The race was a PT boat scramble in the South Pacific during World War II. These planks were held together by thousands of copper rivets and bronze screws. 58 footers Prototypes. The population was thrust willingly into a role of background support for the troops fighting overseas. Boat Decor. PT-48 is today in need of major restoration, after having been cut down to 59 feet (18m) and used as a dinner cruise boat. USN ELCO PT Boat Deck Stern Chocks (x2 per PT Boat). This boat is the only U.S. Coast Guard regulation-approved PT boat licensed to take passengers for hire, and the only surviving U.S.-built Vosper design. In late June 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. Now located in a New Jersey boatyard in awaiting restoration.[46]. Of plywood and mahogany construction, a PT is light yet strong, lightly armored yet strongly armed. Primary anti-ship armament on the standard PT boat was four 21-inch Mark 8 torpedoes, each had a 466-pound (211kg) TNT warhead and had a range of 16,000 yards (15,000m) at 36 knots (67km/h). Very little tendency to pound in a seaway. JKF was then a young Navy lieutenant, commanding the now famous PT 109, which as PT boats go, was something of a heap. Much of this destruction (121 boats) occurred at PT Base 17, on Samar, Philippines, near Bobon Point.[32]. As a testament to the strength of this type of construction and watertight bulkheads, several PT boats withstood catastrophic battle damage and still remained afloat. The overall result was an extremely light and strong hull which could be easily repaired at the front lines when battle damage was sustained. [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]. References. Relaunched after hull restoration from 1995 to 2005,[41] it is located at Pier 308, Vigor Shipyard in Portland, Oregon's Swan Island Lagoon. Again, it is true to the original and is just the right amount of custom to make your jaw drop, along with the custom teak floor. The accelerometers ranked the boats as follows: first was the Philadelphia Navy Yard PT-8 with the least pounding, second was the Huckins PT-69, third was the Higgins PT-6, and last were the Elco 77-footers. PT-3 was designed by George Crouch and employed lightweight planing hull construction methods. It has been released as PT 207 and PT 212 and maybe others. The stern of the Vosper boat is visible in the footage of that event. Many got up to four torpedo tubes and a 20mm anti-aircraft gun, while a few even got mortars or rockets. Its maximum top speed was also to be 40 knots but specified operating radius was to be 120 miles at top speed and 240 miles at cruising speed. PT boats offered accommodation for three officers and 14 enlisted men. General visitors are not allowed inside the boat in order to help preserve her historic integrity. Crews varied from 12 to 17, depending upon the number and type of weapons installed. PT-105, an 80' Elco boat, under way. 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. According to the deck log of PT-305, she was kept on board the Merrimack for several days, anchored in the port of Mers El Kbir in Algeria until 25 April. This conprehensive reference covers, for the first time, PT Boat tactics, formations and seamanship. INSTALL INTERIOR BOAT LIGHTS. On the night of 13/14 October 1942, PT-48 engaged a Japanese destroyer at 200 yards (180m). The new Mark 1 "roll-off" torpedo launcher rack (loaded with an improved Mark 13 aerial torpedo) effectively eliminated the telltale flash of light from burning grease, did not use any form of explosive to launch the torpedo, and weighed about 1,000lb (450kg) less than the tubes. Fittings (Navy standard for combatant ships) entirely too heavy and cumbersome for this type of craft. These torpedoes were launched by Mark 18 21-inch (530mm) steel torpedo tubes. Chun, Victor. Some were converted into gunboats, which could be effective against enemy small craft, especially armored barges used by the Japanese for inter-island transport. Maneuverability satisfactory except for a large turning circle of 432 yards (395m). Further, many of those taken were beyond the normal range of the instruments and were considered inaccurate. 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. This contract for C-250 ended up going to Greenport Basin and Construction Company, of Greenport, NY. 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. 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. $60.00@ plus shipping. A Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) PT Boat Conference convened in May 1941 to discuss future PT characteristics. "[9], The Board results provided very important benchmarks in the infancy of PT boat development. George C. Sinn of Wildwood Crest, NJ on 9 October 1951 for $1,015.00. Their role was replaced in the U.S. Navy by fast attack craft. Johnson, Frank D. United States PT Boats of . Connelly, Garth T. PT Boats in Action. Fr. The 85ft patrol boats replaced the ageing patrol boat fleet of Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) and support . Ability to make a maximum sustained speed of 31.4 knots; maximum speed 34.3 knots with heavy ordnance load. [16][17] Another automatic weapon commonly mounted on PT boats was the 20mm Oerlikon cannon. 