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to ptfnasty.com |
This
collection of material was compiled on a personal quest to uncover
any and all possible information about the PTF.
I was fascinated with the sounds of power from the twin 3100HP
Napier Deltic engines and speed that these 80' wooden patrol boats
displayed as they operated from Da Nang Harbor.
Now 35 years later, with the technology of the internet and e-mail, I have been
able to compile this web page to honor the men who served and the boats that
brought them down the coastal waterways of Vietnam.
Dan Withers -
Port Ludlow, Washington |
Photo by Lt Kurt Froyen,
USNR, OIC PTF-19 |
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07-20-2020 WIth
regard to the PTF-17, you may know she has been in the custody
of the Buffalo Naval Park since 1979. Unfortunately, given
the fiscal restraints of a non-profit organization, over the
past 10-15 years she hasn't received the care that is required
of an open helm/wooden vessel, and she's in pretty rough shape.
Our volunteer efforts began last year, with an objective to
simply execute an external preservation of the boat. Our
goal is to . . . More Here |
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Whats new ? |
Whats new with PTF-3 |
Whats new with PTF-19 |
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