal, South Carolina but upon her arrival there, went into reserve. The following year, she returned to active service on the North Atlantic station and participated in maneuvers and exercises along the eastern seaboard and in the West Indies. On 19 February 1903, Barney was placed in reserve at Norfolk, Virginia. As a unit of the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla between 1903 and 1908, she remained inactive there but for brief periods underway to check out her machinery and torpedo equipment.
On 1 July 1908, the torpedo boat returned to full commission and cruised off the east coast as a unit of the 3d Torpedo Flotilla. On 18 October 1908 she had a minor collision in dense fog with Dennis Simmons in the area of Norfolk, Virginia resulting in slight damage to both...
