PT-196, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 12 (MTBRon 12) astern of PT Boat tender USS Wachapreague, Philippines, late 1944. Note the name “Purple Shaft” just below the windscreen. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     PT-196, an Elco 80-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 12 (MTBRon 12) astern of PT Boat tender USS Wachapreague, Philippines, late 1944. Note the name “Purple Shaft” just below the windscreen. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource
Identification Code   80-G-345820
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Photo Size 899 x 644 pixels
Photos at Same Place Philippines
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
21 May 2016 10:01:36 PM

Note the array of weapons aboard this boat: a 20mm Oerlikon on the bow, a Browning M4 37mm automatic cannon on the foredeck with an open box of 37mm ammunition next to it, four twin Browning .50 caliber machine gun mounts, a 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft cannon on the fantail, and Mark XIII aerial torpedoes in the torpedo racks. Note also the large white star painted on the foredeck for recognition.

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