U. S. Navy PT boats

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U._S._Navy_PT_boats

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:football_club
gptkbp:armament	Machine guns Torpedoes
gptkbp:combat_role	Hit-and-run tactics
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:constructed_in	gptkb:Higgins_Industries Elco Greenville Boat Works
gptkbp:crew	3 to 12 personnel
gptkbp:filmography	gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:first_introduced	1939
gptkbp:historical_significance	Used in the Pacific Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U. S. Navy PT boats
gptkbp:is_designed_for	Fast attack missions
gptkbp:is_used_by	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:length	80 feet
gptkbp:notable_event	gptkb:Operation_Flintlock gptkb:Operation_Hardtack gptkb:Operation_Husky gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Neptune gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Shingle gptkb:Operation_Dragoon gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima gptkb:Operation_Argus gptkb:Operation_Torch gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa gptkb:Operation_Dominic gptkb:Operation_Wigwam gptkb:Operation_Sandstone gptkb:Operation_Galvanic gptkb:Operation_Goodwood gptkb:Battle_of_Vella_Gulf gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet gptkb:Operation_Crossroads gptkb:Operation_Cherry_Blossom gptkb:Operation_Varsity gptkb:Operation_Forager gptkb:Operation_Grapple gptkb:Operation_Castle gptkb:Operation_Fishbowl gptkb:Operation_Hardtack_II gptkb:Operation_Plumbbob gptkb:Operation_Redwing gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea gptkb:Operation_Avalanche PT-109 Operation Starfish.
gptkbp:notable_for	World War II operations
gptkbp:operational_range	200 nautical miles
gptkbp:propulsion	Gasoline engines
gptkbp:retirement_year	1970s
gptkbp:speed	40 knots
gptkbp:stealth_features	Dark green and black
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:terrorist_attack
gptkbp:survivability	Wooden hulls
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Motor_Torpedo_Boat_Squadron_3
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7