Thanks for posting this film. As a second generation Navy Seabee (my dad was on Saipan in WWII), I salute you and your dad! I'm a Viet Nam veteran and went through the '68 TET Offensive in Da Nang when I was 19 years old. I've always admired the PT boats. Thanks again for the post.
My dad was Executive officer on PT 257 and commanding officer on 264 squadron 26 in Hawaii. Their base was on lanai. He and his buddy wanted to get into the thick of the war but got sent to Hawaii instead. Both boats were on crash duty. And training our ships for kamakazee boat attacks. I just unwrapped and put on display in my man cave the American flag he brought back from his base. All 48 stars. I Oslo have the ships clock and barometer from his boat. The boats were destroyed after the war so he saved a couple of momentos. He took tons of photos and I had his uniform and other things which I donated to the 658 PT boat museum on swan island in Portland Oregon. He was an incredible roll model for me. He was made for the Navy and the PT boats.
Thank you for his service my dad served on board the USS New Mexico a battle wagon AKA battleship your dad was one of the greatest generation and again thank you for his service God bless
My Mom said my Gramps was a SEA BEE Col in the Pacific from pre to end, and on. My Dad's big Brother! Uncle John was on the Mighty Mo in Tokyo for the armistice, dad's other brother ended up a commander of kwajalein atoll post war, and on to the Apollo, and Others. while another brother was lucky to make it out the Navy without a Court Martial. I WISH and "PRAY!" our Kids Remeber these MEN! and How FAR they WOULD GO! for fellow Man and their Beliefs, and Values! RIP GREATEST!
As soon as I turned 17 I joined the navy cause I talked my mother into signing her permission to do so. One of the main reasons I did join was watching McHale’s Navy on TV. It was during the Vietnam War and the Navy had “Swift Boats,” closest thing to the old WW2 PT boats. But I never got any assignment to those vessels of the “Brown Water Navy” of time, only served aboard “blue water” destroyers and cruisers for the 12 years active duty and the rest in active reserve.
Thanks for your service. I never made it to Nam either, I was on a sub for 2 yrs and a cable repair for my last 2. Like you, I enlisted, but I was 4 and out
This film is pretty corny, but I did enjoy the peak at the training at Melville, Rhode Island. My wife's uncle was a gunners mate on a PT from 43-44. In the tropical heat and humidity nobody dressed like this. Most of the time they were shirtless and wore shorts. PTs sank very few fleet level ships, but did harass barge traffic and bottled up the narrow channels. They migrated from the torpedo role to gunboat duty, which is what they excelled at.
Remember they were trying to get people to donate to the war effort. Pretty good except for the sub and carrier never heard of either being sank by a PT boat largest ship i had heard were cruisers.
My uncle Leo Piersall served on PT 532. In late 1944 they received 5" rockets shot from a 4x4 16 shot launcher. In seconds they could shoot sixteen five inch rockets a mile and a quarter. When they received rockets is when they started calling them Devil boats. Borneo campaign probably.
Not a navy man but I grew up calling them the mosquito fleet. This is the first I’ve heard of devil boat. I enjoyed the video though. Thanks for sharing.
It has been reported the Japanese called them "Devil Boats and Green Dragons”. I also believe the PTs were referred to as “Monsters that flap their wings and fire torpedoes” or something to that effect. Can’t remember the actual phrasing. There is also a good read, "Devil Boats: The PT War Against Japan" by William Breuer. Tanks for viewing, Dick . . .
I enjoy these posts. They are as great as they are Hilariously Robust .hahahahaha . I loved being in the Navy and working for them through Lockheed Martin. We had the Decatur all decked out and remote controlled and tested all kinds of weapons proto type stuff and tests. The History of the Navy is as close to history as you can get .
So why is it that the officer congratulating the recruits at their graduation has his hands in his pockets when giving his speech. When I was in the military that was a no no. That being said great video. MKL
Back around 1991 there was a scale replica of a PT Boat at the marina where I kept my boat. Had a couple of big block jet drives for power. I moved my boat to another lake the next year. No clue what became of it.
How irresponsible! My dad taught me that you should always treat every broom like it's loaded. Pointing brooms at enlisted men walking by . . . what were they thinking? 😵💫
Grandfather Leland Sherman Gosnell served on PT-107. During a battle he was blown overboard by a bomb explosion. One of his shipmates was killed during a strafing run.
This is basically amoral building film to show the people in the states. Most the time PT boats were at base during the daytime. If you close enough to see a battleship you were within easy range of its escorts.
