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PT Boats (PT – Patrol Torpedo) – amerykańskie kutry z okresu II wojny światowej wykorzystywane jako okręty torpedowe, patrolowe i zwalczania okrętów podwodnych. Powstało 5 różniących się od siebie pod względem konstrukcyjnym typów, produkowanych przez 3 stocznie.
PT-3. Two experimental PT boats survive, PT-3 (built by Fisher Boat Works) in New Jersey and PT-8. PT-3 was designed by George Crouch and employed lightweight planing hull construction methods.
28 lis 2022 · During WW2, the US suddenly had the need for a fleet of small attack vessels, the PT-Boats, which gained fame in the Pacific. They were mostly wooden-built, by Elco, Higgins and Huckins.
PT Boats (PT – Patrol Torpedo) – amerykańskie kutry z okresu II wojny światowej wykorzystywane jako okręty torpedowe, patrolowe i zwalczania okrętów podwodnych. Powstało 5 różniących się od siebie pod względem konstrukcyjnym typów, produkowanych przez 3 stocznie.
PT-3 served the U.S. Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force 58' Experimental Motor Torpedo Boat: Laid down 1 August 1939 as PT-3 by the Fisher Boat Works, Detroit, MI. Launched 18 April 1940. Completed 20 June 1940. Placed in service 24 July 1940 and assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron ONE (MTBRon 1) for evaluations.
PT boats go into action in support of U.S. forces participating in the landings on Mindanao Island in the Philippines. PT boats, which were designed to intercept ships of larger classes, were armed with torpedoes, cannons, rocket launchers, and dual .50-caliber machine guns.
Battle Stations: PT Boats (War History Documentary) These boats were WWII's most heavily armed fighting boats. Screwed and glued together on a hull made of wood, they were nicknamed "The Devil...
