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Boat Bill Maloney 5/9/2010 |
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PTF- 17 Trumpy PT Boat's specifications are:
Length: 80 feet 4 inches
Beam: 24 feet 7 inches
Draught: 6 feet 10 inches
Crew: 18
Displacement: 83 tons
Max Speed: 45 knots (52 mph)
Fuel Capacity: 6,100 gallons of diesel fuel
Range: 1,050 miles at 20 knots
Oil Capacity: 71 gallons
Armament:
Two 20mm Oerlikon AA guns
One 40mm Bofors AA mount aft
One 50 cal. Browning Machine Gun
Hull Construction: Double planked Mahogany (NOT plywood)
Power Plant: Two Napier V-18 Turbodiesel Engines, 3,100hp each
Launching Date: 1968
The Trumpy Class PTF boats were built in the USA under licence from Boat Services LTD in Norway, where they are known as the Nasty Class or Tjeld class of patrol boat. Six of these boats were built by John Trumpy and Sons boat builders. Here's a link to an excellent website created by Dan Withers on the PTF Nasty Class boats with much more information and history on Trumpy PT boats. Tim Sammons, who was an Officer In Charge of PTF-17 in the 70s has put together a website with some great period photos of the Trumpy PT Boats . There is also a more up to date photo of PTF-17 at the Buffalo Naval Museum and it is in much better shape with a fresh coat of paint and much of the rotten plank work repaired. Tim includes some great stories of life and operations aboard the Trumpy PT Boats during his tour of duty. He also includes a wealth of details on the boats, especially for Ham Radio enthusiasts.
