Fascinating History: Design and Development of PT Boats

Elco-Higgins Rivalry Produced Deadly Results

The author is a certified NAMS marine surveyor and Loose Cannon friend with an office at Marblehead, Massachusetts. His uncle was a PT Boat skipper.

“Charging full tilt into combat, often against tremendous odds, the men who ride the Elco PTs are modern versions of the fearless knights of old. Their daring and initiative, teamed with the terrific speed a…