In Harm's Way, starring John Wayne; and PT 109, starring Cliff Robertson.
See website: Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats)
Does the US Navy still hasve PT Boats
Modern Marvels - 1994 The PT Boats was released on: USA: 24 September 2003
The wooden PT boats of WW2 had three Packard gasoline engines. Packard went out of business in about 1959.
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Kennedy, as he was a former Naval officer on PT boats.
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.
While sailing off the coast of North Vietnam in 1964, the USS Maddox was attacked by PT Boats of the North Vietnamese Navy. US Jets were called in, as the Maddox and PT Boats exchanged fire. One North Vietnamese Naval vessel was reported as sunk in action.
Which types of machines? Tanks Planes Trucks Boats PT Boats Reconnaisance vehicles Guns Tools I would say the Sherman Tank.
Counting the wooden PT boats, about 155 warships.
The designation PT stood for 'PATROL TORPEDO". These boats were relatively small and maneuverable as patrol boats but could pack a big punch if necessary, by launching their deck mounted torpedoes at large enemy craft.Perhaps the most famous of these boats was the PT 109, the boat that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, later President of the United States, was assigned to in WWII. The boat was run down by an enemy ship, Kennedy and the other crew were in the water for some time before being rescued. See that story elsewhere.