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Scott Cunningham
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Posted on: Nov 9, 2006 - 6:40am
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pt-144 'The Southern Cross ' and pt-84' The Peacock Lounge' (named after a lounge still in San Francisco)!
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Will Day
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Posted on: Nov 9, 2006 - 6:51am
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Marty: The list of boat names has come from many sources, both written and oral, collected over the years. While it is not intended to be the definiative work on the subject, I just wanted to have one master compliation for my own records. It was never designed for general publication.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Nov 9, 2006 - 6:56am
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It's great to have input from you guys on various boat names. I'll try to keep the Master List current and would be happy to e-mail a copy to anyone who is interested.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Nov 9, 2006 - 6:56am
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It's great to have input from you guys on various boat names. I'll try to keep the Master List current and would be happy to e-mail a copy to anyone who is interested.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Nov 9, 2006 - 7:01am
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Alan: CALAMITY JANE was PT-323.
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Alan Curtis
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Posted on: Nov 16, 2006 - 4:18pm
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Thanks Will, Gary sent me your list and I found "Calamity Jane". I've reread the letters from Donald Stockwell, that my wife has and he mentioned that he was also on "The Zombie". I'm sure that this one was not PT-347, I believe that it was destroyed before he arrived in the South Pacific. So, there is another boat, probably in MTB Ron 21 that was named "The Zombie". From what I see Zombie was popular. Your list is great.
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Wayne Traxel
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Posted on: Nov 17, 2006 - 12:29am
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Ron 9's PT-157 was nicknamed "Aces n Eights" later changed to by the next crew to "Old Pickle Puss". Ron 23 Higgins gunboat PT-285 predominantly Irish crew called their boat Fighting Irish. Ron 21's PT-323 was first nicknamed "Calamity Jane" followed by SNAFU and "JINX".
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Alan Curtis
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Posted on: Nov 17, 2006 - 4:44am
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What initiated changing a boats' name?
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Will Day
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Posted on: Nov 17, 2006 - 8:49am
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Alan: More often than not, boat names changed when skippers/crews changed.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Nov 17, 2006 - 8:50am
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Alan: More often than not, boat names changed when skippers/crews changed.
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