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ELCO 70 Foot PT Boats - Set #6
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ELCO 70 Foot PT Boats - Set #6 - From my collection
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/ELCO_70-075.jpg[/image]
# 75 PT-17 moves across the Ocean enroute to Key West from Cuba.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/ELCO_70-076.jpg[/image]
#76 PT 18 and other boats skim the waves making their way to Key West.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/ELCO_70-077.jpg[/image]
#77. PT 19 at dock in Cuba. USS NIAGRA stands by.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/ELCO_70-078.jpg[/image]
#78. PT-14 lays to in the shallows.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/ELCO_70-079.jpg[/image]
#79. Elco Engineer John C. Kenney hangs on to a ventilator as he rides PT-18 in Cuba.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/ELCO_70-080.jpg[/image]
#80. PT-11 ties up to the USS NIAGRA after being towed in.
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Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Mar 25, 2008 - 12:06am
Total Posts: 3497 | Joined: Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am
Great Pictures Frank.
Was wondering if on picture 80 if the original photo is clearer and you can make out the hull number of the destroyer in teh background?
In one of the other pictures #63 of the Niagara, there's a small portion of the bow of DD-158 - USS LEARY. I have had some connection with the LEARY and her sister ship USS SCHENCK, DD-159, and was wondering if that destoryer in #80 was one of them.
Thanks.
Charlie
Charlie
Posted By: 29navy | Posted on: Mar 25, 2008 - 4:43am
Total Posts: 600 | Joined: Dec 28, 2006 - 3:02pm
Charlie
Picture #80 is about as clear a shot I am going to get as the original is very close to the image you are seeing here. I will double check with my glass and see. Glad you enjoy the shots.
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Mar 25, 2008 - 6:34am
Total Posts: 3497 | Joined: Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am
Thanks a bunch, Frank, for all the great photos you keep posting for us all to enjoy. They are just awesome! ALEX
Posted By: Alex Johnson | Posted on: Mar 25, 2008 - 9:05am
Total Posts: 70 | Joined: Mar 2, 2007 - 12:07pm
Charlie
I just checked my other photo's not yet posted and it is the #158 on her Bow. I will send the 2 pictures of her to Dick and ask him to zoom in on her.
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Mar 25, 2008 - 9:06am
Total Posts: 3497 | Joined: Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am