A pt boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) in september 1914, hickman completed plans for a 50-foot (15 m) sea sled torpedo boat and submitted these to the navy in hopes of obtaining a contract. while favorably received, pt-617 photos of the elco pt boat pt-617 in fall river, ma;. Depth measurements are from the plans horizontal base line which is slightly below the lowest part of the planked hull. the base line is parallel to the water line. more about frames and stations can be found on the hull component page. specifications, 1942 elco 80' patrol torpedo (pt) boat manufacturer elco naval division of the electric. The original pt-boat(s) redrawn original hull construction plans. the original helm and controls. reproduction photo's. books. links-----the elco pt593 model. general model photo's "boatographs" hull construction photo's drive train photo's electric's photo's. cabin construction photo's dinghy construction photo's raft construction photo's mast.
Higgins pt boat (patrol torpedo) (cont'd) patrol boat / motor torpedo boat however, it was in the pacific that the higgins and elco pt boats made their legacies - particularly in the engagements making up the solomon and philippine islands campaigns.. 297 motor torpedo boats (326 names) of the elco 80' class. 39 of them were lost. 39 of them were lost. strikeout means that ship was cancelled (not finished) - not counted in class figures.. During world war ii the elco naval division of the electric boat co., in bayonne, n.j., built nearly 400 patrol torpedo, or pt, boats for the u.s. navy. of those, 326 were 80 feet long—the largest in their class..
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