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  • Historic WWII PT boat heads home through streets of New Orleans

    11/22/2016 7:01:59 AM PST · by DFG · 48 replies
    Fox News ^ | 11/22/2016 | Greg Norman
    A historic World War II boat that survived dozens of operations -- and a few near-misses -- on the other side of the Atlantic is finally heading home to the waters where its journey began more than 70 years ago. PT-305, fresh off a multi-year restoration project at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, is traveling atop a barge set to reach the Industrial Canal near Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain by midday Tuesday. “This is a big deal for all of us, but especially for the men and women for the last ten years who put blood, sweat...
  • Launch PT-305!

    03/10/2016 7:35:16 AM PST · by Charles Martel · 45 replies
    National WWII Museum blog ^ | March 7, 2016 | National WWII Museum
    WWII patrol-torpedo (PT) boats were a perfect naval expression of the American Spirit at war. Today, just four of these combat-veteran PT boats still exist in the United States. PT-305 is the only one that is fully restored. Now, after a $3.3 million restoration effort and more than 100,000 hours of work by a dedicated corps of over 200 volunteers, PT-305 is ready to hit the water.