Where are they at today?

As these pages have developed and the research taken place, the question as to what happened to the PTFs is always looming. This section will attempt to answer those questions on an ongoing basis. 

PTFs from around the world

[ 10-25-01] Now we are getting emails from PTF fans and owners from all over the world. We have added pages to start collecting information about these boats too. These sections will grow as we get more info about the boats.

PTFs Today

Click on either the PTF number in the left column or the hyperlink in the right column for information on that specific boat.

Please E-mail any information that might fill in one of the blocks, empty or full. It would be fun to get this filled in: especially any details on vessels that were Sunk on Operations.

Nasty Class

PTF
#

Origin

Today
1 Bath Iron Works - 1951. Aluminum hull, half-welded and half riveted.  Reclassified to service craft, 13 April 1951. Re-instated as PTF on 21 Dec 1962 for Vietnam service Proved too costly and dangerous to operate with gasoline. Stricken 8/1/65 and sunk as targets in Vietnam *

NEW - PTF-1 & 2 History Section
2 John Trumpy , Annapolis, Md. - 1951. Aluminum hull. Reclassified to service craft, 13 April 1951. Re-instated as PTF on 21 Dec 1962 for Vietnam service. Proved too costly and dangerous to operate with gasoline. Stricken 8/1/65 and sunk as targets in Vietnam *

NEW - PTF-1 & 2 History Section
3 Boatservice, Norway-built Nasty class, delivered to USA in 1962. Armament and electronics installed.
US Service on 01-01-63		  Jan 2001, donated to Boy Scout Troop #544 in Deland, FL for restoration
4 Boatservice, Norway-built Nasty class, delivered to USA in 1962. Armament and electronics installed.
US Service on 01-01-63		 Grounded 11/4/65. Destroyed by US forces.  *
5 Boatservice, Norway-built Nasty (ex-Knurr), completed in 1963. Armament and electronics installed.
US Service on 01-01-63		 Originally For Sale in VA. now probably destroyed.
6 Boatservice, Norway-built Nasty (ex-Lyr), completed in 1963. Armament and electronics installed.
US Service on 01-01-63		 Originally For Sale in VA. now probably destroyed.
7 Boatservice, Norway-built Nasty (ex-Skrei), completed in 1963. Armament and electronics installed.   Originally For Sale in VA. now probably destroyed.
8 Nasty (ex-Delfin), completed in 1963. Armament and electronics installed.  Grounded on reef 8/66  *
9 Westermoen, Norway-built Nasty class Grounded on reef 3/3/66  *
10 Westermoen, Norway-built Nasty class,
US service on 04-22-65.		 12/19/77 sold to Marine Shipping Ltd. Hampshire, England -   More Story here  Was it really Sunk in Vietnam?
11 Westermoen, Norway-built Nasty class,
US service on 07-07-65		 06/21/77 sold to World Wide Marine Enterprises,  Long Beach CA
12 Westermoen, Norway-built Nasty class,
US service on 07-07-65		  Originally For Sale in VA. now probably destroyed.
13 Westermoen, Norway-built Nasty class,
US service on 08-31-65.		 01/12/77 sold to California Caribbean Sport Diving Co.  San Francisco More discussion [What really happened?]
14 Westermoen, Norway-built Nasty class,
US service on 08-31-65.		 Grounded on reef 4/28/66. Destroyed by Navy aircraft 4/29/66. Finding was outdated chart and poor seamanship
15 Westermoen, Norway-built Nasty class. Grounded on reef 4/28/66 in rescue of PTF-14. Destroyed by Navy aircraft 4/29/66. Finding was outdated chart and poor seamanship.
16 Westermoen, Norway-built Nasty class. Sunk on operations in 8/66  *
17 Trumpy, US-built Nasty class, US service on 07-01-68 Naval Museum in Buffalo, NY
18 Trumpy, US-built Nasty class, US service on 07-01-68 Formerly for sale in VA. Now not clear what's going on. Visit HERE and HERE.
19 Trumpy, US-built Nasty class, US service on 10-15-68 Under restoration at Worten Marina,
Chestertown, MD
20 Trumpy, US-built Nasty class, US service on 10-15-68 Used in McArthur Movie. Sent to Pt. Mugu as target. Still searching for her "final fate."
21 Trumpy, US-built Nasty class, US service on 09-23-70 Used in McArthur Movie. Sent to Pt. Mugu as target. Still searching for her "final fate."
22 Trumpy, US-built Nasty class, US service on 09-23-70 Wrecked on San Clemente. Sold and partially converted to a Black Cod fishing boat. Never finished. Burned to get rid of. 
* in notes from A.H. Grobmeier with MACV-SOG, June 1965-June 1966

Osprey Class

PTF
#		 Origin Today
23 In service 03-13-68 from Sewart Seacraft, Berwick, LA. Donated 05/05/86 to Florida Institute of Technology Inc., Portsmouth, VA. Purchased from FIT in 1991 and now outfitted as the research vessel "Osprey" in Miami FL. 
24 In service 03-13-68 from Sewart Seacraft, Berwick, LA. 02/85 transferred to: PACMISTESTCEN – target boat. Later stripped for parts and sunk off of San Diego. Read the details.
25 In service 04-08-68 from Sewart Seacraft, Berwick, LA. Slated to have Napier Deltic T-18-37 diesels replaced in 1979 with two Garret PF990 gas turbines providing propulsion through two water jets generating about 6,000 hp. Turned into a target for Marine Air. See the story unravel....
26 In service 04-08-68 from Sewart Seacraft, Berwick, LA. Now owned by Liberty Maritime Sacramento, CA

 

PTF Restoration

Now that we found them, what should happen to the PTF Boats. Here is a discussion about what two groups are doing to save the PTFs. ... continued

PTF NavSea Cards

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NavSea) Small Boat files ...continued