SS 26008 Higgins 78' PT Boat On Deck (Paperback)

By David Doyle.

Andrew Jackson Higgins's New Orleans boat-building firm, Higgins
Industries, constructed numerous vessels for the US war effort
during World War II. Among these were 78-foot Patrol Torpedo (PT)

boats. While not as well-publicized as the 80-foot Elco PT
boats, the 209 boats built by Higgins fought alongside their New
Jersey-constructed counterparts, earning a reputation for
ruggedness in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. This
profusely-illustrated volume showcases the details of Higgins PTs

preserved in Massachusetts, Texas, and even an operational
example in Oregon - the sole operational World War II PT in its
original configuration. More than 80 color photographs of these
preserved vessels are augmented by nearly 40 vintage photos
illustrating rarely seen fine details of the wooden shipbuilders'

craft. Illustrated with over 120 photographs; 80 pages.