Crash Boats - PTC and RPC


WWII Construction

A total of 92 Crash Boats (PTC and RPC) were built by 3 boatyards.  The basic design was 63 feet in length and 54 tons displacement.  Most of these boats were transferred either to Britain or to the USSR.  Little is known about their disposition: any information will be welcomed.

Shipbuilder Location Type # Delivery Disposition
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 1 Feb-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 2 Feb-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 3 Feb-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 4 Mar-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 5 Feb-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 6 Feb-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 7 Mar-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 8 Mar-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 9 Mar-41 To Britain 1941, lost 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 10 Mar-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 11 Mar-41 To Britain 1941, lost 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 12 Mar-41 To Britain 1941
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 13-24   Redesignated PT 33-44
Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ PTC 25-36   Redesignated PT 57-68
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL R 1-8 1941 To South Africa
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 1 Apr-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 2 May-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 3 May-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 4 May-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 5 May-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 6 May-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 7 May-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 8 May-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 9 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 10 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 11 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 12 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 13 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 14 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 15 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 16 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 17 Jun-43 To the USSR 1943
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 18 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 19 Jun-43 Designated a "small boat", sold 1962
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 20 Jul-43 To the USSR 1943
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 21 Jul-43 To the USSR 1943
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 22 Jul-43 Designated a "small boat", sunk 1956
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 23 Jul-43 To the USSR 1943
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 24 Aug-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 25 Aug-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 26 Aug-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 27 Sep-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 28 Sep-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 29 Aug-43 Designated a "small boat"
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 30 Jul-43 To the USSR 1943
Miami Shipbuilding Miami FL RPC 31 Jul-43 To the USSR 1943
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