PT boat - Wikipedia
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 …
PT Boats - Naval Encyclopedia
2022年11月28日 · During WW2, the US suddenly had the need for a fleet of small attack vessels, the PT-Boats, which gained fame in the Pacific. They were mostly wooden-built, by Elco, …
U.S. Navy PT Boats - NHHC
2014年6月3日 · Since the U.S. produced the heavier and longer 21-inch torpedoes, the U.S. Navy wanted a larger PT boat. After experimentation, the first PT boat built in any quantity was the …
PT Boats of World War II: From Home Front to Battle - U.S.
PT Boats, Inc., a nonprofit organization of World War II PT Boat veterans, bought the boat and restored her between 1995 and 2005. PT-658 is now fully functional and afloat, and is one of …
Elco PT Boat: 80 Feet of Wood and Weaponry - HistoryNet
2013年5月1日 · During World War II the Elco Naval Division of the Electric Boat Co., in Bayonne, N.J., built nearly 400 patrol torpedo, or PT, boats for the U.S. Navy. Of those, 326 were 80 feet …
HyperWar: At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the U.S. Navy - The …
"PT boats filled an important need in World War II in shallow waters, complementing the achievements of greater ships in greater seass. This need for small, fast, versatile, strongly …
List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy - Wikipedia
This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive …
HyperWar: US Navy Torpedo Boats (PT-Boats), 1940-1945 - The …
All US Navy Motor Torpedo Boats (PT Boats) of World War II; listed by class, with descriptions and links to pages for individual boats.
US Navy PT Boat Lists - Haze Gray
These lists, generously provided by Steve Laroe, detail the famous PT Boats of the WWII era. Although they were the smallest US combat vessels of the war, they were among the most …
The Navy's Gallant Sentries | Naval History Magazine - October …
Despite their other valuable functions, the 464 PT boats serving with the U.S. Navy in 1942–45 fired only about 700 torpedoes. The majority of PTs, in fact, each fired less than two …