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Topic: Where are the US PT's today? |
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craig c
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Posted on: Jul 21, 2009 - 5:36pm
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PT 695 / PT JOE was a sister boat to the "McHale 73" boat which was the PT 694. She was wrecked on the beach in San Diego in `93.
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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 Posted on: Jul 21, 2009 - 6:26pm
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Hi Craig,
Do you have any photos of the PT 694 marked with her original numbers? Would you be willing to post them on this message board? I would love to see how it looked. By the way, where did you get your information? I am always trying to broaden my knowledge about these boats. I have spoken to Bud Tretter of Long Beach CA who is the owner of the USAF Crash Rescue Boat P520, who contends that he was the helmsman during the filming of the McHales Navy PT 73 boat during the introductory footage of the TV show. He says differently about what type of boat it was. (Vosper boat vs Crash boat) So I was hoping to pin this information down if possible. Thanks for your help. Jerry
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Jul 22, 2009 - 2:02pm
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Well, the "PT 73" in both the opening credits of the "McHale's Navy" TV series and in the opening credits (and other parts) of the 1964 theatrical film "McHale's Navy" was definitely a Vosper.
The Technicolor theatrical film, in particular, has some beautiful shots of the boat underway at sea, at speed.
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whitakermk
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Posted on: Jul 24, 2009 - 12:59pm
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Hey Tom, can you post pics of the sightseeing version before the restoration started? It would be neat to see a before and after restoration if possible. Thanks - Kent
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