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From PT Boats Inc. Just too cool...

The shot from PTBoats Inc. was made in 1943 using a boat that had not yet been turned over to the Navy.  The location is the Bayonne waterfront just up from the Elco facility.  When looking at this shot, remember several things:
1) the boat weighs in at 50 tons
2) there are at least two motor macs in the engine room during this little maneuver
3) look closely at the starboard after deck (about where the 40mm would be mounted) and see the guy hanging on for dear life
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PTF-3  

US Naval Historical Center Photos - These are the official captions on the back of the photos.  I don’t think PTF-3 ever went into the Washington Navy Yard, just to Quantico where the SecNav and the President’s PT boat buddy Paul B. Fay (now under SecNav), could see the boat.  Originally, JFK was supposed to make a visit.  Supposedly, scheduling conflicts with the visit from some astronauts cancelled the visit.  I think the navy was trying to keep the boats somewhat secret and a visit by the PT boat veteran President to one of the newest PT boats would be a public relations nightmare if the boat were captured or sunk in Viet Nam.  Funny how stuff like that works out.
NH94493  USS PTF-4  Operating off Norfolk, VA, C. mid-1963.  Courtesy of Capt. M.L. Mulford, USN 1983.  US Naval Historical Center Photograph NH94493 early PTF4.jpg (39216 bytes) NH94496 early PTF3.jpg (204746 bytes) NH94496  USS PTF-3  Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay comes aboard USS PTF-3 at Quantico, VA on 16 May 1963.  Note 20mm gun in left background.  Courtesy of Capt. M.L. Mulford, USN 1983.  US Naval Historical Center Photograph
NH94499  USS PTF-3  SecNav Fred Korth (in hat) and Under SecNav Paul B. Fay, with her C/O, LTjg John Graham (rt), and X/O, LTjg Michael L. Mulford (left), on the occasion of the boat’s visit to Washington, DC, 15 May 1963.  Note:  radar, mast, windshield, binoculars.  Courtesy of Capt. M.L. Mulford, USN 1983.  US Naval Historical Center Photograph. NH94499 early PTF3.jpg (118565 bytes) NH94500 early PTF3.jpg (147294 bytes) NH94500  USS PTF-3  Boat X/O, LTjg Michael L. Mulford, talking with Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay, at Quantico, VA 16 May 1963.  Note sight of a 40mm gun in foreground.  Courtesy of Capt. M.L. Mulford, USN 1983.  US Naval Historical Center Photograph
NH94501  USS PTF-3  SecNav Fred Korth being piped ashore after touring USS PTF-3, at Quantico, VA 15 May 1963.  Courtesy of Capt. M.L. Mulford, USN 1983.  US Naval Historical Center Photograph NH94501 early PTF3.jpg (175597 bytes) NH94502 early PTF3.jpg (187050 bytes) NH94502  USS PTF-3  An admiral operates one of the boat’s 40mm guns, at Quantico, VA 16 may 1963.  Note gun’s sight and power controls.  Photo by SSGT. Russ Savatt Jr., USMC. Courtesy of Capt. M.L. Mulford, USN 1983.  US Naval Historical Center Photograph

Greek Boats

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NH86887  USS Antelope (PG-86) and H.S. Aiolos (Greek MTB) nested together inside a cave on the coast of Crete, during bi-lateral operations on 9-15 June 1973.  H.S. Kastor is just ahead of Aiolos.  The three ships operated
together in conducting simulated attacks on an "enemy" convoy.  Courtesy of USS Antelope, 1977.  US Naval Historical Center Photograph

Selections from the US Naval Institute in Annapolis

PT810 and PT811 running together in echelon somewhere on the Chesapeake Bay 1 PT810 and PT811  (99571 bytes) PT811  (83154 bytes) 2 Launching of PT811 at Trumpy and Sons in Annapolis
Starboard shot of PT811 just as she is coming up on step. 3 PT811 right side  (98747 bytes) PTF2 with Nasty (102289 bytes) 4 PTF2 (foreground) and PTF3 or 4 (behind) on Chesapeake Bay before deployment
PTF26 (at Subic Bay?) 5 PTF26 (96394 bytes) PTF onstep  (89371 bytes) 6 COSRIV 2 Nasty PTF in Chesapeake Bay
PTF2 at Little Creek Amphib Base before deployment 7 PTF2 Little Creek (99125 bytes) PTF11 unload  (108944 bytes) 8 PTF11 being unloaded (anyone recognize where?)

This picture is from the Naval Photographic Center

PTF17 being built at Trumpy and Sons in Annapolis.

Its a real good photo of the framing work that went into these boats

9 PTF17 at Trumpy  (136396 bytes) PTF13 (25998 bytes) 10 This is PTF13, the boat that was used to experiment with various weapon systems.

I believe the contraption on the foredeck is an Oerlikon missile launcher.

 


Pictures from PTBoats, Inc

11 LR-GreekNastya.jpg (21539 bytes) LR-SubicBayRepairFacility-1969a.jpg (39809 bytes) 12

13 LR-PTFs20and21onMacArthurSetCatalinaIsland-1976a.jpg (35998 bytes) 14

Misc Pictures

15 LR-PT810a.jpg (21868 bytes) LR-PTF21 of Hawaiia.jpg (26772 bytes) 16
Received from Dale Matsel (PTF 3 & 4 on the USS DULUTH (LPD-6)., enroute to the Philippines.

17 LR-USS Duluth with PTF on flight decka.jpg (32620 bytes) LR-USS Duluth with PTF on flight deck 002a.jpg (26623 bytes) 18
19 PTF3and4atSubicBaya.jpg (40356 bytes) PTF Nasty somewherea.jpg (23213 bytes) 20