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Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
PT-39
- PT-20 class Motor Torpedo Boat:
- Displacement: 35 tons
- Length: 77'
- Beam: 19'11"
- Draft: 5'6"
- Speed: 39 knots
- Armament: 2 21" torpedo tubes, 4 Mk VII torpedoes; 2x2 .50-cal. mg.
- Complement: 17
- Packard liquid-cooled engines (3); 1,200 hp
- Built at Elco, and placed in service 21 July 1941
- Assigned to Squadron 1
- Transferred to Squadron 2 13 August 1941
- Transferred to Squadron 3(2) 27 July 1942
- Transferred to MTB Squadrons Training Center, 7 August 1944
- Reclassified as Small Boat 14 October 1944
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Last updated:
3 June 2009