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PT-3
ex-RCAF Bras D'Or (B 119)
ex-RCAF Bras D'Or (M 413)
ex-PT-3


PT-3 served the U.S. Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force
58' Experimental Motor Torpedo Boat:

  • Laid down 1 August 1939 as PT-3 by the Fisher Boat Works, Detroit, MI
  • Launched 18 April 1940
  • Completed 20 June 1940
  • Placed in service 24 July 1940 and assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron ONE (PTRon 1) for evaluations
  • PTRon 1, under the command of Lt. Earl S. Caldwell, USN, was the first squadron commissioned and originally was made up of experimental boats
  • Transferred 19 April 1942 to the Royal Navy and reclassified HM MTB-273
  • Transfer to the Royal Navy was canceled, transferred instead to the Royal Canadian Air Force and named Bras D'Or (M 413) for use as a High Speed Rescue Launch
  • Reclassified B-119
  • Returned to U.S. custody 10 April 1945
  • Transferred to an unknown country 2 May 1946
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 25 t.
  • Length 58'
  • Beam 18'
  • Armament: Two twin .50 cal. machine guns and two depth charge racks
  • Propulsion: Two gasoline engines, two shafts.
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    PT-3
    PT-3 63k . Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
    PT-3 42k . .
    PT-9 115k PT-3 and PT-9 during test runs
    RCAF Bras D'Or (B 119)
    PT-3 272k Canadian Forces photo Terry Leversedge
    Commanding Officers
    03LTJG Robert Cecil Houston, USN1941
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Bob Houston
    There is no DANFS history available for PT-3
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