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[StartQuote] While researching PT-174 in the confiruration shown in your pictures for a possible model that I had intended to build, I obtained a 174 crew list from PT Boats Inc. and wrote to the men on the list. to my surprise all of the guys on the list responded, however they were either on the boat before the 40 mm mount was installed on the bow in September 1943 or after 40 was moved aft and replaced with a 37mm re fitted on the bow in June of 1944. Your pictures show PT-174's appearence in January 1944. As for how the 174 handled with this bow mounted Bofors I never found out. I did view an action report dated March 1944 submitted by an Officer named Whitney who gave the mount high marks against the barge traffic he encountered while on 174. The 30 second film clip of 174 was featured the History Channels, Famous Raids series, several years ago. Will have to check out the U tube version of this clip. Wayne Traxel[EndQuote]
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