In general the huckins design is a dark horse that few seem to know much about. i've had a hard time coming up with either plans or pictures. pt-109 and other famous pt's pt 109. the most famous, without a doubt is the pt 109 from ww2 commanded by ltjg john f. kennedy. this is the same man that was to become the 35th president of the united. The final pt boat design competitor was huckins yacht corporation of jacksonville, florida. on 11 october 1940, an agreement between the navy and huckins was finalized. the navy would provide engines, and huckins would build a pt boat at their own expense, with the caveat that the boat (upon completion) would be offered to the navy for a later sum.. Pt boat info - pt boat - huckins 78' - pt boats, inc.- a, pt-95, a huckins 78' boat, stationed with the motor torpedo boat training center, squadron 4, huckins boats also carried out patrol duties in the hawaiian islands..
Detailing the development and operational history of the higgins pt boat (patrol torpedo) patrol boat / motor torpedo boat. the resulting design was adequate but lacked much in the way of what the usn required of its official pt boat squadrons. both higgins and huckins were already at work on their own designs but these were formulated as. The final pt boat design competitor was huckins yacht corporation of jacksonville, florida. on 11 october 1940, an agreement between the navy and huckins was finalized. the navy would provide engines, and huckins would build a pt boat at their own expense, with the caveat that the boat (upon completion) would be offered to the navy for a later sum.. A pt boat underway near midway c 1942. frank pembroke huckins and his innovative quadraconic hull helped convince the navy board of inspection and survey to accept the pt designs..
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