Allied Warships

USS PT 201

Motor torpedo boat of the Higgins 78' class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMotor torpedo boat
ClassHiggins 78' 
Pennant 
Built byHiggins Industies (New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered25 Mar 1942 
Laid down30 Jun 1942 
Launched3 Oct 1942 
Commissioned20 Jan 1943 
End service 1944 
History

Transferred to the Royal Navy in 1944 being renamed MGB 181.
Transferred by the British to Yugoslavia in August 1945.

 
Career notesTo Britain as MGB 181

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Notable events involving PT 201 include:


22 Apr 1943
Around 1000A/22, USS Enoree (T/Cdr. W.S. Campbell, USN), USS Charles Ausburne (T/Cdr. L.K. Reynolds, USN) and USS Spence (T/Cdr. H.J. Armstrong, Jr., USN) arrived at Gibraltar from Casablanca.

During the day the motor torpedo boats (PT boats), USS PT 201, USS PT 202, USS PT 203 and USS PT 204 were then offloaded from USS Enoree. They had been carried as deck cargo.


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