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PT-105, an 80' Elco boat, under way. A 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 the variants ...
The seakeeping qualities of boats and ease of construction matched to the available Packard engines made a perfect combination. PT-109 was an 80 ft (24 m), 40-ton Elco motor torpedo boat (MTB), one of hundreds built by the firm between 1942 and 1945 in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Schematic illustration of Point Pleasant Canal. Point Pleasant is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, in northern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [20] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 18,941, [10] [11] an increase of 549 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 18,392, [21] [22] which in turn reflected a decline of 914 (−4.7%) from the 19,306 ...
During World War II, Elco formed the Elco Naval Division in Bayonne, New Jersey. Nearly 400 Elco PT boats were produced for the U.S. Navy. After experimentation, the first PT boat built in any quantity was the 73-foot type. Later 77-foot and 80-foot types were built. More 80-foot Elco boats were built than any other type of US motor torpedo ...
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PT-59. PT-59 / PTGB-1 was an S-Class Patrol Torpedo boat ( PT boat) of the United States Navy, built by the Electric Launch Company of Bayonne, New Jersey. The boat was laid down as Motor Boat Submarine Chaser PTC-27, and was reclassified as BPT-11 when assigned to transfer to Britain under Lend-Lease. However, this was cancelled, and she was ...
August 3, 2024 at 4:46 AM Grab the bathing suits and sunscreen! U.S. News & World Report has named the 25 Best Beaches on the East Coast for 2024 — and the list includes three from the Garden State.
Croix de Guerre (France) Distinguished Conduct Star (Philippines) John Duncan Bulkeley (19 August 1911 – 6 April 1996) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy and was one of its most decorated naval officers. Bulkeley received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was also the PT boat skipper who ...