Название: Higgins 78 PT Boat On DeckАвтор: David Doyle
Издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications
Серия: Squadron Signal 26008
ISBN: 0897476557
Год издания: 2015
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 82
Формат: PDF
Размер: 173,3 MB
Andrew Jackson Higgins's New Orleans boat-building firm, Higgins Industries, constructed numerous vessels for the US war effort during World War II. Among these were 78-foot Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats. While not as well-publicized as the 80-foot Elco PT boats, the 209 boats built by Higgins fought alongside their New Jersey-constructed counterparts, earning a reputation for ruggedness in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. This profusely-illustrated volume showcases the details of Higgins PTs preserved in Massachusetts, Texas, and even an operational example in Oregon - the sole operational World War II PT in its original configuration.