The PT Boat Forum & Message Board

PT Boat Forum

The PT Boat Forum ª PT Boats of WWII ª PT Boats - General

Post a reply to: Pilot Boat

Message:
Please type your message in the box to the right.

Click Here to see: Message Tags
How to use colors, images and urls in your message.

Click On - The "Upload Images" button to upload and include a photo from your computer.

[StartQuote]
Jeff;
This might be true, or it might be as it is today, the pilot boat is the boat that delivers the harbor pilot to the incoming merchant vessel. Maybe a French harbor pilot for the port of Marseilles(which was very close by to the location), or USN harbor pilot, which were in units known as Harbor Entrance Control Post (HECP) which also included a Captain of the Port (COTP),  Harbor Clearance Units, Underwater Detection Units(Underwater Magnetic Indicator Loops and also hydrophones), and Drew Units, which were Shipping designator for assemblies schedules to go to Europe for mainly the Normandy invasion, but 1 or 2 of these Units were in the Med.
 At any rate,  I am sure the closest vessels to the scene were utilized, to tow PT 555 back. As can be seen in the photo, it looks like the stern separated almost exactly at the forward engineroom bulkhead, and even if the bulkhead was fractured, it would provide a adequate enough situation for the boat to be recovered, if they were able to tow it back soon enough. But this was not to be and "Daisy Mae" had to sunk.
Take care,
TED

[EndQuote]

Emotion Icons:
Choose an icon to be displayed next to your message or click on the icon to include it in your message:

	None

Options:
Check the check boxes to the right for the options you would like to use.

Would you like to include your signature in this message?
Would you like to recieve notification via email when a reply is received to this message?
Would you like to preview this post before posting?

User Name:

Have you registered?

Password:

Have you lost your password?

Click 'Post' to post your message.

Who May Post? Registered Users

NOTICE
The Conditional Use of this Forum/Message Board and Website

Members and visitors reading and/or participating in this PT Boat Forum must agree to the following use terms.
If NOT, such individuals must leave this forum's website immediately:

By using this forum, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owner(s) and moderator(s) of any claims and/or damages resulting from your usage of this forum, including any damages to yourself or any party and or damages to computing equipment owned by you or others including any and all files contained on your’s or other’s computer(s).
The owner(s) and moderator(s) takes no responsibility for accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of any content or materials contained in these forums. Any messages posted by Authors of messages are not the opinion of the owner(s) and moderator(s) and they shall not be held liable for damages of any kind, to any party.

Please note that any information disclosed on these forums becomes public. For this reason we urge you to take caution when disclosing any personal information. No spam of any nature will be tolerated. Spam can be considered as, posting advertisements and generally promoting something off topic.

Notice: If a member or visitor disagrees to the above terms, they must not use this forum and or website. Membership can be terminated and/or member banned for what ever reason at the owner(s) and/or moderator(s) discretion.

This site was last updated Friday, December 16, 2019.