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[StartQuote] Hi Matt! I have never heard of any PT Boats being built in Elizabeth City NC. The 3 manufacturers were Elco, (Bayonne NJ) Higgins (New Orleans, LA) and Huckins (Jacksonville, FL) There were some Vospers made in various places around the country, such as Los Angeles' Terminal Island, and at Fisher Boat Works in Detroit, and a place in Miami, but they only made 3 or 4 boats. Other than that, I have never heard of any PT Boats being manufactured in North Carolina. However, I have some WW2 photos taken by crewman Dave Prentice while they were transporting an early Higgins PT Boat Squadron (Squadron or "RON" 14) as part of lend- lease to Russia. The boats were driven up the ICW from New Orleans to New Jersey for subsequent loading onto a cargo ship bound for Russia. These boats included PT88, on which Dave was a crewman. After they dropped off the boats in NJ, they returned to New Orleans to pick up their boats of RON15. Dave's photo albums show several shots he took aboard PT88, one of which shows the Police Car in Morehead City, NC. If Elizabeth City is located on or near the ICW I bet the PT Boats may have stopped there as well. Maybe that was the source of people's memory of seeing PT Boats in Elizabeth City? Just a thought Good luck in your search! Jerry Here are the photos I was referring to of the PT Boats on the Inter Coastal Waterway ICW.
Jerry Gilmartin PT658 Crewman Portland OR[EndQuote]
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