PT-101 - NavSource
WEBNavSource Online: Motor Torpedo Boat Photo Archive. PT-101. Laid down 9 July 1942 by the Huckins Yacht Co., Jacksonville, FL. Launched 26 September 1942. Completed 14 November 1942, placed in service and assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron FOURTEEN (MTBRon 14) under the command of Lt. Richard E. Johnson, USN.
PT boat - Wikipedia
WEBA 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 ...
Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 - Wikipedia
WEBPT-109 was an 80-foot Elco PT boat (patrol torpedo boat) last commanded by Lieutenant (junior grade) John F. Kennedy, future United States president, in the Solomon Islands campaign of the Pacific theater during World War II.
What is a PT Boat? (Your Ultimate 101 Guide) - The Soldiers Project
WEBOct 2, 2023 · PT Boat 101. The “PT” in a PT boat is an abbreviation for patrol torpedo. So, putting this together, a PT boat is a patrol torpedo boat. As mentioned earlier, it was used in the Second World War by the U.S Navy. During the war, Navy PT boats went against the enemy’s barges, tankers, sampans, and warships.
Motor Torpedo Boat Photo Archive - NavSource
WEBDuring preliminary testing the Navy was impressed enough to award ELCO a contract to build 10 PT boats (PT-10 through PT-19) based on the PT-9 design. The contract specified some minor to moderate changes however, which included changes to upper deck structures and replacing the engines with the newly …
HyperWar: PT-101 - The Public's Library and Digital Archive
WEBDescription, history, and photograph (s) of Motor Topedo Boat USS PT-101 in WWII.
USS PT 101 of the US Navy - American Motor torpedo boat of …
WEBJul 9, 2015 · The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat.
Elco PT Boats: A Guide To The Impressive WWII Torpedo Patrols
WEBDec 31, 2023 · The PTs were powered by three 12-cylinder, 1,350 hp Packard engines with a maximum speed of 40 knots (46 mph) and a cruising range of roughly 500 miles. Like that early Union steam launch, these...
The True Story of Todd City | Naval History Magazine
WEBTodd City, the PT-boat base that garnered fame from its association with John F. Kennedy’s wartime heroics, is depicted in Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander William F. Draper’s 1944 watercolor.
PT 109 (film) - Wikipedia
WEBPT 109 is a 1963 American Technicolor Panavision biographical war film depicting the actions of John F. Kennedy as an officer of the United States Navy in command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 in the Pacific theater of World War II.