Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 2 of 6

Caption     Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 2 of 6 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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Photo Size 2,936 x 2,216 pixels
Photos in Series See all 6 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 26 Jan 1943
Photos at Same Place New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
16 Jun 2019 08:47:23 PM

Note the two twin Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounts and the 20mm Oerlikon on the stern. This boat sunk after striking an unknown object off Newport, Rhode Island, United States, 22 Feb 1944.

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