These boats were WWII's most heavily armed fighting boats. Screwed and glued together on a hull made of wood, they were nicknamed "The Devil Boats of the Night".
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These boats were WWII's most heavily armed fighting boats. Screwed and glued together on a hull made of wood, they were nicknamed "The Devil Boats of the Night".
VIDEO HERE (44:43 minutes)
There's a PT boat at a Key West marina ... at least last time I drove past.
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Anyone who knows the navy ships involved knows what a master PR campaign Joseph Kennedy ran to make his son's incompetence look like bravery after JFK lost his PT to an inferior ship.
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