Patrol torpedo boat PT-34
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States Navy | |
| Name | PT-34 |
| Builder | Electric Launch Company, Bayonne, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 29 March 1941 |
| Launched | 14 June 1941 |
| Completed | 12 July 1941 |
| Fate | Sunk, 9 April 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Elco 77-foot PT boat |
| Displacement | 40 long tons (41 t) |
| Length | 77 ft (23 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 11 in (6.07 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
| Propulsion | 3 × 1,500 shp (1,119 kW) Packard V12 M2500 gasoline engines, 3 shafts |
| Speed | 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) |
| Complement | 15 |
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| Commanders: | Lt. Robert B. Kelly |
| Operations: | Philippines campaign (1941–1942) |
Patrol torpedo boat PT-34 was a PT-20-class motor torpedo boat of the United States Navy, built by the Electric Launch Company of Bayonne, New Jersey. The boat was laid down as Motor boat submarine chaser PTC-14, but was reclassified as PT-34 prior to its launch on 14 June 1941, and was commissioned on 12 July 1941.