|
|
newsnerd99
New Member
|
  
Posted on: Jul 30, 2008 - 12:23am
|
Very cool Steve...thanks for sharing. I wonder what those long, slightly bent tubes are on the deck in the background of the fourth picture? Extra fuel?
Grandson of James J Stanton
RON 15 PT 209 and RON 23 PT 243
Check out: www.pistolpackinmama.net
|
Total Posts: | Joined:
Unregistered | IP
Logged
|
|
Nuge210
TOP BOSS
|
 Posted on: Jul 30, 2008 - 6:57am
|
Steven,
Thanks for the great pictures. I thought that 'Eightball' was a zebra and it kind of looks like she was in your last posted picture. Not sure though.
Steve
Steve Nugent |
Total Posts: 323 | Joined:
Jun 4, 2008 - 7:50am | IP
Logged
|
|
 |
PT208Woody |
New Member
|
Posted on: Jul 30, 2008 - 7:01am
|
I believe 208 started out with the zebra pattern and at some point was repainted flat gray...Seen pics with both paint jobs... Granddad would have loved seeing all this again...
Steven Wood (Grandson of Richard "Woody" Wood PT 208 Ron 15) |
Total Posts: 11 | Joined:
Jul 23, 2008 - 6:00pm | IP
Logged
|
|
Will Day
TOP BOSS
|
Posted on: Jul 30, 2008 - 1:37pm
|
Nerd: Those tubes are the compressed air devices for firing the torpedoes.
Will |
Total Posts: 1955 | Joined:
Oct 8, 2006 - 4:19pm | IP
Logged
|
|
Jerry Gilmartin
TOP BOSS
|
Posted on: Jul 30, 2008 - 8:14pm
|
Newsnerd,
The Higgins PT Boat was equipped with torpedo tubes that had a compressed air reservior mounted on top of the main torpedo tube. This air was used to launch the torpedo. They did not use a powder charge like the early Elco boats did. I think the boat even was equipped with an air compressor for recharging the torpedo tube air reserviors. I am not sure why they are curved. Jerry
Jerry Gilmartin |
Total Posts: 1473 | Joined:
Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm | IP
Logged
|
|
newsnerd99
New Member
|
Posted on: Jul 31, 2008 - 12:47am
|
Ahhhh...thanks guys! I'd never seen that apparatus up close...and didn't realize how damn big it is.
Grandson of James J Stanton
RON 15 PT 209 and RON 23 PT 243
Check out: www.pistolpackinmama.net
|
Total Posts: | Joined:
Unregistered | IP
Logged
|
|
 |
Nuge210 |
TOP BOSS
|
Posted on: May 3, 2009 - 1:39pm
|
Did anyone ever find a photo of the Ron 15 commissioning ?
Steve
Steve Nugent |
Total Posts: 323 | Joined:
Jun 4, 2008 - 7:50am | IP
Logged
|
|
Frank J Andruss Sr
TOP BOSS
|
Posted on: May 3, 2009 - 4:23pm
|
Steve
Closest I came in my collection was Ron 22. Sorry I can't be of more help..........
|
Total Posts: 3497 | Joined:
Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am | IP
Logged
|
|
Anthony Bendl
New Member
|
Posted on: Sep 1, 2009 - 10:03am
|
Steve - Sorry for the delay in responding. Yes, Lewis Bendl is my uncle. I have been researching the events of that action and have a pretty good idea of what happened. I have the action report, as well as two books that listed the event. I am always interested to learn any new information.
Thanks
Tony Bendl
|
Total Posts: 4 | Joined:
Feb 19, 2007 - 9:42am | IP
Logged
|
|
PT208Woody
New Member
|
Posted on: Sep 2, 2009 - 12:54pm
|
PT 208 captured German prisoners during their tour off the coast of Italy in 1944. My Grandfather had these relics from a German POW. It is a leather bound "Soldbuch" or Military Passbook with patch and medals and a paperback "Postsparbuch" or Post Office Savings Book. I Can't make out the name. Here's a link to photos of the items and a photo of captured prisoners along side of the 208.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2017743&id=1423295376&saved#/album.php?aid=2017743&id=1423295376
Steven Wood (Grandson of Richard "Woody" Wood PT 208 Ron 15) |
Total Posts: 11 | Joined:
Jul 23, 2008 - 6:00pm | IP
Logged
|
|
