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[StartQuote] It should be noted that more often then not the boats on patrol would be muffled down to roughly 7 or 8 knots. Any violent manuvers happened very quickly without warning, as the boats operated in the dark of night. Crewmembers on deck instinctively held on to gun mounts, gun stops, day room railings, or whatever else was in easy grasp. Remember that those Packard Marine Engines could not just be thrown into high speed, as running at slower speeds tended to clog up the Carbs, which is why the Skipper would sometimes move away from the patrol area and run the engines at a higher RPM. For those off watch, I am almost certain they dozed off but were never really into a deep sleep. I could be wrong here, and I am sure those who were there will correct me. I have talked to many guys who say they slept but the slightest noise or higher movement by the boat woke them up. I would think that at high speed while running from a Destroyer or Shore Batteries, you are holding on pretty tight. Its the guys below decks that would have a problem, not seeing or knowing which way the boat was going to turn. Thats a good question: What was it like at high speeds in the charthouse, or Engine Room and not seeing where you are going. I would hate to fall into the Ocean on a top speeding PT BOAT, because if no one sees you, the noise of the boat would certainly drown out your cries for help, and by the time anyone noticed you were missing, the boat could be a long way from you. I have never heard of any boat losing crewmembers for the reason of a high speed manuver causing someone to fall overboard, but that does not mean it never haoppened........ [EndQuote]
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