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Patrol torpedo boat PT-105
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PT-105 was a PT boat of the United States Navy during World War II. The 80-foot (24 m) motor torpedo boat was built by the Elco Motor Yacht Company of Bayonne, New Jersey, in early 1942, and served until the end of the war.
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Name | PT-105 |
Builder | Elco Motor Yachts, Bayonne, New Jersey |
Laid down | 5 February 1942 |
Launched | 4 June 1942 |
Completed | 26 June 1942 |
Commissioned | June 1942 |
Decommissioned | November 1945 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Type | PT boat |
Displacement | 56 long tons (57 t) (full load) |
Length | 80 ft (24 m) (overall) |
Beam | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
Draft | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) maximum (aft) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) maximum (trials) |
Endurance | 12 hours, 6 hours at top speed |
Complement | 3 officers, 14 enlisted men |
Armament |
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Armor | Deck house fitted with armor plate to protect against rifle bullets and splinters |
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