The PT's had their day. Now they'd easily be picked up on radar miles out and blown apart by computer controlled, rapid firing deck guns before they could launch torpedos, or by 2000 round per minute mini guns before they could do any damage at close range. Surface attack missiles and aircraft are the fast strike weapons now.
Plywood is perfect but if it had been composite, it would have weighed 1/3 of what it did. Image two gas turbines (which run on almost any fuel) instead of the maintenance heavy Allison's relying on aviation fuel. that would have been a real demon
@@FRLN500 They used Packard V-12s, but they weren't Packard V-1650 Merlins or related to them. The Packard 2500 was an older and larger engine derived from the WW1 Liberty aircraft engine.
@@FRLN500 WRONG !!! WRONG !!!! ALLL F'n WRONG!!!! NO Merlins were used in an US Navy PT Boats They were M2500 Packard designed and purpose built 3 F'n years before RR Showed up at Packard on their begging mission. There is a nice you tube video here that Explains the PACKARD M2500 PT Boat engine. FYI the Merlin was a measly 1650 cu in Displacement, Packard PT boat engine was 2500 cu in disp or 50% LARGER !!!! Many fools as youself make that stupid uninformed statement.
Different ocean different enemy Japanese nick named planes just as we did.and the Germans had different names for the same plane. Same could apply to these boats. They were a variation of a British hull design.
To balance out this recruitment movie, a good read is "The Mosquito Fleet" By Bern Keating (they were actually called "Mosquito Boats", not "Devil" as this movies' title suggests). He points out that by the time they were loaded up with the heavy armament, etc., their actual speed was about HALF of that they are reputed to have. In fact, they were SLOWER then any Japanese destroyer, which Kennedy found out the hard way when his PT-109 was cut in half by one before he was able to score any sort of "victories" against the Japanese. I wonder how many of the destroyer kill claims were actually fleet oilers, etc., as the Navy and the USAAF had the same problem with many of the claimed air victories against Japanese ships. The US Navy abandoned them for good reason, just like the Army did using gliders to get men into action in enemy held territory.
Actually, they were known in the U.S. Navy as the Devil Boats. There is an excellent book written by William Breuer called "Devil Boats of the U.S Navy". Keep in mind this is a recruiting film made during the war when the outcome of the war was still in question. Also, top speed was based on smooth waters and a clean hull with new engines. This rarely happened in the Pacific with warm water that caused heavy marine growth.
PT-109 was on patrol at cruising speed when she was cut in half by the Amagiri. He wasn't attacking anything at the time, just patrolling in Blackett Strait with no radar on an extremely dark night.
@@nethanelmasters5170 There is no fog in the South Pacific/Solomon Islands. Humidity level and temp are too high for fog to form. Try again armchair warrior! Oh by the way, here is my title: OSCS(SW) USN RET'D 1978-2002
Richard J. Washichek why post a video of a period you obviously know nothing about and don't understand ? this informational film was, like thousands of others used as; a recruiting tool for not only those who would serve but those on the home front who worked in factories supporting the war. it was done in a style that was typical of the time.
Thanks for posting this film. As a second generation Navy Seabee (my dad was on Saipan in WWII), I salute you and your dad! I'm a Viet Nam veteran and went through the '68 TET Offensive in Da Nang when I was 19 years old. I've always admired the PT boats. Thanks again for the post.
My dad was Executive officer on PT 257 and commanding officer on 264 squadron 26 in Hawaii. Their base was on lanai. He and his buddy wanted to get into the thick of the war but got sent to Hawaii instead. Both boats were on crash duty. And training our ships for kamakazee boat attacks. I just unwrapped and put on display in my man cave the American flag he brought back from his base. All 48 stars. I Oslo have the ships clock and barometer from his boat. The boats were destroyed after the war so he saved a couple of momentos. He took tons of photos and I had his uniform and other things which I donated to the 658 PT boat museum on swan island in Portland Oregon. He was an incredible roll model for me. He was made for the Navy and the PT boats.
Thank you for his service my dad served on board the USS New Mexico a battle wagon AKA battleship your dad was one of the greatest generation and again thank you for his service God bless
My Mom said my Gramps was a SEA BEE Col in the Pacific from pre to end, and on. My Dad's big Brother! Uncle John was on the Mighty Mo in Tokyo for the armistice, dad's other brother ended up a commander of kwajalein atoll post war, and on to the Apollo, and Others. while another brother was lucky to make it out the Navy without a Court Martial.
