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[StartQuote] David ; This photo is my "opinion" , probably taken in Panama while RON 24 was doing thier pre deployment training. PT 337 was only around for 10 months before it was destroyed. The forward 20MM was probably removed for some other reason, such as repair to the mount, that has not been completed as of the time this photo was taken. I am sure the 20mm was back in this location by the time RON 24 reached Dreger Harbor. While boats on the fordeck were not uncommon in PT photos(ie: PT 157 and PT 333) it usually meant they were in a transition status(ie moving bases, or intending to move soon). As you pointed out, The item in this photo that really caught my eye, is what looks like a vent scoop on the port side charthouse window, sort of like the one we recently discovered on RON 22 boats in the med, used for forcing cool air into the charthouse while the radar unit is in operation. Bruce; Yes that may very well be a swab stowed on the side of the engineroom hatch/ventilator , I have a photo of PT 562 RON 29 with it in the same location. [EndQuote]
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