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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Motor torpedo boat PT-658 on the Columbia River, Oregon, 9 October 2014.PT-658's restoration included a full armament of: 4 × 22.5 in (570 mm) Mark 13 torpedoes, 1 × Bofors 40 mm autocannon, 1 × 37 mm M4 cannon, 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, 2 × twin .50 cal. M2 Browning machine guns, 2 × Mk6 420 lb depth charges, 2 × Mk50 Rocket Launchers (8 cell) firing 5 in (130 mm)Mk7 spin-stabilized rockets SSR, 1 × 60mm M2 Mortar for target illumination mounted on bow, 2 × .30 cal Browning Automatic Rifles BAR, 2 × Thompson submachine guns, 2 × M1 carbines, 1 × 35 gal Mk6 TiCl4 Smoke generator. She has three working 1,850 hp (1,380 kW) Packard Model 5M-2500 V12 gasoline engines.


 

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