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RCAF Nictak (B 121)
ex-RCAF Nictak (M 447)
ex-PT-6 (1)


PT-6 (1) served the U.S. Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force
81' Experimental Motor Torpedo Boat:

  • Laid down as PT-6 (1) by Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA
  • Completed 14 August 1940
  • Transferred to the Royal Navy 29 July 1941 and named HM MGB-68
  • Transfer to the Royal Navy canceled, transferred instead to the Royal Canadian Air Force and named RCAF Nictak (M 447) and used as a High Speed Rescue Launch
  • Reclassified B-121
  • Returned to U.S. custody in 1945
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 34 t.
  • Length 81'
  • Armament: Two twin .50 cal. machine guns
  • Propulsion: Two gasoline engines, two shafts.
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