Motor Torpedo Boat PT-346
USS PT-346 was an 80 ft Electric Launch Company (Elco) Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat which suffered the worst PT-boat friendly fire casualties of World War II, with nine men killed and nine wounded.
Read more about Motor Torpedo Boat PT-346: The Incident, Causes and Inquiry
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