ww 2 pt boats, how did they get to pacific for there size??

[tom d. friedman]

being 80 to 100 feet long how did a u.s. navy pt boat make it to an overseas war zone with limited fuel capacity & alot of heavy seas & distance from the u.s.?? certainly the navy didn't escort them with slow vulnerable fuel tankers or oilers!!

[skymstr02]

I've seen photos of the PT's on deck cradles on larger cargo ships. They were loaded transversly on the decks.

[tom d. friedman]

i'd love to see the pics!! perhaps small utility vessels, landing craft were transported in the same manner.

[Jiggersfromsphilly]

The most famous PT of WW2 was selected by the Navy as a demonstration for loading .

Here is a link to the pics of how they moved the boats from the East Coast to the South Pacific.


http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... CCYQ9QEwBg




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