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PT-105, an 80' Elco boat, under way. A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II.It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, valued for its maneuverability and speed but hampered at the beginning of the war by ineffective torpedoes, limited armament, and comparatively fragile construction that limited some of the variants ...
Navy PT Boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Two, Washington Navy Yard DC December 1940 Patrol torpedo boat PT-30 PT-9 torpedo boat in Washington DC in 1940 Patrol torpedo boat PT-59 afrer gunboat conversion Solomon Islands The crew of PT 59 inspects the wreckage of the Japanese submarine I-1, sunk on 29 January 1943 at Kamimbo on Guadalcanal by HMNZS Kiwi and Moa after Operation Ke
Motor torpedo boat PT-658 is a PT-625-class Higgins 78-foot (24 m) PT boat, built for the United States Navy during World War II. PT-658 is a prime example of US Navy motor torpedo boat development during World War II. PT-658 was in the last group of four boats delivered from the 36-boat contract NObs-1680, October 1944 for PT-625 to PT-660 ...
Following World War II the US Navy had little use for fast attack craft, so almost all of the PT boats were scrapped at the end of the war in 1945. PT boats were not needed during the Korean War. But, as the United States involvement in the Vietnam grew, the Navy saw a need for small combatant boats for the US Navy's "brown water" river ...
Following World War II the US Navy had little use for fast attack craft, and most of her PT boats were disposed of shortly after VJ Day.With the involvement in the Vietnam War the Navy saw a renewed need for small combatant craft for "brown water" operations, and they approached the Norwegian Westermoen company, which had built a prototype fast attack boat, the Nasty, and was currently ...
Annapolis Yacht Yard was a major builder of sub chasers and PT boats during World War II. In 1947, after the death of Chris Nelson, Annapolis Yacht Yard sold to John Trumpy & Sons. [1] The site today is called the Yacht Yard. [2] Patrol torpedo boat PT-728 built by Annapolis Yacht Yard is a rare surviving PT boats at the Liberty Aviation Museum ...
The Vosper 73 foot Motor Torpedo Boat was a mid-twentieth century British motor torpedo boat (MTB) designed by Vosper that served in the Royal Navy Coastal Forces during the Second World War. At 73 ft (22 m) long they were considered small boats compared to longer designs such as the Fairmile D .
USS Jamestown (PG-55) was a patrol gunboat and after 13 January 1943 a Jamestown-class motor torpedo boat tender acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II.Her task in her final classification was to provide a "home base" for torpedo boats in remote parts of the ocean during the war, and to provide them with necessary services, such as fuel, food, and repairs.