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What size props were used on World War 2 PT Boats?
See website: Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats)
What has the author Russell E Schuster written?
Russell E. Schuster has written: 'Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 34 history' -- subject(s): American Naval operations, Campaigns, History, Torpedo-boats, United States, United States. Navy. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 34, World War, 1939-1945
Why were destroyers used in World War 1?
They were intended to protect the battleships and cruisers from attack by enemy torpedo boats. After the war torpedo boats became less of a threat, but destroyers were retained to protect the larger warships against two new threats; enemy aircraft and submarines.
What is the fuel capacity of World War 2 Motor torpedo Patrol boat?
The wooden boats contained 3 engines, which consumed nearly 200 gallons of gas per engine an hour; Consequently, they carried about 3,000 gallons of gasoline.
What has the author Howard F West written?
Howard F. West has written: 'Iron men, wooden boats' -- subject(s): American Naval operations, American Personal narratives, Campaigns, Naval operations, Naval operations, American, Personal narratives, American, Torpedo boats, Torpedo-boats, World War, 1939-1945
Why was Cape Hatteras known as torpedo junction?
In World War II, German U-boats sank many ships off the coast of North Carolina.
What is a torpedo launcher called?
Torpedoes were originally launched from torpedo boats in the 1870s. Although TBs were still used, by the Russo-Japanese War of 1904, Torpedo Boat Destroyers (TBDs) were more effective in launching torpedoes; as well as destroying TBs. Which is why they were called "destroyers", because they originally were designed to "destroy (kill)" torpedo boats.
Who attacked the us gunboats led to Vietnam war?
"Torpedo Boats" (not gun boats) of the North Vietnamese Navy's 135th Torpedo Boat Squadron attacked the destroyer USS Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf on 02 August 1964.
World war 2 torpedoes?
The deadliest torpedo of WWII was the oxygen fuelled Japanese Long Lance torpedo.
Boats were in World War I?
Subs are often referred to as boats.
What type of Navy craft did John F Kennedy serve aboard during World War 2?
A PT boat, a swift torpedo motor boat
Who invented the world war 2 torpedo guidance system?
Germany
