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Need Huckins 255-264 Boat photos
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Does anyone have a clear shot of a Huckins PT 255 through 264. That is clear enough to see/show armament configuration. I've search through the normal books by Chun, Johnson, Ferrell, U.S. Small Combatants, PT Boats at War and etc. Only found one but it was a distance shot and very dark. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
The Purpose:
For sometime now, I've been creating line drawings for a compilation of Isometric and Plan Deck Views of PT boat configurations either from drawings or more then likely photos published in book such as listed above. It includes 70’ & 80’ ELCO’s, 78’ Higgins and 78’ Huckins. Hopefully later on I hope to enlist some volunteers to browse through their photo/drawing collections and markup a diagram for boat number, armament type, mount, radar and so on and so on. See a sample below.
All the best,
Dick . . . .
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Webmaster/demoC.jpg[/image]
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Jun 30, 2008 - 1:18pm
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[IMaGe]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Gary%20Szot/PT259.gif[/IMaGe]
This is the only pic of a Huckins that i have PT 259
Posted By: Gary Szot | Posted on: Jun 30, 2008 - 3:14pm
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Memphis has (or at least had) a number of color photos of this group of boats in Hawaii. The aft 20mm had been replaced with a 40mm and I think the tubes had been replaced with roll-offs. The last time I saw them was 30 years ago, so I may be off on the tubes.
I have a couple photos to upload once I get Photobucket working.
Al Ross
Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Jun 30, 2008 - 5:07pm
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OK, here we go. These are from a Huckins publication circa 1943/44 entitled "Never a Dull Moment".
This is 259 on trials, from the same series of photos as Gary's.
[url]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/alross2/259.jpg[/url]
These, while from the earlier PT 96, provide an interesting look at the cockpit of these boats:
[url]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/alross2/huck_0001.jpg[/url]
[url]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/alross2/huck_0002.jpg[/url]
Al Ross
Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Jun 30, 2008 - 5:53pm
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[IMaGe]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Gary%20Szot/huckinspt95.jpg[/IMaGe]
Huckins PT 95
I scanned this shot from Victor Chungs book. He identified the boat as PT 95.
Looking at the squadron page here I noticed that RON 4, PT 95 is suppossed to be a 78' Higgens.
Can anyone ID this boat?
Posted By: Gary Szot | Posted on: Jun 30, 2008 - 6:13pm
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DICK;
AL IS CORRECT, I SAW SOME OF THESE COLOR PHOTOS TOO BACK WHEN I WAS THERE IN DEC 1995, BUT I WAS NOT INTERESTED IN THEM, SINCE I AM MAINLY AN ELCO MAN.
I THINK WAYNE HAS A FEW B/W ONES TOO, I THINK HE SENT SOME TO ME AND SOME OF HIGGINS RON 17 THAT PASSED THROUGH PEARL ON WAY TO PACIFIC IN 1944. BUT MY COMPUTER CRASHED TWO YEARS AGO AND I LOST THEM.
TAKE CARE,
TED
Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Jun 30, 2008 - 6:47pm
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Dick: I've got the 256,257,259,260,261&264 boats. Quality varies wildly, but you can see some of the armament layouts.....
I'll send them tomorrow, if you're intersted.
Will
Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Jun 30, 2008 - 9:24pm
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Guys, thanks a lot, the help is really appreciated.
Will, please send.
Dick . . . .
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Jun 30, 2008 - 10:14pm
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Dick
I have a few shots of some Huckins Boats, but they are in the Exhibit, which will be coming down this week. When the dust settles, I will get them to you.............
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Jul 1, 2008 - 5:54am
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Thanks Frank.
Dick . . . .
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Jul 1, 2008 - 8:43am
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