Patrol torpedo boat PT-305
Patrol vessel of the United States Navy
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PT-305, also known as USS Sudden Jerk, is a 78 foot Higgins PT-200-class motor torpedo boat that served with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 22, assigned to the Mediterranean, based at Bastia, Corsica, and St. Tropez, France, where it participated in Allied invasions.[1][2]
NamePT-305
BuilderHiggins Industries, New Orleans
Laid down30 March 1943
Launched27 May 1943
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | PT-305 |
| Builder | Higgins Industries, New Orleans |
| Laid down | 30 March 1943 |
| Launched | 27 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 December 1943 |
| In service | 22 December 1943 |
| Out of service | 15 November 1945 |
| Stricken | 28 November 1945 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | PT boat |
| Displacement | 42 long tons (43 t) |
| Length | 78 ft (24 m) |
| Beam | 20.08 ft (6.12 m) |
| Draft | 5.25 ft (1.60 m) |
| Speed | 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) |
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After World War II, the boat operated as a tour boat in New York City and as an oyster boat in the Chesapeake Bay. It was recovered and has been restored to its 1944 condition and is on display at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans.[3]
Specifications
source: The National WWII Museum[4]
Higgins "78" PT boat specifications
| Length | 78 ft (24 m) |
| Beam | 20.08 ft (6.12 m) |
| Draft | 5.25 ft (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 43 tons (56 tons when fully armed and loaded) |
| Engines | 3 x Packard 1A-2500 V-12s (located mid-ship) |
| Speed | 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) |
| Crew | 2x officers, 11x sailors |