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[StartQuote] [IMaGe]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/alross2/6668_0001.jpg[/IMaGe] [IMaGe]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/alross2/6668_0002.jpg[/IMaGe] Johnson's US PT BOATS OF WORLD WAR II identifies the upper photo as showing PT 66 and the lower photo as showing PT 68; EARLY ELCO PT BOATS identifies them just the opposite. [url]http://www.navsource.org[/url] uses the upper photo in both the PT 66 and PT 68 entries. They are clearly two different boats, as one has two tubes and four depth charges aft, while the other has four tubes and two depth charges forward. The camouflage patterns are very different, as well. Photos of 68 at Melville show her with the two tube arrangement. I haven't seen any photos of 66 stateside. Since these boats were transferred directly from Melville, perhaps Charlie's book has photos of 66 before transfer. A comparison might provide some clues. All of the photos in EARLY ELCO came directly from PTHQ, so are probably still there in the files. The number on the upper photo is almost entirely visible except that the sailor's elbow obscures the right side of the number. The book copies are not clear enough to confirm whether the second number is a 6 or 8, but the original print might be. There might be (probably are) captions on the back of the photos, as well, which should provide further clues. If someone could take a look... Al Ross [EndQuote]
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