Featured in pt boatBYHarold C. HutchisonSep 26, 2023ShareWhy the Navy doesn’t use these small boats with a big punchBack in World War II, patrol torpedo, or PT, boats were the scourge of the Japanese Navy. These vessels were measured in feet. BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 26, 2023ShareBYTim KirkpatrickSep 25, 2023ShareHow this patrolman engaged 50 enemy troops with a single M60 will make you proudOn Aug. 2, 1969, David Larson was serving as a gunner’s mate on a patrol boat as it steered up the Saigon River. His actions were heroic. BYTim KirkpatrickSep 25, 2023ShareBYLogan NyeAug 29, 2023SharePound for pound, these were the deadliest boats of World War IIPound for pound, the deadliest boats of World War II weren’t the carriers or the legendary battleships. They were something smaller. BYLogan NyeAug 29, 2023ShareBYOrvelin ValleFeb 14, 2023ShareHere is the story behind John F. Kennedy’s Purple HeartJohn F. Kennedy was born into privilege, graduated from Harvard, and did not have to fight in World War II, but he did — he insisted. Related: BYOrvelin ValleFeb 14, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizOct 24, 2022ShareThe iconic PBR was based on a recreational boat and powered by Jacuzzi jetsPicture the brown-water Navy of the Vietnam War and you probably picture Martin Sheen as Capt. Willard floating upriver on a PBR to “terminate Col. Kurtz’s command…with extreme prejudice.” The Patrol Boat, River was a small rigid-hulled patrol … BYMiguel OrtizOct 24, 2022ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonApr 6, 2020ShareWhat happens if a PT boat took on a Littoral Combat ShipThe littoral combat ship was intended to carry out a wide variety of missions for the United States Navy in the 21st century. From mine-countermeasures to coastal anti-submarine warfare to combating small and fast enemy surface craft, these vessels … BYHarold C. HutchisonApr 6, 2020Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 26, 2023ShareWhy the Navy doesn’t use these small boats with a big punchBack in World War II, patrol torpedo, or PT, boats were the scourge of the Japanese Navy. These vessels were measured in feet. BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 26, 2023Share
BYTim KirkpatrickSep 25, 2023ShareHow this patrolman engaged 50 enemy troops with a single M60 will make you proudOn Aug. 2, 1969, David Larson was serving as a gunner’s mate on a patrol boat as it steered up the Saigon River. His actions were heroic. BYTim KirkpatrickSep 25, 2023Share
BYLogan NyeAug 29, 2023SharePound for pound, these were the deadliest boats of World War IIPound for pound, the deadliest boats of World War II weren’t the carriers or the legendary battleships. They were something smaller. BYLogan NyeAug 29, 2023Share
BYOrvelin ValleFeb 14, 2023ShareHere is the story behind John F. Kennedy’s Purple HeartJohn F. Kennedy was born into privilege, graduated from Harvard, and did not have to fight in World War II, but he did — he insisted. Related: BYOrvelin ValleFeb 14, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizOct 24, 2022ShareThe iconic PBR was based on a recreational boat and powered by Jacuzzi jetsPicture the brown-water Navy of the Vietnam War and you probably picture Martin Sheen as Capt. Willard floating upriver on a PBR to “terminate Col. Kurtz’s command…with extreme prejudice.” The Patrol Boat, River was a small rigid-hulled patrol … BYMiguel OrtizOct 24, 2022Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonApr 6, 2020ShareWhat happens if a PT boat took on a Littoral Combat ShipThe littoral combat ship was intended to carry out a wide variety of missions for the United States Navy in the 21st century. From mine-countermeasures to coastal anti-submarine warfare to combating small and fast enemy surface craft, these vessels … BYHarold C. HutchisonApr 6, 2020Share
