Patrol torpedo boat PT-490
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | PT-490 |
| Builder | Electric Boat Company |
| Laid down | 7 August 1943 |
| Launched | 29 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by | United States Navy  |
| Completed | 29 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 2 December 1943 |
| Nickname(s) | "Little Butch" |
| Fate | Sold, May 1946 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Patrol torpedo boat |
| Tonnage | 40 gross register tons |
| Length | 77 feet o/a |
| Beam | 19 feet 11 inches |
| Height | 4 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion | Three 1,500 hp Packard V12 M2500 gasoline engines, three shafts. |
| Armament | Two twin .50 caliber Browning M2 machine guns; Two .303 caliber Lewis machine guns; 2 21" torpedo tubes; Four torpedoes |
| Service record | |
PT-490 was a PT-20-class motor torpedo boat of the United States Navy that served during World War II.
