WW II Higgins Pt boat 658 Engine Room Tour - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

notsolo · 06-11-2019, 08:30 PM

Awesome Iconic Boat... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sx_AxoK7Cc

**truckster** · 06-11-2019, 09:56 PM

That is really cool. Huge triple motors on plywood boats...

**The Rocknrod** · 06-12-2019, 07:51 AM

Man I always wanted one of those. That's the first thing I'd get built if I won the lottery.

I was thinking all aluminum with twin 1500hp Cat diesels. "oooo-weee stitch jones"

Tom · 06-12-2019, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by truckster

That is really cool. Huge triple motors on plywood boats...

Not to mention 15,000+lbs of torpedos, guns, cannons and ammo.

**The Rocknrod** · 06-12-2019, 01:02 PM

Pretty cool story on John Duncan Bulkeley who received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was also the PT boat skipper who evacuated General Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor in the Philippines. - https://navy.togetherweserved.com/us...ewsletter.html
I met him when he inspected my machinery spaces on the USS Kitty Hawk. He stated that looking at these spaces it's hard to believe the age of this ship.

I was kind of proud of that.

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06-11-2019, 09:56 PM	#2
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,795	Re: WW II Higgins Pt boat 658 Engine Room Tour That is really cool. Huge triple motors on plywood boats... __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

06-12-2019, 07:51 AM	#3
The Rocknrod Moderator Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: China Spring, TX Posts: 7,280	Re: WW II Higgins Pt boat 658 Engine Room Tour Man I always wanted one of those. That's the first thing I'd get built if I won the lottery. I was thinking all aluminum with twin 1500hp Cat diesels. "oooo-weee stitch jones" __________________ Master Chief, US Navy, Retired 1964 C10 Step-side Short Bed - In Progress 2009 2500HD Duramax LTZ 1948 GMC Panel 1956 Big Window Stepside 1953 5 Window Chevy Stepside 1932 Coupe New Seat Foam for Bench Seats?

06-12-2019, 01:02 PM	#5
The Rocknrod Moderator Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: China Spring, TX Posts: 7,280	Re: WW II Higgins Pt boat 658 Engine Room Tour Pretty cool story on John Duncan Bulkeley who received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was also the PT boat skipper who evacuated General Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor in the Philippines. - https://navy.togetherweserved.com/us...ewsletter.html I met him when he inspected my machinery spaces on the USS Kitty Hawk. He stated that looking at these spaces it's hard to believe the age of this ship. I was kind of proud of that. __________________ Master Chief, US Navy, Retired 1964 C10 Step-side Short Bed - In Progress 2009 2500HD Duramax LTZ 1948 GMC Panel 1956 Big Window Stepside 1953 5 Window Chevy Stepside 1932 Coupe New Seat Foam for Bench Seats?



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