| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Motor torpedo boat |
| Class | ELCO 80' |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Electric Launch Company Ltd. (Elco), (Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 23 Mar 1944 |
| Laid down | 29 Mar 1945 |
| Launched | 28 Jul 1945 |
| Commissioned | 21 Sep 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold on 23 October 1947. |
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Notable events involving PT 617 include:
After five years of restoration work by the national organization of PT veterans, PT Boats, Inc., the vessels was placed on display at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts, alongside USS Massachusetts (BB 59). PT 617 holds the official title as a National Historic Landmark. (1)
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