PT-208, a Higgins 78-foot motor torpedo boat in zebra paint, receiving three new Packard W-14 M2500 replacement engines at Bizerte, Tunisia, 1943. Note the raised rocket launcher rails on the bow. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     PT-208, a Higgins 78-foot motor torpedo boat in zebra paint, receiving three new Packard W-14 M2500 replacement engines at Bizerte, Tunisia, 1943. Note the raised rocket launcher rails on the bow. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource
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Photo Size 1,488 x 1,013 pixels
Photos at Same Place Bizerte, Tunisia
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
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