Battle Stations: PT Boats

I was researching military history on YouTube and came across: Battle Stations: PT Boats (War History Documentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtMJFROT2zk.

I don’t remember when I first read or heard about PT boats – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT_boat, but probably the movie In Harm’s Way – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059309/ or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Harm%27s_Way, starring John Wayne and an impressive cast of actors and actresses.

There are a few remaining PT boats around, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT_boat#Remaining_boats. Out of those in the list, only two (2) are fully operational as PT boats in the U. S.: PT-305 – https://pt305.org/ New Orleans, Louisiana. and PT-658, Portland, Oregon.

The New Orleans PT boat is part of the National World War II Museum – https://www.nationalww2museum.org/.

For the Portland, Oregon PT boat, http://www.savetheptboatinc.com/index.htm, and for a virtual tour: www.savetheptboatinc.com/Virtual_Tour.htm. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pt658/?ref=br_rs.

Several of the remaining PT boats are operational, but with different functions. Some are static displays and others have been purchased or acquired with the goal of restoring them.

1,200th blog post.