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PT-300 Photos
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Colleen,
Photos of PT-300. Enjoy.
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Lance
Posted By: Alamo Scout | Posted on: Jul 4, 2009 - 2:51am
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Hi Lance . . .
I corrected the photo links in your post. The photos now appear.
Please note, you had converted all of the IMG to image which is correct, however on the end tags of each link you forgot to add the " / " before the code " image " ( /image ). This slash only appears on the ending code of each photo link.
Thanks for sharing your images,
Dick . . . .
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Jul 4, 2009 - 9:59am
Total Posts: 1417 | Joined: Aug 27, 2006 - 6:36pm
Dick,
In the middle photo of the five you posted, there are a couple of items that I can't quite figure out and have never seen before on this group of boats. It appears from the photo that there is some sort of bulwark on either side of the depression rail and that there is a canvas covered object mounted on a post just forward of the depression rail. Can you make out what these are from the copies you have? I suspect that the covered object is a .30 cal, but am not sure.
Al
Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Jul 5, 2009 - 11:54am
Total Posts: 993 | Joined: Oct 30, 2006 - 8:19pm
Al,
These were Lance's (Alamo Scout) Photos, I was just repairing his links due non-displaying images. He might have a better view of the actual photos.
I enlarged the photo - below - I'm sure your seeing opened lids of the ready boxes. Some of the Higgins boxes were quite long, wide and low. They could have been combo barrel/ammo boxes. Then the tube, not sure what it is, it right at the rear hatch, the item on top doesn't appear to be canvas rather a large cloth of some sorts.
Dick . . .
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Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Jul 5, 2009 - 12:58pm
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Thanks, Dick. Much clearer and understandable. Agree about the ammo lockers. The post/rag/whatever is still a mystery.
Al
Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Jul 5, 2009 - 1:31pm
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Yeah, that's either a .30-cal with a cloth over it or a broom and mop stuck upside down in a tube of some kind (sort of like looking at cloud formations).
Do you think that shot was taken from a dock or another boat moored alongside? Also, the crewman sure doesn't seem to be dressed for cold weather....
Will
Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Jul 5, 2009 - 8:24pm
Total Posts: 1955 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 4:19pm
Ooh Ooh! I know what it is! The broom and swab (what we call them in the Navy) are stuck into a Water filled cooling tube for the 20mm barrels. The water can be drained from the pipe when not needed. The idea is you shoot the gun until 3 magazines are used up, then you swap out the pare barrel with the hot barrel and put the hot barrel into the cooling tube until you need to swap it out again. I saw these on the blueprints showing the 20mm setup on the Higgins boats from the Louisiana Digital Library. We also have these similar cooling tubes on the LCI 713 at every 20mm gun tub. That would be my best guess! Jerry PT 658
Jerry Gilmartin
Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Jul 5, 2009 - 11:21pm
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Hey Jerry . . .
Looks like you're right on as usual . . . see print image below.
Dick . . . .
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Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Jul 6, 2009 - 1:52pm
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Nice work, guys!!
Al
Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Jul 6, 2009 - 3:32pm
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Guys,
That's a heck of a nice Salmon also, good eatin' if you have stationed there !
Steve Nugent
Posted By: Nuge210 | Posted on: Jul 6, 2009 - 6:08pm
Total Posts: 323 | Joined: Jun 4, 2008 - 7:50am
Great photos Lance. My father-in-law, Bill R. Tatroe (RM1c at the time) was assigned to the 299. He rode many times with the squadron commander, James Van Sicklen, and was on the 300 & 301 quite often.
For those who may have an interest, here's a little 'time line' on the trip from Taboga to Sitka:
At Taboga, Panama / Balboa, C.Z. some of the boats were loaded 6 Feb 1944 aboard the S.S. James K. Kelley, a Liberty Ship, departing the next day. Bill was with this group.
Arrived San Pedro 19 Feb 1944 and unloaded. Bill received extended leave here that was to end in Seattle in early March. He and another crewmate hitch-hiked from L.A. to Seattle while the boats were scheduled to go up the west coast later on another Liberty ship.
On 5 March 1944, at Bremerton, Washington, Bill assisted in unloading the boat (his PT-299 and ??). On 7 March, Bill found that the rest of the Ron had left Panama on 20 Feb (two weeks after his group).
17 April 1944 Ron16-B were underway for their next destination, and Bill was on the 301 at this time. He and the other radiomen rigged emergency antennas on all of the boats.
Along the way to Sitka, the following ports were short stop-overs: Pat Bay, Port Hardy, Bella Bella, Ketchikan, and Petersburg. On 24 April, they were underway for the Pleasant Islands, but enroute, were unexpectedly ordered to Sitka instead. Here they were attached to 'Com Sitka' for duty, cancelling further sailing plans. Bill stood day watches at the Comm office until 6 May.
On this day, they were underway again, this time for Seattle. Along the way, they went through Wrangell, Prince Rupert, Bella Bella, Hardy Bay and arrived Puget Sound on 11 May 1944.
Randy Finfrock
Posted By: Randy Finfrock | Posted on: Jul 6, 2009 - 8:01pm
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Lance,
Thanks for getting Mr. Peters in touch with my Dad. He was really excited when he was telling me about it.
Ray
Posted By: Ray Wilbur | Posted on: Jul 7, 2009 - 9:22am
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OH MY GOSH!!! Do you know how excited I was when I read the title of your post!!!! You are fabulous! Where did you find those pictures?? I am going to have to take them to my aunt - it is her brother I have been trying to find pictures of for years! I am so excited I can't think straight!
Any of the other posters: do you have any other pictures of the 299, the 300 or the 301 boats???
Thank you all SOOOOOO much!!!
Posted By: colleen | Posted on: Jul 11, 2009 - 7:17am
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Colleen: I have pics of the 299 and 301 boats, but I may have sent them to you several months ago. If not, give me your email and I'll send them now.
Will
Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Jul 11, 2009 - 10:46am
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Guys & Colleen,
It's nice to see that the photos I posted opened a delicious can of historical and familial gummy worms for everyone to gnaw on. It was my pleasure.
Now, my question for all of you--I recently submitted a request to NARA for Action Reports for PTs 74 & 300 - which were on the Alamo Scouts Oransbari rescue for 4-5 Oct 1944. They responded that they do not have them. Are there Navy archives that I can contact which may have the records?
Thanks so much!
Lance
Posted By: Alamo Scout | Posted on: Jul 13, 2009 - 11:53am
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Hi Will - I would love to see the pictures you have!! That would be wonderful. My email is: mcpinerise@aol.com Thanks so much!!
I have been to NARA in College Park MD several times. I have never looked for info on the 74 boat, but have tried for the 300 boat. I was told that the ship's log would have gone down with it when it sunk. The only info I have been able to gather is what has been supplied thru this board and what I have read in books. Although I must say that I did get an email from a gentleman who was a Marine medical corpman and watched the attack on the 300 from either the shore or another ship. He had a slightly different account of the incident but that is all I have ever been able to find about the 300 boat. Jerry Gilmartin (on this board) has been very informative - maybe he can help you with your questions. If you find out anything I would love to hear your news!
Thanks!
Posted By: colleen | Posted on: Jul 13, 2009 - 6:35pm
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