| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Motor torpedo boat |
| Class | ELCO 77' |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Electric Launch Company Ltd. (Elco), (Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 6 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 21 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 15 Sep 1941 |
| End service | |
| History |
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Notable events involving PT 48 include:
12 Oct 1942
this is also on page 174 of "The Struggle for Guadalcanal", Robert C. Wark of PT-48 and also Henry S. Taylor of PT-46 as according to the book these were the first four PT Boats to reach Tulagi Island on October 12, 1942 under the command of Lt. Comdr. Alan R. Montgomery. All four of the skippers are of junior grade reserve lieutenants. (1)
Sources
- Personal communication