The primary anti-ship armament was two to four Mark 8 torpedoes, which weighed 2,600 pounds (1,179kg) and contained a 466-pound (211kg) TNT warhead. Maneuverability satisfactory with a turning circle of 368 yards. [23] They also performed lifesaving and anti-shipping mine destruction missions during the invasion. PT-459 ("Mahogany Menace") a Higgins 78-foot (24m) boat, was assigned to MTBRON 30 on 15 February 1944. On the night of 13/14 October 1942, PT-48 engaged a Japanese destroyer at 200 yards (180m). Five Elco Boats were manufactured in knock-down kit form and sent to Long Beach Boatworks for assembly on the West Coast as part of an experiment and as a proof of concept. In early 1941 the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships (BuShips) lent Packard engines to both Huckins and Higgins, which wanted to build competitive boats at their own expense. One of the great challenges of sailboat interior design is lighting. To accomplish the task, PTs in the Mediterranean and the Pacific (and RN and RCN motor torpedo boats in the Mediterranean) installed more and heavier guns which were able to sink the barges. Today, PT-796 is located at the Battleship Cove Naval Museum in Fall River, Massachusetts, in a Quonset hut-style building, protected from the weather, and up on blocks. Doyle, David.. PT Boats in Action. This resulted in severe conditions for several of the boats during the trial and accounted for the transverse failure in PT-70's deck and subsequent hull failure as the copper fell into the hull. RMKECG59 - Interior of JFK Library, Boston, USA. Wood Boats. Robert McFarlane. The Admiralty representative for this sea sled demonstration was Lieutenant G.C.E. The US military initially developed three designs to fulfill their PT boat need (further divided into a 55-foot and 70-foot class) and a total of eight vessels - numbered "PT-1" through "PT-8" - were ultimately produced. The efficiency of the PT boats at sinking the Japanese supply barges was considered a key reason that the Japanese had severe food, ammunition, and replacement problems during the New Guinea and Solomon Island campaigns, and made the PT boats prime targets for enemy aircraft. [5] Some were converted into gunboats, which could be effective against enemy small craft, especially armored barges used by the Japanese for inter-island transport. PT Boat PT-658 Deck Tour and Interior Tour shows details and closeups of all weapons and equipment on board. the plywood landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) used so successfully in the beach landings at Normandy in the Atlantic and the island-hopping campaign in the Pacific produced 199 78ft (24m) boats of the PT-71/PT-235, PT-265 and PT-625 classes. (Price will increase as the work progresses) The PT boat squadrons were nicknamed "the mosquito fleet". The nucleus of this collection are PT Boats 617 and 796, the world's only restored pair of PTs on public exhibition. By war's end, the PT boat had more "firepower-per-ton" than any other vessel in the U.S. Navy. The second UK built boat is in private hands, floating on a canal north of London and being used as a private residence, though it is remarkably intact in its World War II configuration. [36] It was relaunched in March 2017,[37] and the museum is booking rides on Lake Pontchartrain on Saturdays, or static tours other days of the week.[38]. The base line is parallel to the water line. By war's end, more of the Elco boats were built (326 in all) than any other type of motor torpedo boat. PT-305 fairly gleams, all fresh paint with nary a scuff on her gray deck. The Mk13 torpedo had a range of 6,300 yards (5,800m) and a speed of 33.5 knots (62.0km/h; 38.6mph). Connelly, Garth T. PT Boats in Action. A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. Because of this boat's extensive combat history, having survived 22 months in the combat zone at Guadalcanal (more time in combat than any other surviving PT boat), a preservation group, "Fleet Obsolete" of Kingston, New York, acquired and transported it to Rondout Creek in 2009 for eventual repair. Finish adequate. PT-486, an 80-foot (24m) Elco boat, was placed in service on 2 December 1943. During the war, Elco came up with stepped hull designs ("ElcoPlane") which achieved significant increase in top speed. The newly designed 80ft (24m) Elco Naval Division boats were the longest of the three types of PT boats built for the Navy used during World War II. Some boats carried a 20mm (0.79in) Oerlikon cannon. After a lengthy restoration[34][35] PT-305 has been restored to a seaworthy, operational vessel. Ronald G. Sinn, who in 2012 sold the boat to "Fleet Obsolete" of Kingston NY. The Saturnian Naval Dockyards Presents. The hull shape of the Elco and Higgins PT boats were similar to the contoured "planing hull" found in pleasure boats of the time (and still in use today): a sharp V at the bow softening to a flat bottom at the stern. As home to the National PT Boat Museum, Battleship Cove displays the world's largest collection of PT boat artifacts and memorabilia. One such field modification was made to Kennedy's PT-109, which was equipped with a single-shot Army M3 37mm anti-tank gun that her crew had commandeered; they removed the wheels and lashed it to 2x8 timbers placed on the bow only one night before she was lost. FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model PT boat kit. We promise fish will be wanting to jump aboard your boat! After the war, the ex-PT459 was cut down to 65ft (20m) and highly modified into a sightseeing boat and fishing trawler. [31], At the end of the war, almost all surviving U.S. PT boats were disposed of shortly after V-J Day. machine guns. 146 boats, armed with 18in (460mm) torpedoes, were built for Lend Lease, and exported to Allied powers such as Canada, Britain, Norway, and the Soviet Union. Hampden. This conference, including representatives from BuShips, BuOrd, MTBRONs, Interior Control Board, and CNO, recommended a series of comparative tests to evaluate what turned out to be five new designs of motor torpedo boats. These planks were held together by thousands of copper rivets and bronze screws. On March 21, 1939, Sparkman and Stephens won the prize in the 70-foot class and Prof. George Crouch (for Henry B. Nevins, Inc.) had won the design proposal for the 54-foot class.