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. [23] Afterwards, the PT mission in the Solomon Islands was deemed a success.[23]. During some of these nighttime attacks, PT boat positions may have been given away by a flash of light caused by grease inside the black powder-actuated Mark 8 torpedo tubes catching fire during the launching sequence. Along with PT-557, the vessel was purchased from BFM Industries (Brooklyn, NY) by Capt. Insane interior #boatfloor that costs under $12/SQFT. Structural weaknesses caused failures in transverse bottom framing, separation of side planking from framing and extensive failures of deck fastenings. PT-796 ("Tail Ender") is a 78-foot (24m) Higgins. Packard's licensed manufacture of the famed Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engine alongside the marine 4M-2500 has long been a source of confusion. "PT" is the US hull classification symbol for "Patrol Torpedo". In the USN they were organized in Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons (MTBRONs).[1]. By war's end, more of the Elco boats were built (326 in all) than any other type of motor torpedo boat. They each had butterfly flap valves fitted in the main exhaust pipes after the muffler take off which were operated by a lever system to allow straight through exhaust at speed or to direct the exhaust down through the mufflers to silence the boat at low speed. 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. Bass Boats. The Canadian Power Boat Company produced four Scott-Paine designed PTs for the U.S. He named the vessel Schumann's "Big Blue" and ran the business until 2002. During the D-Day invasion, PTs patrolled the "Mason Line", forming a barrier against the German S-boats attacking the Allied landing forces. 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 . 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. The 103 Class boats were initially armed with two sets of twin .50 caliber machine guns, a 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun, four torpedo tubes or two torpedo tubes and eight (four to a side) roll-off racks for depth charges (the 300 pound charge variety). This second Squadron 3 was the first to arrive in the Solomons and saw heavy engagement with the "Tokyo Express". He also granted permission for Elco, Higgins, and the Philadelphia Navy Yard to use his patented laminated keel, which increased hull strength, although neither Elco nor Higgins ever chose to use it on their boats. Maneuverability satisfactory with a turning circle of 336 yards (307m). 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. With a full loaded weight of 56,000lb (25,000kg), C-378 made a top speed of 37kn (69km/h; 43mph) with 1,400 horsepower (1,000kW), and maintained an average speed of 34.5kn (63.9km/h; 39.7mph) in a winter northeaster storm with 12-to-14-foot (3.7 to 4.3m) seas, which would still be considered exceptional even 100 years later. Bombing attacks killed and wounded crews even with near misses. Many Higgins boats were sent to the Soviet Union and Great Britain at the beginning of the war, so many of the lower-numbered squadrons in the U.S. Navy were made up exclusively of Elcos. [6] These last two boats were constructed mainly out of aluminum and had 4 engines. On early series of boats, this cannon was mounted on the stern. The boat is owned by PT Boats, Inc., a World War II PT veterans organization headquartered in Germantown, Tennessee. During the war, Elco came up with stepped hull designs ("ElcoPlane") which achieved significant increase in top speed. A 78-foot (24m) Higgins, PT-309 ("Oh Frankie!") The last of her type to be constructed, she was nicknamed Tail Ender. PT boats lacked a large capacity refrigerator to store sufficient quantities of perishable foods. The 4M-2500 initially generated 1,200hp (890kW). Mufflers were used by PT's for silent running by feeding the exhaust out under the water at low speeds. PT-728 was acquired by Fleet Obsolete and moved to Kingston. Marine Boat. These boats were never used by the U.S. Navy, and only about 50 were used by the Royal Navy; most were passed to other countries. The Higgins 76' (PT-70) and boats of the Elco 77' (PT-20 Class) developed structural failures even under moderate weather conditions prevailing. With its stylish look, cold molded cabins, reverse S bend stem, it was the first successful ELCO design. Just months later, the boat collided with a Japanese ship, killing two of his men. The discussion on rounded doors and my post with a couple of shots of a WWII PT interior got me thinking somebody might like to see a bit more of what* an Elco PT boat actually looked like inside.