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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 ...
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 ...
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.
This is a list of franchise records for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. ... Points # Player Pts Seasons 1: Patrik Elias: 1,025: 1995–2016 2 ...
english: ; aka shrewsbury river yacht club founded in 1910. not only were its founding members boating enthusiasts but celebrated theatrical people as well. at the turn of the century, the village of fair haven was known as the place “on the beautiful shrewsbury where broadway comes to rest after a hard season of playing the boards.”
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three (MTBRon 3) was a United States Navy squadron based at Cavite, Philippines, from September 1941 to mid-April 1942. It was commanded by Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley and made up of six motor torpedo boats: PT-31, PT-32, PT-33, PT-34, PT-35, and PT-41, the last as the squadron flagship.
Liloan, Panaon Island - Advanced Base. San Pedro bay, Leyte - Advanced Base 5. Mangarin Bay, Mindoro - Advance Base. Ormoc, Leyte - Advanced Base. Lingayen Gulf - Advanced Base 6. Bobon Point, Samar - Base 17. Subic Bay - Advanced Base. Palawan - Advanced Base. Zamboanga, Mindanao - Advanced Base.
The Three-Point Contest[ 1] is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of All-Star Weekend . The 2019 iteration of the contest involved ten participants. From its introduction in 1986 to 2018, eight participants were selected to participate in each season's shootout.