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pt boat

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1. PT boat, mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boatnoun

   a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat

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1. PT boat

   A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, valued for its maneuverability and speed but hampered at the beginning of the war by ineffective torpedoes, limited armament, and comparatively fragile construction that limited some of the variants to coastal waters. In the USN they were organized in Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons (MTBRONs).The PT boat was very different from the first generation of torpedo boat, which had been developed at the end of the 19th century and featured a displacement hull form. These first generation torpedo boats rode low in the water, displaced up to 300 tons, and had a top speed of 25 to 27 kn (46 to 50 km/h). During World War I Italy, the US, and UK developed the first high-performance gasoline-powered motor torpedo boats (often with top speeds over 40 kn (74 km/h)) and corresponding torpedo tactics, but these projects were all quickly disbanded after the Armistice. World War II PT boats continued to exploit some of the advances in planing hull design borrowed from offshore powerboat racing and by using multiple lightweight but more powerful marinized aircraft-derived V-12 engines were able to grow in both size and speed. During World War II, PT boats engaged enemy warships, transports, tankers, barges, and sampans. Some were converted into gunboats, which could be effective against enemy small craft, especially armored barges used by the Japanese for inter-island transport. Several saw service with the Philippine Navy, where they were named "Q-boats".Primary anti-ship armament on the standard PT boat was four 21-inch Mark 8 torpedoes, each had a 466-pound (211 kg) TNT warhead and had a range of 16,000 yards (15,000 m) at 36 knots (67 km/h). Two twin .50-inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning heavy machine guns were mounted for anti-aircraft defense and general fire support. Some boats carried a 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon. Propulsion was via a trio of Packard 4M-2500 and later 5M-2500 supercharged gasoline-fueled, liquid-cooled V-12 marine engines. Nicknamed "the mosquito fleet" and "devil boats" by the Japanese, the PT boat squadrons were hailed for their daring and earned a durable place in the public imagination that remains strong into the 21st century. Their role was replaced in the U.S. Navy by fast attack craft.

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1. pt boat

   A PT boat (short for Patrol Torpedo boat) is a small, fast naval vessel used primarily for coastal patrol and attacking larger ships during WWII. They are equipped with torpedoes and machine guns for both offense and defense.

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1. PT boat

   PT boats were a variety of torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. "PT" is the US hull classification symbol for "Patrol Torpedo". The PT boat squadrons were nicknamed "the mosquito fleet". The Japanese called them "Devil Boats". The original pre–World War I torpedo boats were designed with "displacement" hulls. They displaced up to 300 tons and the top speed was 25 to 27 kn. The PT boats used in World War II were built using the planing-type hull form developed for racing boats. They were much smaller and faster. Both types were designed to strike at larger warships with torpedoes, using relatively high speed to get close, and small size to avoid being spotted and hit by gunfire. They were much less expensive than large warships. PT boats were much faster, smaller, and cheaper than conventional vessels. During World War II, American PT boats engaged enemy destroyers and numerous other surface craft, ranging from small boats to large supply ships. PT boats also operated as gunboats against enemy small craft, such as armored barges used by the Japanese forces for inter-island transport.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pt boat in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pt boat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of pt boat in a Sentence

1. Kobi Sharvit:

   The discovery of such a large hoard of coins that had such tremendous economic power in antiquity raises several possibilities regarding its presence on the seabed, there is probably a shipwreck there of an official treasury boat which was on its way to the central government in Egypt with taxes that had been collected.

2. Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues:

   I was desperate. I thought my end was coming. But thanks My God , the boat, God gave me one more chance, i saw it( freezer) wasn't sinking. I jumped( inside it), it fell to one side and kept normal.

3. Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat:

   Gangs of criminals are putting people on a boat, sometimes even at gunpoint, they're putting them on the road to death, really, and nothing else.

4. Eugene Kabambi:

   That requires either a cargo flight, in which case it would come very quickly but cost a lot, or if it's by boat, it could take a few weeks.

5. Joshua Bhatt:

   The weather report was really bad, force 8, Force 9 - which is not good for the boat and it would definitely have sunk with all the people.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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