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Elco built about 326 wooden boats, Higgins built about 200; and a British company Vosper built about 50; Huckins, another firm built about 18 more. The Vosper was exported to Europe and not used by the USN, the Huckins was not used in combat.
So, over 500 USN PT boats were built and saw action in WWII.
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