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ww 2 pt boats, how did they get to pacific for there size??
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:23 am
by 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!!
Re: ww 2 pt boats, how did they get to pacific for there size??
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:55 pm
by skymstr02
I've seen photos of the PT's on deck cradles on larger cargo ships. They were loaded transversly on the decks.
Re: ww 2 pt boats, how did they get to pacific for there size??
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:53 pm
by tom d. friedman
i'd love to see the pics!! perhaps small utility vessels, landing craft were transported in the same manner.
Re: ww 2 pt boats, how did they get to pacific for there size??
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:30 pm
by 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.
