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YP-110
ex-PT-8
ex-HM MTB-272


USS PT-8 was transferred to the Royal Navy and redesignated HM MTB-272 and returned to the US Navy in 1941
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
PT-7 Class Motor Torpedo Boat (Prototype) - District Patrol Craft
  • Laid down, 29 December 1939, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Launched, 29 October 1940
  • Commissioned USS PT-8, 25 February 1941
  • Transferred, on loan, to the Royal Navy as HM MTB-272
  • Returned to US Navy custody and reclassified District Patrol Craft
  • Placed in service as YP-110, 14 October 1941.
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 51.93 t.
    Length 81'
    Beam 17'
    Draft 3'
    Speed 41 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    four 21' torpedo tubes
    one single 40mm gun mount
    Propulsion two 3,600hp gasoline engines, two shafts
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    YP-110 82k PT-8 underway, date and location unknown.
    A US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 US National Archives
    There is no DANFS history record available for PT-8 / YP-110 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    No Information Available
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