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www.thearmorylife.com/u-s-navy-pt-boats/ The article "PT Boats — The U.S. Navy Mosquito Fleet" by Peter Suciu, published on May 3rd, 2025 in The Armory Life, delves into the significant role of Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats during World War II. As a pivotal component of the United States Navy, the nearly 800 PT boats were agile and fast, equipped with torpedoes and machine guns, designed to harass and disrupt enemy forces in both the Pacific and European theaters. The U.S. Navy expanded its fleet from 790 ships in 1941 to over 6,768 by 1945, with PT boats serving as an essential element. Three primary PT boat models were developed by Elco, Higgins, and Huckins. Notably, these boats, including versions led by then-Lt. John F. Kennedy, were instrumental during key engagements in the Pacific, such as the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and also saw action in European operations like the D-Day landings. The article highlights the versatile Elco PT boats known for their formidable arms and adaptability, as well as the humanitarian role of rescuing downed pilots and survivors. Despite the production of these boats, post-war saw most PT boats disposed of due to maintenance and operational cost challenges, leaving only a few preserved for historical purposes.

Initial build of a 1/40 scale wooden Perkasa class fast patrol craft, almost 3 foot long, the keel, frames and chines secured along with the deck. Four vessels were built Vosper for the Royal Malaysian Navy and delivered in 1967.

Initial build of a 1/40 scale wooden Perkasa class fast patrol craft, almost 3 foot long, the keel, frames and chines secured along with the deck. Four vessels were built Vosper for the Royal Malaysian Navy and delivered in 1967.

Initial build of a 1/40 scale wooden Perkasa class fast patrol craft, almost 3 foot long, the keel, frames and chines secured along with the deck. Four vessels were built Vosper for the Royal Malaysian Navy and delivered in 1967.

IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE

Aquesta fotografia forma part d'un album militar naval fet durant la Segona Guerra Mundial sembla que el 1941, a Romania.

Aquesta és una de les llanxes torpederes romaneses, d'origen britanic (Vosper). Potser és la Viscolul, Viforul o Vijelia.

En concret sembla que fou un regal per part d'un oficial naval romanès a un oficial de la Kriegsmarine alemana destinat a Romania. L'album s'inicia amb un text escrit a ma per part del que crec fou el comandant de les llanxes ràpides romaneses, Nicolae Bardescu en agraiment al capità Leo Kreisch, comandant del Marinelehrkommandos Rumänien i futur viceadmiral de la Kriegsmarine.

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This photograph is part of a naval military album taken during World War II apparently in 1941, in Romania.

This is one of the Romanian torpedo boats, of British origin (Vospers). They were the Viscolul, Viforul and Vijelia.

In particular, it seems that it was a gift from a Romanian naval officer to an officer of the German Kriegsmarine assigned to Romania. The album begins with a handwritten text by what I believe was the commander of the Romanian speedboats, Nicolae Bardescu thanking Captain Leo Kreisch, commander of the Marinelehrkommandos Rumänien and future viceadmiral of the Kriegsmarine.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Kreisch

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMS_Viscolul

Seen at the Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton, Ohio. From the Museum’s description:

“This 72 [foot] Vosper (PT boat) was manufactured at the Annapolis Boat Yard in Maryland, under license from the Vosper Thornycroft Co. of Great Britain, near the end of World War II, and was scheduled to be shipped to Russia under the Lend-Lease program. It was purchased by the Liberty Aviation Museum in 2012, and restoration has been progressing on it since that time to resemble an Elco PT Boat.”

MTB 102, launched 1937 and built by Vosper. Sold off as a private motor cruiser later became a houseboat and a Sea Scout HQ at Brundall until 1975 when it was rescued and restored.

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Here in Brodick bay anchorage, Isle of Arran, Scotland.

A Vosper-Thorneycroft built Hunt-Class mine countermeasures vessel.

In March 1987, Hurworth was visiting Ostend when the cross channel ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized leaving Zeebrugge; two of her divers were awarded the Queens Gallantry Medal for their efforts in the rescue

The old Portsmouth power station from near the Vosper shipyard in the Camber 1968.

River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Severn (P282) entering Portsmouth Harbour, of 1,700t locally built by Vosper-Thorneycroft at Woolston Southampton in 2003, expected to be in service until 2028.

The ninth and current HMS Severn is a River-class offshore patrol vessel of the British Royal Navy. Named after the River Severn, the ship is the first to bear the name in 56 years.

Pennant number P282 was built by Vosper Thornycroft in Southampton to serve as fishery protection units within the United Kingdom's waters along with her two sister ships Mersey and Tyne. All three were commissioned into service in 2003.

Vosper RTTL at the RAF Museum Hendon on 12th July 2022.

Exposition de maquettes Evreux 2022

Batch 1 Type 42 destroyer, scrapped at Leyals in Turkey, 2011

63ft Pinnace Mk.1 1374
The 63ft Pinnace was the workhorse of the post war RAF Marine Craft fleet, widely used at UK and overseas bases, for lifting and laying of marine and aircraft moorings, the recovery of torpedos, sonar buoys and other practice weapons dropped on exercise, towing and cargo carrying duties, and assisting with aircrew sea survival exercises and helicopter rescue crew training.

RTTL 2757
Built by Vosper Ltd, Portsmouth with two 1700hp Rolls Royce Sea Griffon 101 engines and delivered new to RAF Alness January 1958. In 1974-5, the vessel was regularly commanded by F/Lt Colin Chandler, completing some 50 operational exercises/sorties, mainly involving RAF aircraft, though with some work with the Royal Navy and Army.

Own collection

Name: Brigitte Bardot
Length: 33,17m
World's largest yacht number: >200
Shipyard: Vosper Thornycroft
Price: 814 000€

Name: Brigitte Bardot
Length: 33,17m
World's largest yacht number: >200
Shipyard: Vosper Thornycroft
Price: 814 000€

Long exposure of STS Lord Nelson and Bristol docks from Prince Street Bridge looking at M-Shed on the left to the Lloyds Amphitheratre on the right.

STS Lord Nelson is the square-rigged three-masted barque Sailing Training Ship that was one of two sailing ships designed for 100% accessibility for disabled sailors and visitors. She was designed by Colin Mudie as a commission from the Jubilee Sailing Trust for a square-rigged three-masted barque, starting her build in the James W Cook shipyard in Wivenhoe before being moved to the Vosper Thornycroft’s shipyard in Woolston and finally being finished and launched from the Coles shipyard in Cowes in late 1986. Unfortunately she is being decommissioned in Bristol Docks after 16,000 voyages as the Jubilee Sailing Trust has run into financial difficulties in recent years.

STS Lord Nelson and Princes Wharf, with the four Stothert and Pitt electric dock cranes and M-Shed.

STS Lord Nelson is the square-rigged three-masted barques Sailing Training Ship that was one of two sailing ships designed for 100% accessibility for disabled sailors and visitors. She was designed by Colin Mudie as a commission from the Jubilee Sailing Trust for a square-rigged three-masted barque, starting her build in the James W Cook shipyard in Wivenhoe before being moved to the Vosper Thornycroft’s shipyard in Woolston and finally being finished and launched from the Coles shipyard in Cowes in late 1986. Unfortunately she is being decommissioned in Bristol Docks after 16,000 voyages as the Jubilee Sailing Trust has run into financial difficulties in recent years.

Stothert & Pitt Electric Dock Cranes were orginally installed along the bristol harbourside & docks, with these 4 being the only ones left as part of the museum. Crane 32 has a max lift weight of 10 tons while the remaining 3 have a max lifting weight of 3 tons.