Say PT Boat and the image that comes to mind is that of the 80-foot patrol torpedo boat built by the Electric Launch Company (ELCO) in Bayonne, New Jersey. These nimble warships - which by the end of WWII could deliver the same firepower as early-war destroyers had done. A trio of Packard marine engines, delivering 1200 to 1500 horsepower each, gave the PT Boats speeds of 40 knots. Three hundred twenty-six of the 80-foot wooden wonders were built, with 296 of them seeing service in the US Navy; the remainder went to the USSR under Lend-Lease. The PT-565 class boats were the final and hardest hitting ELCO 80 - PT-617, the boat featured in the book, is the sole surviving intact example. Packed with over 200 photographs, plus color art and profiles.
-Een echte aanrader voor de modelbouwliefhebber!
-Schaalmodel / bouwdoos / boek merk; Squadron Signal.
-ISDN nr.; 978-0-89747-591-4
-Artikel nr.; 5605
-Geschreven door Davis Doyle.
-Aantal pagina's
- 80.
-Maten;
- Lang; 28 cm.
- Breed; 21 cm.
