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.
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A PT boat, a swift torpedo motor boat
John F. Kennedy was a captain in the Navy. He served in World War II and commanded a patrol torpedo boat.
My grandfather said in 1942 the cost was $100,000 each. Because of the cost, they would recover torpedo's that were test fired.
"Shooting" a torpedo is the proper term; the word "Fire" means only one thing aboard a submarine, and it has nothing to do with launching weapons.While the Nordenfelt-designed Turkish submarine Abdülhamid (1886) was the first submarine in the world to shoot a torpedo while submerged, it did not shoot at a designated target.The first submarine credited with shooting a torpedo underwater at a designated target (albeit a missed shot) was the Royal Hellenic Navy's (Greek) submarine Delfin, on December 22, 1912. The Delfin was shooting at the Ottoman light cruiser Mecidiye, at a range of 800m.
Patrol Torpedo Boat
His patrol torpedo boat was called PT 109.
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US Higgins and Elco were the largest builders.
He was the commander of a Patrol Torpedo ship, PT-109, during World War II. After he died, they named an aircraft carrier after him.
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
The were used for reconnaissance bombing, ground support, ASW patrol, transportation, Air/Sea rescue, torpedo planes, Bomber/fighter interceptors and as fighters.
Torpedo Wold is World 6, and so to get there you must get to and beat world 5.
A PT boat, a swift torpedo motor boat
The deadliest torpedo of WWII was the oxygen fuelled Japanese Long Lance torpedo.
John F. Kennedy was a captain in the Navy. He served in World War II and commanded a patrol torpedo boat.
Uniformed Patrol is the backbone of every police organization in the world.