Folks Know Your PT Boat July 1945 was created very near the end of WW II to use as an introduction to PT Boats for crews in training.

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Kennedy future United States President in the Pacific theater during World War IIHis actions to save his surviving crew after the sinking of PT-109 made him a war heroPT-109 s ramming by a Japanese destroyer contributed to Kennedys long-term back problems and required months of. Bonita lighthouse - pt boat stock pictures royalty-free photos images The Abyss -- When a Navy Admirals daughter is the prime suspect in a double murder case aboard a research boat. PT Boats is dedicated to a small group of little known but perhaps some of the most daring naval combatants of World War II.

This booklet was created months before the end of a deadly bitterly fought war with Imperial Japan. Kennedy future 35th president of the United States. Additionally night attacks proved the PT boat a ferocious adversary to the point that the Japanese considered them torpedo-spewing monsters that.

In 1942 but I would be interested in any further information where did they serve. PT-109 was an 80 Elco PT boat patrol torpedo boat last commanded by Lieutenant junior grade John F. New and used models for sale.

Boats were being fitted with deck mortars and rocket projectors as well as aircraft-type repeating. Many engineers were decorated for their performance in such conditions. A single torpedo sight was used to aim all four torpedoes.

WW2 PT boats generally carried four torpedoes when configured for anti-ship duty. The torpedoes were launched when the PT boat had been steered in the direction you wanted the torpedoes to go. There were apparently PT Boat bases in Cairns and Darwin but I am unable to find any definitive details of these.