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La PT-109 fue una lancha torpedera ( Patrol Torpedo boat) de la Armada de los Estados Unidos. Su último comandante fue el teniente John F. Kennedy (quien luego sería Presidente de los Estados Unidos) en el Océano Pacífico durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial .
PT-109 was an 80-foot Elco PT boat (patrol torpedo boat) last commanded by Lieutenant (junior grade) John F. Kennedy, future United States president, in the Solomon Islands campaign of the Pacific theater during World War II.
11 de jul. de 2002 · A National Geographic expedition led by explorer Robert Ballard has found what is believed to be the remains of John F. Kennedy's PT-109. Experts from the U.S. Navy recently confirmed the May...
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Commanding the Patrol Torpedo Craft (PT) PT-109, Lieutenant Kennedy and his crew participated in early Allied war campaigns. On August 2, 1943, PT 109 was struck by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and the entire crew was thrown into the Pacific.
22 de feb. de 2011 · The most famous collision in U.S. Navy history occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on August 2, 1943, a hot, moonless night in the Pacific. Patrol Torpedo boat 109 was idling in Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands. The 80-foot craft had orders to attack enemy ships on a resupply mission.
De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia encyclopedia. La PT-109 fue una lancha torpedera ( Patrol Torpedo boat) de la Armada de los Estados Unidos. Su último comandante fue el teniente John F. Kennedy (quien luego sería Presidente de los Estados Unidos) en el Océano Pacífico durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Naval History Magazine. Profiles in Command. View Issue. Comments. In April 1943, Lieutenant (junior grade) John F. Kennedy assumed command of an 80-foot, 40-ton Elco motor torpedo boat (MTB) at Tulagi in the Solomons. His command of PT-109 lasted less than four months, ending on the night of 1–2 August when the boat was cut in two by the ...
