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| This group of PT boats was delivered to the US Navy 31 July 1945 and was to be part of PT Squadron (RON) 45. ''PT-657'' on a ] going from New Orleans to Seattle when the war ended.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/CloseQuarters/PT-A.html|title=HyperWar: At Close Quarters |website=www.ibiblio.org}}</ref> The LST ship returned to New Orleans. ''PT-657'' was reclassified as US Navy ''Small Boat'', a classification of a ], in August 1946. <ref name="NPS-weekly">{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20120914.htm |title=Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 9/04/12 through 9/07/12 |date=14 September 2012 |publisher=] |accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> ' On 14 November 1946 ''PT-657'' was transferred to the ] 14 November 1946 to be sold as surplus. ''PT-657'' was transferred to the ] as a ''Remote Controlled Target'' at ] in ]. Later ''PT-625'' was sold and converted to a charter ], in a non-historical configuration. She is now owned by William Wilkerson of San Diego, operating out of H & M Landing, San Diego, named ''Malihini''. <ref name="auto"/> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://museumships.us/ptboat/pt-658|title=PT-658|website=MuseumShips}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/PT/PT-657.html|title=HyperWar: PT-657|website=ibiblio.org}}</ref>The word Malihini is a ] word meaning a foreigner, a stranger or newcomer to a place.<ref></ref> | This group of PT boats was delivered to the US Navy 31 July 1945 and was to be part of PT Squadron (RON) 45. ''PT-657'' on a ] going from New Orleans to Seattle when the war ended.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/CloseQuarters/PT-A.html|title=HyperWar: At Close Quarters |website=www.ibiblio.org}}</ref> The LST ship returned to New Orleans. ''PT-657'' was reclassified as US Navy ''Small Boat'', a classification of a ], in August 1946. <ref name="NPS-weekly">{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20120914.htm |title=Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 9/04/12 through 9/07/12 |date=14 September 2012 |publisher=] |accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> ' On 14 November 1946 ''PT-657'' was transferred to the ] 14 November 1946 to be sold as surplus. ''PT-657'' was transferred to the ] as a ''Remote Controlled Target'' at ] in ]. Later ''PT-625'' was sold and converted to a charter ], in a non-historical configuration. She is now owned by William Wilkerson of San Diego, operating out of H & M Landing, San Diego, named ''Malihini''. <ref name="auto"/> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://museumships.us/ptboat/pt-658|title=PT-658|website=MuseumShips}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/PT/PT-657.html|title=HyperWar: PT-657|website=ibiblio.org}}</ref> The word Malihini is a ] word meaning a foreigner, a stranger or newcomer to a place.<ref></ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Builder | Higgins Industries, New Orleans |
| Laid down | 16 February 1945 |
| Launched | 2 April 1945 |
| Completed | 21 July 1945 |
| Commissioned | 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 28 November 1945 (as PT Boat) |
| Reclassified | US Navy Small Boat |
| Identification | Callsign: Nan - Queen - Item - William |
| Fate | Sold Charter fishing boat Owner William Wilkerson at H & M Landing, San Diego Named Malihini. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | PT-625-class Higgins 78 ft (24 m) PT boat |
| Displacement | 103,000 lb (47,000 kg) |
| Length | 78 ft 6 in (23.93 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Installed power | 3 × 1,850 shp (1,380 kW) Packard 5M-2500 V12 engines |
| Propulsion | 3 shafts |
| Speed | 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) |
| Range | 520 nmi (960 km; 600 mi) at 2,000 rpm |
| Complement | 2 officers, 14 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems | Raytheon SO |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Farnsworth BN Interrogator Responsor and Hazeltine BK Transponder IFF |
| Armament |
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Motor torpedo boat PT-657 is a PT-657-class Higgins 78-foot (24 m) PT boat, built for the United States Navy during World War II. PT-657 was built at Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana. PT-657 part of United States Navy order for boats: PT-625 to PT-660. PT-657 was laid down on 16 February 1945, launched on 2 April 1945 and completed on 21 July 1945. PT-657 was scheduled for transfer to the Soviet Union on the Lend-Lease act, but the war need before the transfer and the transfer was canceled. With the war ending on in September 1945 and no need for PT-boats, PT-657 was struck as a PT boat from the Navy Register on 28 November 1945. Later sold off as a charter fishing boat Malihini in San Diego, California.
History
This group of PT boats was delivered to the US Navy 31 July 1945 and was to be part of PT Squadron (RON) 45. PT-657 on a LST ship going from New Orleans to Seattle when the war ended. The LST ship returned to New Orleans. PT-657 was reclassified as US Navy Small Boat, a classification of a Crash rescue boat, in August 1946. ' On 14 November 1946 PT-657 was transferred to the War Shipping Administration 14 November 1946 to be sold as surplus. PT-657 was transferred to the Bureau of Aeronautics as a Remote Controlled Target at Naval Air Station Point Mugu in Oxnard, California. Later PT-625 was sold and converted to a charter fishing boat, in a non-historical configuration. She is now owned by William Wilkerson of San Diego, operating out of H & M Landing, San Diego, named Malihini. The word Malihini is a Hawaiian word meaning a foreigner, a stranger or newcomer to a place.
See also
References
- ^ "PT-657". www.navsource.org.
- "HyperWar: Motor Torpedo Boat Manual, February 1943". ibiblio.org.
- ^ Motor torpedo boat PT-657, uboat.net
- "HyperWar: At Close Quarters [Appendix A]". www.ibiblio.org.
- "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 9/04/12 through 9/07/12". National Park Service. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- "PT-658". MuseumShips.
- "HyperWar: PT-657". ibiblio.org.
- Hawaiian Word of the Day: Malihini, 1 August 2019, hawaiinewsnow.com
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Preceded by US patrol boats - Followed by PTF boat | |