[5]. [23] The Mark 3 and Mark 4 exploders were not subject to the same problems as the Mark 6 exploders on U.S. submarines' Mark 14 torpedoes. Earlier when Sea Sleds were specifically excluded, Crouch had informed the Bureau of Ships that the Sea Sled was the best type of vessel for the job. Maximum sustained speed of 27.2 knots in rough seas; maximum speed 40.9 knots. The reality was his claims that PTs had sunk a Japanese cruiser, a troopship, and a plane tender in the Philippines were untrue.[24][25]. Boat ID: 36552. Full-load displacement late in the war was 56 tons. After the war, American military interviews with captured veterans of the Imperial Japanese Navy, supplemented by the available partial Japanese war records, were unable to verify that all the PT boat sinking claims were valid. The boat was restored by a group of 12 WW2 PT Boat veterans. The brand new Trawler Forum Burgee is now available for order. PT-724, a surviving Vosper built at the Annapolis Boat yard in Maryland, has been used as a yacht, and has since been acquired by the Liberty Aviation Museum to be restored back to original Vosper configuration. The Board is of the opinion that certain changes in design are required to enable PT-69 and boats of the PT-20 Class to carry safely their military loads in rough weather. The boat was serviced and stored by Elco. [9], Lastly, there was a demonstration of seakeeping qualities and hull strength by making a run at maximum sustained speed in the open ocean. Its draft is seldom over 6 feet thus enabling it to maneuver in shallow water. Measurements along the keel are given in both frame locations and stations. Beginning in mid-1943, some boats were fitted with one or two .30 cal Browning machine guns on the forward torpedo racks on pedestal mounts. Remarkably, the PT486 was sold to the son of the original owner, Capt. A common characteristic of this type of contoured hull is the "rooster tail" in the wake. 2. [note 1] Six boats completed the trial, while three withdrew: PT-33 suffered structural damage off Block Island; PT-70 was damaged by loose copper ingots; and MRB developed engine trouble at the start of the run.[9]. The original 196266 McHale's Navy TV series used a Vosper design PT-694[49] He named the boat Tarbaby VI, and used her through the 1950s. Lieutenant Kennedy was the first commanding officer of PT-59 after its conversion. After testing was completed, PT-3 was transferred to Canada in April 1941 under lend-lease. While comparable in size to many wooden sailing ships in history, these 20ft 8in (6.30m) beam wooden-hulled craft were classified as boats in comparison with much larger steel-hulled destroyers, destroyer escorts, and corvettes. PT-596 was one of the last built, entering service in May 1945. PT Interior. I'm studying English and Deutsch to become my second language. Details on the boat's construction are given on page 357, MTB Manual, 1943. The Canadian Power Boat Company produced four Scott-Paine designed PTs for the U.S. PT 48 is the only remaining 77' Elco PT-Boat and a member of the heroic WWII "Mosquito Fleet". The installation of larger-bore cannons culminated in the fitting of the 40mm Bofors gun[18] on the aft deck. By class, PT-20, an Elco 77-footer, came in first with an average speed of 39.72kn (73.56km/h; 45.71mph); followed by PT-31, with an average speed of 37.01kn (68.54km/h; 42.59mph); PT-69, the Huckins 72-foot (22m) boat, was third with an average speed of 33.83kn (62.65km/h; 38.93mph);[note 2] PT-6, the Higgins 81-footer, with an average speed of 31.4kn (58.2km/h; 36.1mph) was fifth; and PT-8, the Philadelphia Navy Yard boat, was last, at 30.75kn (56.95km/h; 35.39mph). George C. Sinn of Wildwood Crest, NJ on 9 October 1951 for $1,015.00. The Japanese were initially cautious when operating their capital ships in areas known to have PT boats, knowing how dangerous their own Type 93 torpedoes were, and assumed the Americans had equally lethal weapons. Please help support the further restoration and preservation of this historic treasure by visiting the above website and donating. Maneuverability satisfactory, turning circle not determined photographically, estimated 300 yards. PT-323 (Elco) was cut in half by a kamikaze aircraft on 10 December 1944 off Leyte, yet remained floating for several hours. As mentioned earlier, it was used in the Second World War by the U.S Navy. The business was later sold to Capt. Nicknamed "the mosquito fleet" and "devil boats" by the Japanese, the PT boat squadrons were hailed for their daring and earned a durable place in the public imagination that remains strong into the 21st century. [9], Boats would have their tactical parameters of each design determined