The World War II-era Patrol Torpedo Boat 728 recently docked at Battleship Cove, offering one-hour plus rides around Mt. Hope Bay for $20 as well as deck tours. Each ride began with a short history ...
FALL RIVER — Salvaged pieces of the U.S. Navy patrol torpedo boat captained by John F. Kennedy after the loss of PT-109 have started to arrive at Battleship Cove. PT-59, which changed ownership ...
President John F. Kennedy had numerous brushes with death before an assassin’s bullet ended his life 50 years ago today. Sickly throughout a childhood he wasn’t expected to survive, JFK had to ...
In August 1942, during the American island-hopping campaign in the Pacific theater, 15 motor torpedo boats were sent to intercept a Japanese destroyer convoy generally referred to as the Tokyo Express ...
KINGSTON — PT Boat 728 of Fleet Obsolete splashed into the Rondout Creek Tuesday afternoon for a season of short, educational goodwill tours and an extended "Profiles in Courage" tour through the Long ...
The New York Boat Show will run Jan. 19-23, and by that time the folks who live in the outer boroughs might be able to find their cars. If you do make it to the show, it should inspire nostalgia among ...
NEW ORLEANS | It was the end of the line for the battered hulk of a PT boat at New Orleans' National World War II Museum, and an appropriate setting for the final reunion of a group of veterans who ...
A cadre of volunteers navigate the regulatory labyrinth and a host of safety requirements to bring back to life an enduring symbol the nation’s can-do spirit and resiliency. Early next year, a 78-foot ...