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Motor Torpedo Boat PT 37

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The PT-37 was an American PT-20 class motor torpedo boat deployed in World War II. It was produced in the western United States, and entered service on 18 July 1941. After being transferred among different squadrons, it was sunk by Japanese warships on 1 February 1943.

Specifications

•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. machine guns
•Complement: 17
•Packard liquid-cooled engines (3); 1,200 hp

References

Motor Torpedo Boat PT-37 Wikipedia