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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 26-Feb-2023 03:36:56 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#TIL: PT Boats had wooden hulls https://www.historynet.com/elco-pt-boat-80-feet-of-wood-and-weaponry/
In conversation Sunday, 26-Feb-2023 03:36:56 UTC from nu.federati.net permalink
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1. Elco PT Boat: 80 Feet of Wood and Weaponry
  
  from David Lauterborn
  
  Of the nearly 400 fast, light and heavily armed patrol boats Elco made for the U.S. Navy during World War II, a few achieved notoriety and one survives today as a museum ship.
- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 26-Feb-2023 03:38:07 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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  Also, I knew that torpedoes were a big part of their weaponry, but I did not know that they were relatively unsuccessful against bigger ships.
  
  In conversation Sunday, 26-Feb-2023 03:38:07 UTC permalink

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