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

USS PT-338

• PT-103 class Motor Torpedo Boat:
• Displacement: 38 tons
• Length: 80'
• Beam: 23'
• Draft: 5'
• Speed: 41 knots
• Armament: 4 21" XIII torpedoes in 2 tubes; 1 20mm, 2x2 .50 cal mg
• Complement: 17
• 3 4M2500 12-cylinder Packard gasoline engines; 1,200 hp
• Built at Elco, and placed in service 18 May 1943
• Assigned to Squadron 24

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS PT-338
• At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy
• Motor Torpedo Boat Manual, February 1943

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