Allied Warships

USS PT 34

Motor torpedo boat of the ELCO 77' class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMotor torpedo boat
ClassELCO 77' 
Pennant 
Built byElectric Launch Company Ltd. (Elco), (Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered17 Sep 1940 
Laid down29 Mar 1941 
Launched14 Jun 1941 
Commissioned12 Jul 1941 
Lost9 Apr 1942 
Loss position10° 16'N, 123° 52'E
History

Bombed and strafed by Japanese aircraft off Cauit Island, Philippines in position 10º16'N, 123º52'E.

 

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Robert Bolling Kelly, USN9 Apr 1942

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