Noun
a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat
Source: WordNetAfter the war, American military interviews with captured veterans of the Imperial Japanese Navy, supplemented by the available partial Japanese war records, were unable to verify that all the PT boat sinking claims were valid. Source: Internet
Although not used in any other PT boat design, Huckins licensed the use of his patented Quadraconic hull in his PT boat construction. Source: Internet
By war's end, the PT boat had more "firepower-per-ton" than any other vessel in the U.S. Navy. Source: Internet
Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 527. Further attempts by Tanaka's destroyer forces to deliver provisions on 3 December 7 December, and 11 December, failed to alleviate the crisis, and one of Tanaka's destroyers was sunk by a U.S. PT boat torpedo. Source: Internet
Huckins Yacht Corporation PT-259 underway near Midway circa 1944 Frank P. Huckins and his innovative Quadraconic hull design were latecomers to PT boat design. Source: Internet
In an important note after winning the design competition for the smaller PT boat, George Crouch wrote that Hickman's Sea Sled design would be far superior "in either rough or smooth water to that of the best possible V-bottom or hard chine design". Source: Internet