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Al
Reading your book Allied Coastal Forces Vol. I, Returned USN: What did this actualy mean in 1950's Navy Speak? Did all of these boats get returned to Bremershaven, FRG, as in the photo I have? I mean all the ELCO boats in your book marked like this? I realize alot were sunk(ie: the RON 29 survivors) in the Barents Sea in 1956.
But just as an example PT 517 was returned to USN in 1955, while all other Ex- RON 34 boats were stricken and destroyed. Many of the PT 732-760 boats were also returned to USN in July 1955. What happened to these 29 boats?
Take care,
TED

Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Feb 7, 2012 - 6:08pm
Total Posts: 3059 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am

Don't really have a worthwhile answer beyond what was in ACFV2. Probably the best person to answer this question is Chip Marshall, as he focuses on the boats in the post-WWII period. He lurks here on occasion and might even read this...[:-veryhappy-:]

I have Jurg Meister's Soviet Warships of the Second World War. It has some detailed listings of what was done with what boat. This is a 35-year old book and, while he used (among others) Soviet documents, I have no idea how reliable the info is, especially that derived from Soviet sources.

Al

Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Feb 8, 2012 - 2:19pm
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Ted: I answered your question about some of those boats on Oct. 13 2008

Posted By: rcr | Posted on: Feb 13, 2012 - 8:51pm
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