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PT Boat Losses

According to the book "At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy" 99 of the 531 PT boats that served during WWII, were lost to various causes.

  • Accident, friendly fire, sea conditions – 32
  • Destroyed by own own crew to prevent capture – 27
  • Rammed, by the enemy – 8
  • Kamikaze – 2
  • Naval mines – 9
  • Enemy Coastal artillery – 6
  • Strafing by Aircraft – 8
  • Enemy Naval Gunfire – 7

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