*. A few (one 80' Elco, one 72' Vosper, and three 78' Higgins) were cut up and destroyed between 1998 and 2008, leaving (a known) total of 12 PT boats, and 2 experimental PT boat hulls in various states of repair, surviving today in the U.S.: PT-48 is possibly the last surviving 77-foot (23m) Elco PT boat. After the initial competition, in late 1939, the Navy contracted Elco to build 11 copies of PT-9. During World War II, PT boats engaged enemy warships, transports, tankers, barges, and sampans. [citation needed] Like many other victory claims by all parties involved (aircraft pilots, surface ships, submarines) this unclear verification was due in part to the Japanese military's policies of destroying military records. PT658 - Virtual Boat Tour PT658 VIRTUAL TOUR SEE - HOW TO USE - BENEATH THE TOUR WINDOW: This virtual tour was created and supplied by: Visiting Media, Portland, OR - (503) 427-9786 or visit their website: visitingmedia.com Coincidentally, the PT-309 ("Oh Frankie! In the August 1943 engagement in which PT-109 was lost, fifteen boats shipping 60 torpedoes fired over half without a single one hitting an enemy vessel. Cost to the Government fully equipped $756,400. The two Vosper boats in England were built by Vosper itself, and the first is in fairly good condition at Portsmouth. When these weapons were found to be successful, they were incorporated onto the PT boats as original armament. Though often said to be made of plywood, they were actually made of two diagonal layered 1in (25mm) thick mahogany planks, with a glue-impregnated layer of canvas in between. PT boats were also armed with numerous automatic weapons. A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. Model Dim. I'm studying English and Deutsch to become my second language. Carrollton: Squadron Signal, 1994. Depth measurements are from the plans horizontal base line which is slightly below the lowest part of the planked hull. Measure 31/20L - This scheme combined Black, Green #2 and Green #3. WoodenBoat magazine No. Over 200 photographs, 236 pages, 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" format, and drawings of profiles and deck plans. Of the nearly 400 small, fast, versatile wooden Patrol Torpedo boats which were built around WWII, only a handful survive to this day. These torpedoes were carried on lightweight Mark 1 roll-off style torpedo launching racks. 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. All PTs prior to the 77ft (23m) Elcos had been found defective, and it was probable the extended 70ft (21m) Elco would not be an improvement. Originally conceived as anti-ship weapons, PT boats were publicly credited with sinking several Japanese warships during the period between December 1941 and the fall of the Philippines in May 1942[23] even though the Navy knew the claims were all false. Not invited to participate in the original design competition, by late 1940, Huckins had a meeting with Captain James M. Irish, Chief of Design of BuShips, and offered to build a "planing seagoing hull" PT boat, on the condition the Navy loan Huckins engines and agree to look at the Huckins boat. Courtesy PT BOATS, INC. [48] The other six boats are in various states of disrepair, sunk or scrapped. Meanwhile, in August 1915, the General Board of the United States Navy approved the purchase of a single experimental small torpedo boat that could be transportable. The interior is another example of how far Rob went to make this boat special. (photosinhouse16@gmail.com) 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. Perhaps the most effective use of PTs was as "barge busters." The Navy would provide engines, and Huckins would build a PT boat at their own expense, with the caveat that the boat (upon completion) would be offered to the Navy for a later sum. For the 1962 movie PT-109, several 82-foot (25m) USAF crash rescue boats were converted to resemble 80-foot Elcos when the few surviving boats were found to need too much work to make them seaworthy for use during the film. Space available for two 21" torpedo tubes and ten 300-pound (140kg) depth charges. In early July 1941, the Navy accepted PT-69. Later in the war, several more of these 20mm cannons were added amidships and on the forward deck. The boat is owned by PT Boats, Inc., a World War II PT veterans organization headquartered in Germantown, Tennessee. During this trial, boats faced heavier seas, as high as 16ft (4.9m). As PT boats were usually located near the end of the supply chain, their crews proved resourceful in bartering with nearby ships or military units for supplies and using munitions to harvest their own fish. PT boat interior S Stephen Borona 642 followers More information PT boat interior Naval History Military History E Boat Plywood Boat Plans Radio Controlled Boats Boat Interior Military Weapons Military Memes Model Boats More information . The resulting PT boat designs were the product of a small cadre of respected naval architects and the Navy. If you are in doubt as to the purpose or usage of a piece of equipment, don't hesitate to ask. The key to making LED boat lights look great, is placement. Be sure to check website at www.savetheptboatinc.com PT-658 was named to the. PT-305 was acquired by the Defenders of America Naval Museum (DOANM), and then sold in May 2007 to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. PT boats operated in the southern, western, and northern Pacific, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea and the English Channel. The 691 P boat is boathouse kept and the work continues at the current time with the gun carriages for the two twin .50 cal gun turrets under construction and as well, the interior accommodation continues to go forward. 