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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 5 of 6

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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 5 of 6 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Date 26 Jan 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via laststandonzombieisland.com
Link to Source    Link
 
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Photos on Same Day 26 Jan 1943
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,912 x 2,344 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
16 Jun 2019 08:49:59 PM

Note the two twin Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounts and the 20mm Oerlikon on the stern. Note also that the handwritten photo label misstates the date as 1942. This boat sunk after striking an unknown object off Newport, Rhode Island, United States, 22 Feb 1944.

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