Battle Pass Vehicle: PT-658 Devblog [War Thunder]

There are fine people who work hard to preserve our history. This ship is the beneficiary of some of those people from Save the PT Boat, Inc.

The PT-658 is a historically interesting boat that managed to just miss World War II. It spent some time in ancillary service before being sold off to a private individual. Many years later, the hulk of this boat was found, having been sunk, refloated, then left rotting and leaking until they recovered it and began the long, painful process of restoring it.

And now it's coming to War Thunder.

The Linkie: https://warthunder.com/en/news/7381-development-battle-pass-vehicles-pt-658-torpedo-boat-en

The Credits:

https://www.savetheptboatinc.com/history.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_torpedo_boat_PT-658
http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05658.htm
https://offbeatoregon.com/1401c.pt-658-worlds-only-working-pt-boat.html
https://archive.hnsa.org/doc/depthcharge6/index.htm
https://www.pt-boat.com/rocket/rocket.html

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Deutsch: Maschinenpistole Thompson 1928A1
Date 9. Mai 2004 (Original-Hochladedatum)
Source File:Maschinenpistolen.jpg
Author https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Stefan_Kühn

Description M2 (machine gun) machinegun, in use by the Israel Defense Forces
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Description Restored patrol torpedo boat PT-658 in camouflage colors in June 2012, heading downstream in the Willamette River at the Broadway Bridge, in Portland, Oregon. The former US Navy boat, built in 1945, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date 6 June 2012
Source Own work
Author Steve Morgan
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Description
English: PT-658 (motor torpedo boat) underway on the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., as part of the annual Rose Festival Fleet Week, June 5, 2012. Photo by Jonathan McCool
US-NationalParkService-ShadedLogo.svg
This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 12000602.
Date Taken on 5 June 2012, 16:17:32
Source Own work
Author Jonathan McCool

Description
English: PT-658 (motor torpedo boat) PT-658 passes a U.S. Coast Guard response boat small (RB-S) from USCG Station Portland and a civilian boat on the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., during the annual Rose Festival Fleet Week, June 6, 2012. Photo by Jonathan McCoool
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 12000602.
Date Taken on 6 June 2012, 15:14:43
Source Own work
Author Jonathan McCool

Description
English: Aerial photo taken of PT658 with all battle stations manned. Boat in Columbia River near St Helens OR on Oct 9th 2014
Date 9 October 2014
Source Digital Camera
Author Jngilmar

Description
English: Torpedo ship
Date 3 September 2005
Source Own work
Author Alevy21

Description
English: 37mm T9 cannon in P-39 and P-63
Date 31 March 2012, 21:45:48
Source Own work
Author Moriahsound

Description
English: WWII era 60mm U.S. M2 Mortar, G.I. helmet shown for scale
Date 4 February 2010
Source Own work
Author Curiosandrelics

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