PT Boat 658

[Russ Matthews]

PT Boats In Museums and Survivors..

Good list, Jack. However, you left one out .. the 658's sister, PT-657. Heavily modified, she still operates to this day (March 2011) out of San Diego as the charter fishing vessel, "Mailihini."

http://www.malihinisportfishing.com/

[agent86]

Anybody ever seen the photos of the funeral pyre of PT boats in the Phillipines off of I believe a beach on Samaur.I read there were many tears shed by the PT sailors as their beloved boats burned to the waterline.this is one reason so few survived the war.and the Navy felt wooden boats had no place in the "Atomic age" I guess the Brown water navy in Vietnam proved them wrong

[Russ Matthews]

there is or was an elco pt boat docked at sawmill creek resort marina on lake erie in sandusky ohio, privately owned, pimped out to luxury yacht status. i live a 1/2 hour from their & have never took the time to see her which i regret.

I never heard that!

Is it still there?

A year later and we have the answer ...

http://libertyaviationmuseum.org/x_pt724.html



(Photo of PT-724 shamelessly lifted from the Liberty Aviation Museum website link above)

[1bdvet]

Not a warbird but a great video about PT Boat 658 and the vets who restored her. http://videos2view.net/PT658.htm

Truly nice warm story, have how they brought her back to her glory.