Where is PT 658 located?
Portland, Oregon
PT-658 Heritage Museum is located in Portland, Oregon at the Swan Island Industrial Park.
Where did PT boats operate?
An 80 foot Elco boat, PT-109 was operating in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific and joined 14 other PT boats for a nighttime ambush of 4 enemy destroyers and supply ships of Japan’s “Tokyo express”.
What replaced PT boats?
fast attack craft
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. Their role was replaced in the U.S. Navy by fast attack craft.
What happened to the PT 73?
“PT-73” was later sold to the Mayor of Hawthorne, CA, and was converted to a sportfishing boat. It was destroyed when it broke loose of its mooring near Santa Barbara and washed up on the beach during a storm.
How many PT boats were lost in WW2?
At the end of WW2, of the 531 patrol torpedo boats built, only 69 were lost, including losses to enemy fire, storms, accidents, friendly fire, or simply being worn out.
Where is the PT 73 boat today?
How much horsepower did a PT boat have?
Wooden-hulled, 80 feet long with a 20-foot, 8-inch beam, the Elco PT boats had three 12-cylinder Packard gasoline engines generating a total of 4,500 horsepower for a designed speed of 41 knots. With accommodations for 3 officers and 14 men, the crew varied from 12 to 14. Its full-load displacement was 56 tons.
What is the top speed of a PT boat?
Patrol torpedo boat PT-109
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Installed power | 4,500 horsepower (3,400 kW) |
| Propulsion | 3 × 12-cylinder Packard W-14 M2500 gasoline engines 3 × shafts |
| Speed | 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) maximum (trials) |