Melville Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center

Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center
Part of US Navy
Melville, Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay.
MTB Training Center Melvill (MTBSTC) in 1943
Site information
TypeMilitary training base
Owner United States
Controlled by United States Navy
Location
Coordinates41°35′26″N 71°16′59″W / 41.590639°N 71.282972°W / 41.590639; -71.282972
Site history
Built1942
Built byUS Navy
In use1942-1945
FateClosed November 1945
Demolished1947
EventsPT Boat Training for World War II

Melville Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center (MTBSTC) was a PT boat Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center found on February 17, 1942, by the United States Navy for World War II. The MTB Training Center Melvill was at Melville, Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay. MTB Training Center Melvill nickname was Spect Tech after its first commander, Lieutenant commander William C. Specht.