The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura since the American Civil War, when a Union boat armed with spar torpedoes sank ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - She is 78 feet long, 40 tons, and could travel up to 40 knots, or 46 miles per hour, in her prime. “Usually, there were 13 or 14 U.S. Navy crewmen aboard a PT boat like this,” ...

Like a lot of guys, I like things that go fast. I’ve owned numerous hot rods and motorcycles over the years, and currently enjoy my 1970 Mach 1 Mustang, my 1971 Triumph Bonneville, and am in the ...

Research indicates that boats exclusively used in salt water, which are not maintained and cleansed with fresh water, may depreciate more rapidly. This could influence the book value 10% to 15%. Take ...

JFK’s heroic actions earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, as well as a Purple Heart. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's newly-confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), ...

MEDINA — A crew of a World War II PT boat which arrived in Medina Friday night, learned the meaning of Western New York hospitality. Within hours of hearing about the boat's arrival and overnight stay ...

Why PT boat crews stripped guns from crashed P-39 Airacobras during WW2 — and destroyed over 800 Japanese vessels. This[...] ...