Re: [MV] New to list....PT Boats and Liberty Ship
Paul Madden (pmadden@sous.com)
Thu, 9 Jul 1998 15:18:49 -0500
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> From: pmadden@sous.com (Paul Madden)
> To: mil-veh@skylee.com, gwhitlow@hydromat.com, jburrill@dttus.com
> Subject: Re: [MV] New to list....PT Boats and Liberty Ship
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> There is another PT boat under restoration at La Porte,Texas
> Can't recall boat number but the name is "OH Frankie" named
> after Frank Sinatra whom the original skipper of this PT met and struck
> up a friendship with during the war. I've recently seen this PT
> boat and it's coming along nicely. The 3 Packard V12's have been
> installed and it was supposed to make an apperance at the Classic Car
> and Boat show at Clearlake Tx. this past spring. It will be moored
> at La Porte next to the USS Texas. This boat was used as a fishing
> boat for a number of years on the east coast and is being restored
> by private funding and donations.
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> The Liberty ship on the East Coast is the USS Brown.
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> Paul Madden
> '43 MB (Lil' Texas)
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> > Did you see the A&E show on WWII PT Boats? There was a fellow who owns
> > a restored WWII boat "PT-78" I think. Is the owner on-line amongst us?
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> > I wonder what military boat community consists of?
> > I know of the Liberty Ship Jerimiah O'Brian in San Francisco and
> > another Liberty ship on the east coast, but the name escapes me at the
> > moment.
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> > What else is out there?
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> > Oh! and the Presidential Yacht is now in private hands...
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> > Subject: [MV] New to list....
> > Author: gwhitlow@hydromat.com at Internet-USA
> > Date: 7/8/98 5:35 PM
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> > And want to say Hello and ask if anyone has any resources to military
> > watercraft, i.e.: PBR MK II's and the like. They are the closest to my
> > heart with the C.G. V-150 pulling a close second.
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> > Again, Hello to all and thanks for the list.
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