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PT3 torpedo boats (1940)
Photo
PT3
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PT3, 4 |
Fisher Boat Works, Detroit: PT3, 4 |
6/1940: PT3, 4 |
none |
United Kingdom - 4.1941: PT3, 4 (MTB273, 274) |
none |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 25 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 30 |
| Length, m | 17.7 |
| Breadth, m | 4.88 |
| Draught, m | 1.32 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 petrol engines |
| Power, h. p. | 2400 |
| Max speed, kts | 32 |
| Fuel, t | petrol |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
| Armament | place for 2 x 1 - 28/75 Mk 1, 2 - 533 TT |
| Complement | 17 |
Graphics
PT3
Project history
Experimental MTBs, carried no armament in the USN. Both were transferred to RN by lend-lease and used as MTBs.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014
