WW 2 PT Boat Patch US Navy Mosquito Boat Wool PT109 3 Inch Torpedo W/ Store Tag
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WW2 PT Boat patch; Mosquito Boat or Torpedo Boat; Embroidered on wool, 3 inch
Listed here is an original WW2 patch with a dated store tag January 1945 ; see posted photos.This patch does not glow under a black light and It is 100% original , guaranteed .The patch comes from a Military clothing store in San Diego CA, which closed around 1950.Thru a recent deal I bought all the remaining stock from the family / heirs of the owner Harry S Wosk.Included were som...e one of a kind and very limited supply items.Some even came out of the personal collection of the family from the store The supplies are limited but there are a lot of patches which I will list as time permits. Put me on your favorites and Check out my other items!. will combine, shipping is first class mail, and will ship world wide .>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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PT boat (short for Patrol Torpedo boat) was a torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by the United States Navy in World War II. It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, valued for its maneuverability and speed but hampered by ineffective torpedoes, limited armament, temperamental airplane engines, and comparatively fragile construction that limited it to coastal waters.The PT boat was very different from the first generation of torpedo boat, which had been developed prior to World War I and featured a "displacement" hull. It rode low in the water, displaced up to 300 tons, and had a top speed of 25 to 27 kn (29 to 31 mph; 46 to 50 km/h). Instead, World War II PT boats exploited advances in planing hull design borrowed from offshore powerboat racing to reduce displacement to only 30–75 tons and increase top speed to 35 to 40 kn (40 to 46 mph; 65 to 74 km/h), with a corresponding improvement in mobility.During World War II, PT boats engaged enemy warships, transports, tankers, barges, and sampans. As gunboats they could be effective against enemy small craft, especially armored barges used by the Japanese for inter-island transport.Primary anti-ship armament was four 2, 600 pound (1, 179 kg) Mark 8 torpedoes. Launched by 21-inch Mark 18 (530 mm) torpedo tubes, each bore a 466-pound (211 kg) TNT warhead and had a range of 16, 000 yards (14, 630 m) at 36 knots (66 km/h). Two twin M2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns were mounted for anti-aircraft defense and general fire support. Some boats shipped a 20 mm Oerlikon cannon.Propulsion was via a trio of modified Packard 3A-2500 V-12 derived aviation gasoline-fueled, liquid-cooled aircraft engines.Nicknamed "the mosquito fleet" – and "devil boats" by the Japanese – the PT boat squadrons were heralded for their daring and earned a durable place in the public imagination that remains strong into the 21st century.
Listed here is an original WW2 patch with a dated store tag January 1945 ; see posted photos.This patch does not glow under a black light and It is 100% original , guaranteed .The patch comes from a Military clothing store in San Diego CA, which closed around 1950.Thru a recent deal I bought all the remaining stock from the family / heirs of the owner Harry S Wosk.Included were som...e one of a kind and very limited supply items.Some even came out of the personal collection of the family from the store The supplies are limited but there are a lot of patches which I will list as time permits. Put me on your favorites and Check out my other items!. will combine, shipping is first class mail, and will ship world wide .>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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PT boat (short for Patrol Torpedo boat) was a torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by the United States Navy in World War II. It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, valued for its maneuverability and speed but hampered by ineffective torpedoes, limited armament, temperamental airplane engines, and comparatively fragile construction that limited it to coastal waters.The PT boat was very different from the first generation of torpedo boat, which had been developed prior to World War I and featured a "displacement" hull. It rode low in the water, displaced up to 300 tons, and had a top speed of 25 to 27 kn (29 to 31 mph; 46 to 50 km/h). Instead, World War II PT boats exploited advances in planing hull design borrowed from offshore powerboat racing to reduce displacement to only 30–75 tons and increase top speed to 35 to 40 kn (40 to 46 mph; 65 to 74 km/h), with a corresponding improvement in mobility.During World War II, PT boats engaged enemy warships, transports, tankers, barges, and sampans. As gunboats they could be effective against enemy small craft, especially armored barges used by the Japanese for inter-island transport.Primary anti-ship armament was four 2, 600 pound (1, 179 kg) Mark 8 torpedoes. Launched by 21-inch Mark 18 (530 mm) torpedo tubes, each bore a 466-pound (211 kg) TNT warhead and had a range of 16, 000 yards (14, 630 m) at 36 knots (66 km/h). Two twin M2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns were mounted for anti-aircraft defense and general fire support. Some boats shipped a 20 mm Oerlikon cannon.Propulsion was via a trio of modified Packard 3A-2500 V-12 derived aviation gasoline-fueled, liquid-cooled aircraft engines.Nicknamed "the mosquito fleet" – and "devil boats" by the Japanese – the PT boat squadrons were heralded for their daring and earned a durable place in the public imagination that remains strong into the 21st century.
