Could someone please tell me what does the "PT" in PT-109 referenced to the military boats meen?

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Could someone please tell me what does the "PT" in PT-109 referenced to the military boats meen?

2006-10-14 02:22:33 · 4 answers · asked by agu621 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia

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A PT boat was a motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol "PT", for "Patrol Torpedo"), a small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. The PT boat squadrons were nicknamed "the mosquito fleet".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT_boat

2006-10-14 02:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

Patrol Torpedo

2006-10-14 09:26:23 · answer #2 · answered by Al J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

(hull classification symbol "PT", for "Patrol Torpedo"),
From wikipedia

2006-10-14 09:28:11 · answer #3 · answered by pharm937 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

personnel transport maybe

2006-10-14 09:25:44 · answer #4 · answered by raudidave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