PT-59 / PTGB-1 was an S-Class Patrol Torpedo boat (PT boat) of the United States Navy, built by the Electric Launch Company of Bayonne, New Jersey. The... 30 KB (3,893 words) - 01:12, 10 March 2024 |
PT-109 was an 80-foot Elco PT boat (patrol torpedo boat) last commanded by Lieutenant (junior grade) John F. Kennedy, future United States president,... 68 KB (8,952 words) - 02:10, 8 March 2024 |
John F. Kennedy (section Commanding PT-109 and PT-59) duty, commanding the PT-59. On November 2, Kennedy's PT-59 took part with two other PTs in the rescue of 40–50 marines. The 59 acted as a shield from... 226 KB (22,968 words) - 14:09, 25 April 2024 |
PT 109 is a 1963 American Technicolor Panavision biographical war film depicting the actions of John F. Kennedy as an officer of the United States Navy... 20 KB (2,494 words) - 19:12, 26 February 2024 |
The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army... 73 KB (8,486 words) - 19:45, 28 March 2024 |
Kennedy Island (section PT-109 incident) Province of Solomon Islands. The island is notable for its role in the story of PT-109, part of the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. In August 1943, it... 5 KB (454 words) - 01:36, 28 July 2023 |