PT-131 between PT-152 and PT-130, all Eclo 80-foot Motor Torpedo Boats of MTBRon-7, alongside tender USS Wachapreague in Liloan Bay, Philippines preparing to patrol the Surigao Strait, 24 Oct 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     PT-131 between PT-152 and PT-130, all Eclo 80-foot Motor Torpedo Boats of MTBRon-7, alongside tender USS Wachapreague in Liloan Bay, Philippines preparing to patrol the Surigao Strait, 24 Oct 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-345819
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Photos on Same Day 24 Oct 1944
Photos at Same Place Leyte, Philippines
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
9 Dec 2016 10:36:17 PM

Note the Mark XIII torpedoes, rocket launching racks, 20mm machine cannon on the foredeck, .50 caliber machine guns (including fixed mounts), and even a mortar atop PT-131’s forward deckhouse.

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