Torpedo Boats - PT and BPT


WWII Construction

A total of 808 Torpedo Boats (PT and BPT) were built by 11 boatyards.  There were three major designs: the 80-foot Elco, of which 358 were built, the 78-foot Higgins, of which 221 were built, and the 70-foot Vosper, of which 136 were built.  Displacements varied according to the armament carried, increasing as the war proceeded.  The remaining 93 included 60 Elco boats of earlier designs, 18 Huckins boats, and 11 experimental  boats.  Many of these boats were transferred either to Britain or to the USSR and large numbers were destroyed at the end of the war.  Any information about the fate of others or of any that still exist will be welcomed.

Type # Shipbuilder Location Length FY Delivery Disposition
PT 1 Fogal Boats Miami FL 59 38 Nov-41 Prototype, later C 6083, used for training at Melville RI
PT 2 Fogal Boats Miami FL 59 38 Nov-41 Prototype, later C 6084, used as service launch at Newport RI
PT 3 Fisher Boatworks Detroit MI 59 38 Jun-40 Prototype, to Britain 1941 as MTB 273
PT 4 Fisher Boatworks Detroit MI 59 38 Jun-40 Prototype, to Britain 1941 as MTB 274
PT 5 Higgins Industries New Orleans LA 81 38 Mar-41 Prototype, to Britain 1941 as MTB 269
PT 6 Higgins Industries New Orleans LA 81 38 Feb-41 Prototype, to Britain 1941 as MTB 270
PT 6 Higgins Industries New Orleans LA 54 38 Aug-40 Prototype, to Britain 1941 as MGB 68
PT 7 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 81 38 Apr-41 Prototype (aluminum), to Britain 1941 as MTB 271
PT 8 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 81 38 Apr-41 Prototype (aluminum), intended for Britain 1941 as MTB 272 but retained as YP 110
PT 9 Scott-Paine U.K 70 38 Jun-40 Prototype, to Britain 1940 as MTB 258
PT 10 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Nov-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 259, lost 1942
PT 11 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Nov-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 260, struck 1941
PT 12 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Nov-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 261, lost 1945
PT 13 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Nov-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 262, lost 1943
PT 14 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Nov-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 263, struck 1941
PT 15 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Dec-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 264, lost 1943
PT 16 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Dec-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 265, struck 1941
PT 17 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Dec-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 266, lost 1944
PT 18 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Dec-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 267, lost 1943
PT 19 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 70 39 Dec-40 To Britain 1940 as MTB 268, struck 1941
PT 20 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 39 Jun-41 Struck 1944
PT 21 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jun-41 Struck 1943
PT 22 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jun-41 Lost Jun-43
PT 23 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jun-41 Later C 55047
PT 24 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jun-41 Struck 1947
PT 25 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jun-41 Later C 55048
PT 26 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jun-41 Later C 55049
PT 27 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jun-41 Later C _____
PT 28 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jun-41 Lost Jan-43
PT 29 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jul-41 Struck 1944
PT 30 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jul-41 Sold 1947
PT 31 Electric Launch (Elco) Bayonne NJ 77 40 Jul-41 Lost Jan-42
PT 32 Electric Launch (Elco)