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]. 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 the variants to coastal waters. 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. [3] In the summer of 1915, Lieutenants Hampden, Bremner, and Anson approached John I. Thornycroft & Company about developing a small high speed torpedo boat, and this effort eventually led to the Coastal Motor Boat which first went into service in April 1916. Holding all this together were thousands of bronze screws and copper rivets. We are capable of reupholstering the seats in your bass boat back to original specs, or we can change out the color scheme, the most popular service offered is deck carpet replacement, choose from a variety of the carpets we carry. Conducted on 24 July 1941, this open-water trial, 190nmi (350km; 220mi) at full throttle, would forever after be referred to by PT personnel as the "Plywood Derby". The 619 P Boat has been the star of many events. The quality of the restoration was extremely high, and the boat is on display inside a weatherproof building, on blocks out of the water. A 59-foot (18m) barrel-back (which provided increased strength to the sides and deck), a unique double longitudinal planked (mahogany outer planking and Port Orford cedar inner planking) lightweight hull on bent laminated oak framing, she was the "featherweight" of transportable PT boat design, but was later rejected by the Navy during trials in 1941 after being deemed too short to carry 4 torpedoes, as well as being able to only launch torpedoes stern first, which was a procedure considered too dangerous by BuOrd. During the war, Navy PT boats went against the enemy's barges, tankers, sampans, and warships. The Higgins 70' (British) boat did not complete this run because of engine trouble. PT-459 ("Mahogany Menace") a Higgins 78-foot (24m) boat, was assigned to MTBRON 30 on 15 February 1944. The larger punch of the 37mm round was desirable, but the crews looked for something that could fire faster than the single-shot army anti-tank weapon. In April 1941, MTBRON1 reported enthusiasm over the 81-foot Higgins (PT-6), and with the Higgins showing such good seakeeping further purchase of Scott-Paine boats was unnecessary. Details on the boat's construction are given on page 357, MTB Manual, 1943. [33], One of two fully restored and operational PT boats and the only combat veteran of the two, PT-305 ("Half Hitch", "Barfly", "USS Sudden Jerk") is a Higgins 78-foot (24m) boat, assigned during the war to MTBRON-22, and saw action against the Germans in the Mediterranean Sea. Following the competition, contracts were placed for construction of boats: May 25, 1939, to Higgins Industries for two boats (PT5 and PT6) of the Sparkman and Stephens design, scaled up to an overall length of 81 feet; June 8, 1939, to Fogal Boat Yard (PT-1 and PT-2) and Fisher Boat Works (PT-3 and PT-4) for the Crouch design; to the Philadelphia Navy Yard (PT-7, PT-8) for 81-foot boats designed by the Bureau of Ships. The first class was for 54-foot (16m) boats, and the second class was for 70-foot (21m) boats. However, subsequent additions of weaponry offset this potential increase in top speed. [citation needed]. Check here for details! The PT boats at Guadalcanal were given credit for several sinkings and successes against the vaunted Tokyo Express. 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. PT 617 was built too late to serve in WWII. In 1938, the U.S. Navy renewed their investigation into the concept by requesting competitive bids for several different types of motor torpedo boats, but excluded Hickman's Sea Sled. Even though only half as many Higgins boats were produced, far more survive (seven hulls, three of which have been restored to their World War II configuration) than the more numerous Elco boats. Huckins reported a profit of $28.60 on this transaction.[7]. The cockpits of PT boats were protected by armor plate against small arms fire and splinters. 735 X 471 X 103 mm. 251 (July/August 2016) includes an article on PT-658, a 78 Higgins motor torpedo boat built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. These beasts will propel the 50 ton boat at speeds up to 50 knots. A common characteristic of this type of contoured hull is the "rooster tail" in the wake. by Jon Guttman 5/1/2013 PT-191 was one of the last boats in the first series (PTs 103-196)of the PT-103 Class. 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