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PT-131 between PT-152 and PT-130, all Eclo 80-foot Motor Torpedo Boats of MTBRon-7, alongside tender USS Wachapreague in Liloan Bay, Philippines preparing to patrol the Surigao Strait, 24 Oct 1944.

Caption     PT-131 between PT-152 and PT-130, all Eclo 80-foot Motor Torpedo Boats of MTBRon-7, alongside tender USS Wachapreague in Liloan Bay, Philippines preparing to patrol the Surigao Strait, 24 Oct 1944. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-345819
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Photo Size 1,192 x 808 pixels
Photos on Same Day 24 Oct 1944
Photos at Same Place Leyte, Philippines
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:
9 Dec 2016 10:36:17 PM

Note the Mark XIII torpedoes, rocket launching racks, 20mm machine cannon on the foredeck, .50 caliber machine guns (including fixed mounts), and even a mortar atop PT-131’s forward deckhouse.

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