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PT-33
ex-PTC-13

Destroyed 15 December 1941
77' Motor Torpedo Boat:

  • Laid down 25 March 1941 as Motor Boat Submarine Chaser, PTC-13 by the Electric Boat Co., Elco Works, Bayonne, NJ
  • Reclassified PT-33 prior to completion
  • Launched 10 June 1941
  • Completed 11 July 1941
  • Destroyed to prevent capture 15 December 1941 off Point Santiago, Philippines.

    Specifications:

    Displacement 40 t.
    Length 77'
    Beam 19' 11"
    Draft 4' 6"
    Speed 41 kts.
    Complement 15
    Armament: Two twin .50 cal. Browning M2 machine guns in Dewandre turrets and four 18" torpedoes
    Propulsion: Three 3,600shp Packard V12 M2500 gasoline engines, three shafts.

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    PT-31, 32. 33, 34, 35 & 41 65k Guadalupe (AO-32) bound for the Philippines in September 1941 with a deck cargo of six PT boats (PT-31, PT-32, PT-33, PT-34, PT-35 and PT-41) of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history available for PT-33
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