Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

USS PT-564

• Experimental class Motor Torpedo Boat:
• Displacement: 40 tons
• Length: 70'
• Beam: 20'
• Draft: 4'6"
• Speed: 46 knots
• Armament: 2-4 21" or 4 18" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 10-11
• 3 Packard (W-8) gasoline engines
• Built at Higgins, New Orleans, and placed in service 2 September 1943
• Assigned to Squadron 4

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS PT-564
• At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy
• Motor Torpedo Boat Manual, February 1943

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