
Caption | PT-196, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 12 (MTBRon 12) astern of PT Boat tender USS Wachapreague, Philippines, late 1944. Note the name “Purple Shaft” just below the windscreen. ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource | ||||||||||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-345820 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||||||||
Added Date | 1 Jan 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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21 May 2016 10:01:36 PM
Note the array of weapons aboard this boat: a 20mm Oerlikon on the bow, a Browning M4 37mm automatic cannon on the foredeck with an open box of 37mm ammunition next to it, four twin Browning .50 caliber machine gun mounts, a 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft cannon on the fantail, and Mark XIII aerial torpedoes in the torpedo racks. Note also the large white star painted on the foredeck for recognition.