by photographs from an airship. After obtaining excellent testing results at the Plywood Derby, the Navy awarded Huckins Yacht Corporation a contract in 1941 for 8 boats, and later added 10 more. The Elco, Higgins and Huckins companies used varying lightweight techniques of hull construction which included two layers of double diagonal mahogany planking utilizing a glue-impregnated or lead painted canvas layer between inner and outer planks. The boat is owned by PT Boats, Inc., a World War II PT veterans organization headquartered in Germantown, Tennessee. Measure 31/5P - This scheme utilized Navy Green and Ocean Green. [9], Nine boats participated in the trial. Depth measurements are from the plans horizontal base line which is slightly below the lowest part of the planked hull. (photosinhouse16@gmail.com) Bombing attacks killed and wounded crews even with near misses. While docked, PT boat squadrons were supported by PT boat tenders or base facilities which supplied boat crews with hot meals. Although the American Mark 8 torpedo did have problems with porpoising and circular runs, it could and did have success against common classes of targets. Although not used in any other PT boat design, Huckins licensed the use of his patented Quadraconic hull in his PT boat construction. While favorably received, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels rejected the proposal since the US was not at war, but Hickman was advised to submit his plans and proposal to the British Admiralty, which was done the following month. These were to be provided to the Dutch forces under Lend Lease but were re-requisitioned to the USN as PT 368371 after the fall of the Netherlands to German forces. PT boats lacked a large capacity refrigerator to store sufficient quantities of perishable foods. Structural weaknesses caused failures in transverse bottom framing, separation of side planking from framing and extensive failures of deck fastenings. PT boats were a variety of torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. Their role was replaced in the U.S. Navy by fast attack craft. In April 1945 the squadron was shipped to the U.S. for refitting and transfer to the Pacific, but the war ended while still in New York. PT-21 suffered minor cracks in the deck in the same location, but not to the same extent, as previously observed in PT-26, PT-30, and PT-33. All except the Huckins (PT-69) completed the run. Diy Boat. Five 78-foot (24m) boats were assigned to Squadron 14 (PT-98 through PT-102) which was commissioned in early 1943; and ten boats assigned to Squadron 26 (PT-255 thru PT-264) which was commissioned in mid 1943. A PT boat carried 3,000 US gallons (11,400L) of 100 octane aviation fuel, enough for a 4M-2500 equipped boat to conduct a maximum 12-hour patrol. The cockpits of PT boats were protected by armor plate against small arms fire and splinters. PT-69 and PT-21 experienced structural failures during the second run though these were much more localized as compared with those found on PT-70. This 72-foot (22m) boat (designated MT-72) later became PT-69. The ring mount was designed by both Elco and Bell, and designated Mark 17 Twin 50 caliber aircraft mount. She was obtained from the backwaters of Florida and moved to its current location by JM "Boats" Newberry, the founder of PT Boats Inc. "Boats" along with the team at Battleship Cove Museum restored her during 198489, inside and out, at a cost of US$1 million. Ten Higgins boats were delivered in 1948 for use by the Argentine Navy during the late 1940s up until the late 1970s. The 80' Elco Patrol Torpedo boat was the last of the wartime PT boat development. In an important note after winning the design competition for the smaller PT boat, George Crouch wrote that Hickman's Sea Sled design would be far superior "in either rough or smooth water to that of the best possible V-bottom or hard chine design". Placed in service too late to take part in World War II, PT-796 saw temporary . Frank P. Huckins and his innovative Quadraconic planing hull design were latecomers to PT boat design. Pt Boat Ships - Shapeways Miniatures Ships - Pt Boat Most Popular 50cal Ammo Belts, multiple scales $26.82 by Matthews Model Marine 50cal BMG Set, multi scale $39.78 by Matthews Model Marine Oerlikon PT MK14 Base No Shield Depressed 1/72 $9.28 by 3D Boats Browning M4 PT 1/72 $9.65 by 3D Boats customize Be sure to check website at www.savetheptboatinc.com PT-658 was named to the National Register of Historic Places on 04 September 2012. Hundreds were built by Elco and other companies from 1942-'45, with most of them sent to the Pacific theater. So here are a few more of my collection. Maintained by an all volunteer group, it is powered by the three Packard V12 5M-2500 gas engines[42] and includes all weapons, electronics, equipment and accessories restored to appear as they did the day the US Navy accepted the boat, 31 July 1945. While serviceable naval vessels in their own right, the group lacked the performance and capabilities that the USN sought. For other similar vessels, see, United States naval ship classes of World War II, Board of Inspection and Survey's findings. This gun was served by a crew of 4 men, and was used against aircraft targets, as well as shore bombardment or enemy surface craft. From a design standpoint, boats are more challenging to design than . was assigned during the war to MTBRON 22, and saw action against the Germans in the Mediterranean Sea. 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