What started as a playful experiment with a toy boat turned into an unbelievable catch. Monster Mike set the tiny vessel loose, never expecting what would strike the line. When the rod bent and the ...

American PT boats in the Pacific were failing against Japanese supply barges during the Guadalcanal campaign. This story follows Lieutenant Robert Lynch, his crew aboard PT-48, and the desperate ...

When you think of Naval vessels, you're likely to conjure up gargantuan aircraft carriers and submarines. Chances are you would never think of a PT boat, and that's if you even know what one is. The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Achieving a 100-year milestone is a remarkable accomplishment that places an individual in an elite group of “centenarians.” The milestone presents an opportunity to honor a ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - During World War II, a Japanese destroyer rammed and sunk the U.S. Navy patrol boat known as PT-109 on August 2, 1943. John F. Kennedy was the commander. Despite being hurt in the ...

Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura since ...

Lt. Arthur Preston and his PT boat crews did whatever it took to save a downed Navy airman in the South Pacific. (U.S. Naval Reserve) On Sept. 15, 1944, the 31st U.S. Infantry Division landed on the ...

JFK’s heroic actions earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, as well as a Purple Heart. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s newly-confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), ...

In 1942, federal workers expanded a natural waterway into a series of dams, holding ponds, a spillway and a concrete-lined channel to supply water to a PT base where a young John F. Kennedy trained.

PT-305 recently added another and perhaps final leg to its remarkable journey. The patrol torpedo boat was built in New Orleans in 1943 at the Higgins Industries City Park plant. Tested on Lake ...