Allied Warships

USS PT 202

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 down2 Jul 1942 
Launched3 Oct 1942 
Commissioned23 Jan 1943 
Lost16 Aug 1944 
Loss position43° 23'N, 6° 43'E
History

Mined and sunk off southern France in the Gulf of Frejus in position 43º23'N, 06º43'E.

 

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Notable events involving PT 202 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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