PT-59

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[BlackSheep214]

PT-59? I believe JFK was on a PT-109

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INWOOD, Manhattan (WABC) -- From the mud and muck of the Harlem River, a piece of American history has been uncovered.

The MTA recently discovered the main hatchway from a World War II-era warship believed to be the remains of PT-59, a patrol boat captained by a young naval officer named John F. Kennedy.

"This is the patrol boat that an American president served on for three months in combat in World War II," said William Doyle, Author of PT-109. "Not only that, but John F. Kennedy rescued at least 10 Marines under fire on this boat. It's an astonishing archaeological find."

The ship is being recovered piece by piece by Naval historians and divers contracted by the MTA. The Harlem River is adjacent to the MTA's Inwood railyards.

When they sent divers into the river to clear the way for an enormous seawall, they found the wreckage under six feet of water and eight feet of mud.

PT-59 is not to be confused with PT-109. It was an 80-foot ship that Kennedy skippered after PT-109 sank.

[Stikpusher]

I’m surprised that PT-59 was returned stateside.I wonder when that happened. From what I’ve read, a lot of PT boats were disposed of overseas after the war ended.

[Tojo72]

Surprised they didn't refer to it as a Battleship

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