Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

USS PT-279

• PT-200 class Motor Torpedo Boat:
• Displacement: 43 tons
• Length: 78'
• Beam: 19'11"
• Draft: 5'3"
• Speed: 41 knots
• Armament: 4 21" Mk XIII torpedoes; 2 20mm; 1 40mm
• Complement: 17
• 3 Packard gasoline engines, triple screws; 1,200 hp
• Built at Higgins Industries, and placed in service 28 June 1943
• Assigned to Squadron 23

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS PT-279
• At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy
• Motor Torpedo Boat Manual, February 1943

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