a)Ross was the lookout
b)Kennedy was at the wheel
c)They were patrolling on one engine at idle
d)It was dark
e)The destroyer was first spotted at a distance of 200-300 yards, and bearing down on them at high speed
f)Kennedy attempted to turn towards the destroyer in order to fire his fish but was rammed first
I'll repeat
Is the report innacurate or doctored?
If not then why do you disagree with it's findings - which do not charge Kennedy with a screw-up? I'm sure its authors were well-aware that destroyers were larger, noisier, and slower than PT boats.
I doubt your claim that only one vessel was lost to ramming in WWII but I'll have to research it.
And how about a reply to the latter part of #227. After reading the report do you still claim that PT duty was "safe"? Or are you going to weasel about "statistical"?
Very likely. Was it unusual to be patrolling with only one engine running? Even on one engine, would it be difficult for a PT to avoid being overtaken by a destroyer? Who is ultimately accountable for the attentiveness of the crew?