PT Boat 658 - A Functional, Restored PT Boat

[x Baldwin Motion]

Nice little video (http://videos2view.net/PT658.htm) clip about the PT boat and men who restored it.

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[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Great job to the men that restored PT 658.

[Xplantdad]

Nice...thanks for sharing Chris! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif

[396L35]

That is awesome.

[John]

...Thanks for sharing that <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif

[67L78conv]

Top notch!

[flyingn]

wow..... Loved reading about that project.. What a job they did too

[Vern B]

Great story and project. Sadly a lot of restoration projects like this one and war plane projects will die with the Veterans of WWII.

There is a restored PT boat at the American Museum of the Pacific
War (formerly the Nimitz Museum) in Fredericksburg, TX. Not
operational, but restored.

Great museum dedicated only to the Pacific War. Worth a visit.

[mockingbird812]

Wonderful! GO NAVY!!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif

[RPOLS3]

Very cool - thanks for sharing.

Jake

[RichSchmidt]

I was under impression that all the boats that did service during the war were scuttled rather then being stored,and that the only ones to survive were the ones that werent shipped out by the time the war ended. I grew up in Bayonne NJ,working at the Elco Marina,so PT boats always get my attention:)

[Canuck]

Great story. I think the narator mentioned Packard engines. I had head they were powered bu Allison Engines. Anyone know for sure.

[Canuck]

Found This:

Propulsion
3 5M-2500 Packard-Marine V12 Engines.

These engines are 4 stroke, water cooled, 60 degree, V- type with a 6-3/8&quot; bore and 6-1/2&quot; stroke, for a total of 2490 cubic inches of displacement. Each engine has 48 valves, 2 inlet/2 outlet per cylinder. They have a compression ratio of 6.4:1, and are fitted with a gear-driven centrifugal supercharger and intercooler. The engines are installed with a Holley 1685F aircraft-type carburetor, and use aircraft- type dual magneto sparks, with 2 spark plugs per cylinder. The engines develop 1500 Hp at 2500 rpm.Max revolutions is 3000 rpm. Engine weight is 3100 pounds. These engines were designed to burn 100 octane aviation gasoline to achieve nominal power output.

I visited the WWII museum in New Orleans in 2001 and learned of the History of Higgins Boat Works ,the company that built a lot of small craft for the Navy including the landing barges.

Paul

[Vern B]

They were all powered by three V 12 Packard engines that were originally designed as aircraft engines.

[Canuck]

Found a great read here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT_boat