I WISH and "PRAY!" our Kids Remeber these MEN! and How FAR they WOULD GO! for fellow Man and their Beliefs, and Values! RIP GREATEST!
As soon as I turned 17 I joined the navy cause I talked my mother into signing her permission to do so. One of the main reasons I did join was watching McHale’s Navy on TV. It was during the Vietnam War and the Navy had “Swift Boats,” closest thing to the old WW2 PT boats. But I never got any assignment to those vessels of the “Brown Water Navy” of time, only served aboard “blue water” destroyers and cruisers for the 12 years active duty and the rest in active reserve.
Thanks for your service. I never made it to Nam either, I was on a sub for 2 yrs and a cable repair for my last 2. Like you, I enlisted, but I was 4 and out
TY for your service
Thanks for your service.
@@troyjanise9051 you’re welcome
This was the PT boat that single-handedly won the war! In it's first mission!
This film is pretty corny, but I did enjoy the peak at the training at Melville, Rhode Island. My wife's uncle was a gunners mate on a PT from 43-44. In the tropical heat and humidity nobody dressed like this. Most of the time they were shirtless and wore shorts. PTs sank very few fleet level ships, but did harass barge traffic and bottled up the narrow channels. They migrated from the torpedo role to gunboat duty, which is what they excelled at.
Thanks for posting
Only 531 PT boats actually saw service in WW2. for those relatively small numbers they had quite an effect.
Remember they were trying to get people to donate to the war effort. Pretty good except for the sub and carrier never heard of either being sank by a PT boat largest ship i had heard were cruisers.
Enjoyed thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching, it's much better as a single video rather than the older multiple video posting. Happy you enjoyed it.
My uncle Leo Piersall served on PT 532. In late 1944 they received 5" rockets shot from a 4x4 16 shot launcher. In seconds they could shoot sixteen five inch rockets a mile and a quarter. When they received rockets is when they started calling them Devil boats. Borneo campaign probably.
Not a navy man but I grew up calling them the mosquito fleet. This is the first I’ve heard of devil boat. I enjoyed the video though. Thanks for sharing.
It has been reported the Japanese called them "Devil Boats and Green Dragons”. I also believe the PTs were referred to as “Monsters that flap their wings and fire torpedoes” or something to that effect. Can’t remember the actual phrasing.
There is also a good read, "Devil Boats: The PT War Against Japan" by William Breuer.
Tanks for viewing,
Dick . . .
I enjoy these posts.
They are as great as they are Hilariously Robust .hahahahaha .
I loved being in the Navy and working for them through Lockheed Martin.
We had the Decatur all decked out and remote controlled and tested all kinds of weapons proto type stuff and tests.
The History of the Navy is as close to history as you can get .
So why is it that the officer congratulating the recruits at their graduation has his hands in his pockets when giving his speech. When I was in the military that was a no no. That being said great video. MKL
THANKS!!!!!! Love it!!!!
Awsome boats.
Back around 1991 there was a scale replica of a PT Boat at the marina where I kept my boat. Had a couple of big block jet drives for power. I moved my boat to another lake the next year. No clue what became of it.
Although I have the highest respect for those that manned the PT's, I seriously doubt they ever sunk an aircraft carrier.
They didn't.
PT boat picked my dad up in the ocean after his ship sunk in ww2
Amazing stuff bro
How irresponsible! My dad taught me that you should always treat every broom like it's loaded. Pointing brooms at enlisted men walking by . . . what were they thinking? 😵💫
Wooden boats for iron men.... 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🌹
Brilliant
Grandfather Leland Sherman Gosnell served on PT-107. During a battle he was blown overboard by a bomb explosion. One of his shipmates was killed during a strafing run.
Wasn't the 107 lost to enemy action?
@@ronaldrobertson2332 No, it was lost due to a refueling incident. One boat started up and ignited spilled fuel - both boats were lost to fire.
@@DanSpotYT Oh, yeah, that's right. I couldn't remember that exactly. Thank you for reminding me.
@@ronaldrobertson2332 No worries, cheers mate.
This is basically amoral building film to show the people in the states. Most the time PT boats were at base during the daytime. If you close enough to see a battleship you were within easy range of its escorts.
ＰT boat パトロール ト−ピ−ド ボ−ト japanese 魚雷艇!
1, 2, 3. 4. 5 - Огонь! Прекрасно!
To bad the US Navy still don't have them in service that where a very good boat
The PT's had their day.
