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HM MTB-270
ex-PT-6 (2)


PT-6 served the Navies of the United States and Great Britian.
81' Experimental Motor Torpedo Boat:

  • Laid down 14 May 1940 as PT-6 (2) by Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA
  • Launched 29 October 1940
  • Completed 3 February 1941
  • Transferred to the Royal Navy as HM MTB-270 in July 1941
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

    Displacement 34 t.
    Length 81'
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament: Unknown
    Propulsion: Two gasoline engines, two shafts.

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    PT-6 (2) 256k PT-6 (2) inboard of a Dutch rescue boat, MRB-2 at Higgins Industries Jerry Gilmartin, MMC(SW), USN, Ret.
    PT-6 (2) 197k Cradled on a trailer Jerry Gilmartin, MMC(SW), USN, Ret.
    There is no DANFS history available for PT-6 (2)
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