US Sailor removing the securing lines before launching a Mark XIII aerial torpedo from PT Boat operating from the Subchaser Training Center, Miami, Florida, United States, 1944.

Caption     US Sailor removing the securing lines before launching a Mark XIII aerial torpedo from PT Boat operating from the Subchaser Training Center, Miami, Florida, United States, 1944. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-K-6658
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Photo Size 900 x 591 pixels
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
26 Oct 2015 02:44:02 PM

The sailor is wearing swim trunks, a flak jacket, and a helmet. Dropping aerial torpedoes over the sides of PT Boats allowed the boats to remove the heavy torpedo tube launchers and replace that weight with additional gun and cannon mounts. When launching torpedoes with this method, the torpedo is not rolled off the skids but is slid off the rails so as to not tumble the gyros.

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