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What does PT mean in PT Boat?
Personal Transportation No…It means Patrol Torpedo Boat.
What type of boat was used for the PT 73 on the show McHales Navy?
McHales PT 73 was a US built PT boat built for export to the USSR. The boat was never deliveried and was bought by UNIVERSAL for the TV show. After the show was canceled the boat was sold to Harold Crozier of Hawthorne CA and converted to a fishing boat for hire with the name PT 73II. Mr Crozier used the boat until health reasons forced him to give it up. He donated the boat to a research school in the SF area, but the boat never made it. It was blown ashore at Santa Barbara and destroyed
What type of Navy craft did John F Kennedy serve aboard during World War 2?
A PT boat, a swift torpedo motor boat
What US president captained a PT boat in World War 2?
John. F. Kennedy
What was the difference between a Vietnam war swift boat and a world war 2 pt-boat?
A PT boat is somewhere around 80 feet long, made of mahogany, powered by three Packard V-12 engines, and was intended to launch torpedoes against enemy ships. The PT boat was designed to operate in open ocean. A Swift boat is 50 feet long, made of aluminum, powered by two Detroit Diesel 12V71 engines, and was used in counterinsurgency operations, mostly up Vietnam's rivers. Now for the third kind of military boat: the PBR--Patrol Boat, River. It's a 31-foot fiberglass boat with two Detroit Diesel 6V53 engines attached to Jacuzzi jet pumps, and it's made to patrol the rivers. When a PBR is fully loaded, it only draws two feet of water.
What war did JFK serve in and how did he feel about it?
John K. Kennedy was a PT boat commander in the south pacific in WWII. A PT boat was a wooden patrol boat with machine guns and torpedoes. It was only 55 feet long and had three gasoline powered Rolls Royce engines and capable of speeds about 55 miles per hour. His boat was once sunk and he spent many days on a deserted island with the survivors of his crew. They were finally rescued when he sent a message carried by local natives that he carved into a coconut.
What does PT mean in PT Boat?
Personal Transportation No…It means Patrol Torpedo Boat.
When did JFK pt boat sink?
this is when john's pt boat sank: August 2, 1943
What does PT stand for in PT boat?
Patrol Torpedo
What type of boat did MacArthur rode in?
PT Boat
What boat did jfk command in World War II?
His patrol torpedo boat was called PT 109.
What is Kennedy's PT boat?
PT 109 Also see the movie by the same name.
How you make houseboat?
get a house and pt it on a boat
What does PT boat mean in World War 2?
Patrol Torpedo Boat
What are the release dates for Battle Stations - 2000 PT Boat?
Battle Stations - 2000 PT Boat was released on: USA: 17 December 2004
Which president was a PT boat commander during World War 2?
John Kennedy was noted for his PT boat service in WW II.
What does PT 109 stand for?
PT stands for Patrol Boat. PT boats were small fast torpedo boats used by the United States Navy during WWII. Their small size gave them a speed advantage over larger vessels such as destroyers and frigates. They would use their speed and small size to there advantage and close in on the size of their target ship then launch a series of torpedo's usually 4 and then speed away. They had a 5 to 7 man crew and were armed with .50 cal heavy machine guns as well for engaging small vessels and anti aircraft defense.
