The fantastic PT Boat

Ricci.Wright

January 22, 2022 06:14

The Giant Killers : The Story of WW2 ELCO US Navy PT Boats - YouTube

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  Ditch-Runner

  January 22, 2022 06:24

  plywood and guts what I think of when PT boats are mentioned

  well of course PT109 as a start a lot of brave men not just Kennedy served on them

  
  

  have to add in of course and the most famous ( well TV ) reindeer I mean PT boat 73

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  BobJudy

  January 22, 2022 13:11

  Three 1500hp Packard engines and 50mph must have been quite a ride!

  1943 Packard Liberty PT Boat Engine – LeMay Collections at Marymount
  Vehicle Specifications Quick Reference GuideYear: 1943 Make: Packard Model: Liberty Style: PT Boat Engine AAG#: 0008 Engine: V12, 2490 cid, 60-degree Transmission: VIN/Serial #: • Used as primary U.S.

  Bob

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  select-fire

  January 22, 2022 13:48

  Thanks for posting

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  buddyb

  January 22, 2022 14:02

  I always wanted a PBR (Patrol Boat River) like was used in VN to use on one of the local lakes.

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  varian

  January 22, 2022 15:02

  there were a couple of manufactures and designs of these boats. one type was built in New Orleans by Higgins. these were the same people who built the landing crafts called Higgins boats.

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  SoreShoulder

  January 22, 2022 15:13

  Some of the earlier ones had the old fashioned, 28-knot Mark 8 torpedo.

  Its launcher was powered by black powder.

  It would get damp easily unless greased, but the grease tended to catch fire when the torpedo tube was fired and would give away the boat's position at night with a flash.

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