Allied Warships

USS PT 90

Motor torpedo boat of the Higgins 78' class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMotor torpedo boat
ClassHiggins 78' 
Pennant 
Built byHiggins Industies (New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered19 Nov 1941 
Laid down2 Jun 1942 
Launched28 Oct 1942 
Commissioned18 Dec 1942 
End service15 Feb 1943 
History

Transferred to the Soviet Union on 15 February 1943 being renamed RPT 6.
Due to the cancellation of convoys to Russia in the spring of 1943, this ship ended up in Great Britain and was incorporated into the Royal Navy in April 1943 as MTB 420.

 
Career notesTo the Soviet Union as RPT 6

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