USS Manley (TB-23)

USS Manley (TB-23) at the New York Navy Yard, about 1898. The cruisers Chicago and Atlanta are in the background undergoing modernization.
History
United Kingdom
Owner	Charles R. Flint
Builder	Yarrow & Co., Ltd., Poplar, London
Fate	Sold to US Navy 13 April 1898
United States
Name	Manley
Namesake	Captain John Manley
Acquired	purchased 13 April 1898
In service	20 April 1899
Out of service	1 April 1914
Renamed	Levant, 11 April 1918
Stricken	2 April 1914
Fate	Sold, 21 April 1920, to Jacob Meyer of Cantonsville, MD.
Notes	training ship for the midshipmen until 1914, continued to serve as a ferry launch at Annapolis after being struck
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Manley-class torpedo boat
Displacement	30 long tons (30 t)
Length	60 ft 8 in (18.49 m)
Beam	9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Draft	2 ft 11 in (0.89 m) (mean)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement	5 officers and enlisted
Armament	none

USS Manley (Torpedo Boat No. 23/TB-23) more often spelled Manly, was built by Yarrow & Co., Ltd., Poplar, London, England; purchased from Charles R. Flint 13 April 1898 during the Spanish–American War; and delivered to the New York Navy Yard to be placed in service.

Assigned to the Naval Auxiliary Force, Manley was laid up in ordinary for repairs 25 October 1898. On 20 April 1899 she left New York City for the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.; and served there as a training ship for the midshipmen until 1914, except for a brief period during 1906 and 1907 when the torpedo boat was assigned to the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla at the Norfolk Navy Yard. On 1 April 1914 she was placed out of service and the next day was struck from the Navy list, but she continued to serve as a ferry launch at Annapolis. Renamed Levant April 1918 when USS Manley (DD-74) took the name Manley, the torpedo boat was sold 21 April 1920 to Jacob Meyer of Catonsville, Md.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Additional technical data from Gardiner, Robert (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Conway Maritime Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.

• Photo gallery of Manley at NavSource Naval History