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USS PT-323 |
Type: |
Motor Torpedo Boat |
Class: |
ELCO 80' |
Builder: |
Electric Launch Company (ELCO) Bayonne, New Jersey |
Hull Number: |
323 |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
April 8, 1943 |
Keel Laid: |
January 8, 1943 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
March 17, 1943 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Hit by Kamikaze Dec. 10, 1944, sank in shallow water. Location: Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, Near Hingatungan Point, Leyte, Philippines. (10.33N - 125.14E) 2 crewmen killed, 11 wounded. |
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Commanders |
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From |
To
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Name |
Apr. 6, 1943 |
Oct. 1944 |
Lt. (j.g.) Emery M. Newton, Jr., U.S.N.R. |
Oct. 1944 |
Dec. 10, 1944 |
Lt. (j.g.)
Herbert Stadler, U.S.N.R. |
History |
Completed Apr 6, 1943.
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Assigned to MTB Squadron 21. |
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RON-21 was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Jan. 7, 2011 |