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[StartQuote] Thanks Jerry and Andy for comments and Jerry for magnificient photos. The Vimalert photos are probably from the factory set once handed over by the company but long since gone missing here. The two engineroom photographs are from Higgins 69 ft mtb type known as MRB 2-6. These are particulary informative. A good Vimalert PT 2 installation photo appears in Motorboating (January 1945, page 137). Strahan's Andrew J. Higgins biography with lots of details especially on the Navy Departement administration and Higgins' sometimes difficult relations with it has been very valuable source in linking the Finnish involvement with the picture. Both Vimalert and Packard were troubled in the beginning. Actually, a break down in test bench in February 1940 was the main cause for Finland not to buy PT 5. Packard 3M-2500 still gave problems in Britain. As Andy noted, PT 5 and PT 6 were sturdy boats. They were well built and represened the high standard of workmanship and materials of Higgins Industries. Of the experimental PT boats PT 1-6 then available these two were regarded the best. Olli [EndQuote]
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