Now they'd easily be picked up on radar miles out and blown apart by computer controlled, rapid firing deck guns before they could launch torpedos, or by 2000 round per minute mini guns before they could do any damage at close range.
Surface attack missiles and aircraft are the fast strike weapons now.
My Mom said my Gramps was a SEA BEE Col in the Pacific from pre to end, and on.
Seabees were in the Navy so no Colonels. Probably a Commander or Lt. Commander.
Our torpedoes didn't work
Plywood is perfect but if it had been composite, it would have weighed 1/3 of what it did. Image two gas turbines (which run on almost any fuel) instead of the maintenance heavy Allison's relying on aviation fuel. that would have been a real demon
They were designed by Scott Paine, a renowned boat builder and racer; I'm sure he knew what he was doing.
The PT boats used Packard built Roll Royce Merlin engines, not Allisons.
@@FRLN500 They used Packard V-12s, but they weren't Packard V-1650 Merlins or related to them. The Packard 2500 was an older and larger engine derived from the WW1 Liberty aircraft engine.
@@FRLN500 WRONG !!! WRONG !!!! ALLL F'n WRONG!!!! NO Merlins were used in an US Navy PT Boats They were M2500 Packard designed and purpose built 3 F'n years before RR Showed up at Packard on their begging mission. There is a nice you tube video here that Explains the PACKARD M2500 PT Boat engine. FYI the Merlin was a measly 1650 cu in Displacement, Packard PT boat engine was 2500 cu in disp or 50% LARGER !!!! Many fools as youself make that stupid uninformed statement.
PT boats were NOT plywood they were 2 layers of 1" mahogany planking with a treated canvas between them.
Just like McHale's Navy.
Subtítulo español por favor
why does a black and white film say in technicolor?
Propaganda, it was to fool the enemy. I can only tell you this because it has recently been declassified.
The Devil boats was a German E-boat. UK MTP boats were known as the Mosquitos of the sea
wasn't devil boat to the Germans was boat saving there father country
Different ocean different enemy Japanese nick named planes just as we did.and the Germans had different names for the same plane. Same could apply to these boats. They were a variation of a British hull design.
E-Boat was a term coined by the British. To the Germans, they were S-Boats or Schnell Boote.
@@patrickmccrann991 the first letter depended on what they were used for
And President Kennedy was a PTB leader 109
And the 59.
To balance out this recruitment movie, a good read is "The Mosquito Fleet" By Bern Keating (they were actually called "Mosquito Boats", not "Devil" as this movies' title suggests).
He points out that by the time they were loaded up with the heavy armament, etc., their actual speed was about HALF of that they are reputed to have. In fact, they were SLOWER then any Japanese destroyer, which Kennedy found out the hard way when his PT-109 was cut in half by one before he was able to score any sort of "victories" against the Japanese.
I wonder how many of the destroyer kill claims were actually fleet oilers, etc., as the Navy and the USAAF had the same problem with many of the claimed air victories against Japanese ships.
The US Navy abandoned them for good reason, just like the Army did using gliders to get men into action in enemy held territory.
Actually, they were known in the U.S. Navy as the Devil Boats. There is an excellent book written by William Breuer called "Devil Boats of the U.S Navy". Keep in mind this is a recruiting film made during the war when the outcome of the war was still in question. Also, top speed was based on smooth waters and a clean hull with new engines. This rarely happened in the Pacific with warm water that caused heavy marine growth.
PT-109 was on patrol at cruising speed when she was cut in half by the Amagiri. He wasn't attacking anything at the time, just patrolling in Blackett Strait with no radar on an extremely dark night.
@@patrickmccrann991 pt109 was at idol because of a fog bank trying to hear the enemy when they finially heard they were right on top of them.
That sounds like BS to me. They were very fast.
@@nethanelmasters5170 There is no fog in the South Pacific/Solomon Islands. Humidity level and temp are too high for fog to form. Try again armchair warrior! Oh by the way, here is my title: OSCS(SW) USN RET'D 1978-2002
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Richard J. Washichek why post a video of a period you obviously know nothing about and don't understand ? this informational film was, like thousands of others used as; a recruiting tool for not only those who would serve but those on the home front who worked in factories supporting the war. it was done in a style that was typical of the time.
If he hadn't posted this video you would have nothing to whine about. You sound like a lost puppy.
Washichek probably knows more about PT Boats that you ever dreamed of. Do you even know who he is ???? He's done more work on PTs than most anyone.