Patrol torpedo boat PT-658 - Wikipedia
WEBMotor torpedo boat PT-658 is a PT-625-class Higgins 78-foot (24 m) PT boat, built for the United States Navy during World War II. PT-658 is a prime example of US Navy motor torpedo boat development during World War II.
Higgins PT Boat (Patrol Torpedo) - Military Factory
WEBJun 14, 2019 · The Higgins design of choice became an 82.5-foot submission (based on a Sparkman & Stevens design) that was eventually shortened by USN request to 78-feet and would make up no fewer than three classes as the PT-71, PT-235 and the PT-625.
Patrol torpedo boat PT-796 - Wikipedia
WEBPT-796 is a 78-foot PT boat built by Higgins Industries of New Orleans in 1945. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 as one of a very few surviving World War II PT boats. A "Higgins" boat, she is part of the collection of the PT Boat Museum, which itself is part of the Battleship Cove museum in Fall River, Massachusetts. [1]
PT boat - Wikipedia
WEBOne of two fully restored and operational PT boats and the only combat veteran of the two, PT-305 ("Half Hitch", "Barfly", "USS Sudden Jerk") is a Higgins 78-foot (24 m) boat, assigned during the war to MTBRON-22, and saw action against the Germans in the Mediterranean Sea.
"Higgins 78-ft" torpedo boats (PT71) (1942 - 1945) - NAVYPEDIA
WEB78ft Higgins type, designed on the basis of project made by "British Power Boats". Modernizations. None. 1.1946, survived: 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 4 - 533 TT, SO or SCR-517A radar. Naval service: No significant events. © Ivan Gogin, 2014-15
PT-796 - museumships.us
WEBPT-796 is a 78-foot PT boat built by Higgins Industries of New Orleans in 1945. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 as one of a very few surviving PT boats, which were built in large numbers during World War II.
PT658 History Page - Save The PT Boat, Inc
WEBPT658 History Page. A Brief History of the Higgins Motor Torpedo Boat PT658. In the Beginning . . . . It was on July 30, 1945 when a 78 foot wooden boat emerged from the Higgins Industries production plant, in New Orleans, Louisiana and was assigned by the U.S. Navy as the Motor Torpedo Boat PT658. Every square inch of this wooden boat was ...
WEBPT-305 Fact Sheet . Higgins “78” Specifications: • Length 78 feet • Beam 20 feet 1 inch • Draft 5 feet 3 inches • Weight 43-56 tons, depending on weapons • Engines 3 Packard V-12s • Speed 40 knots • Crew 2 officers, 11 men • Higgins designed boat (Mr. Sprauge) • More maneuverable than ELCO
Higgins 78, in Detail - laststandonzombieisland
WEBApr 1, 2021 · Here we see a great series of shots of the PT-71-class (first generation production) 78-foot motor torpedo boat USS PT-200, while her builders– at Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana– taken January 26, 1942. All are “Official Bureau of Ships Photographs” via the National Archives.
U.S. Navy PT Boats - NHHC
WEBJun 3, 2014 · The Higgins boats which were built by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana, were 78-foot boats of the PT 71 class. The Higgins boats had the same beam, full load...