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Vietnam Era PTF Boat Heads Up River To New Home In Illinois Some of the crew of PTF-26. (Photo courtesy of Michael Klapka)

Vietnam Era PTF Boat Heads Up River To New Home In Illinois

July 12, 2024

A fast patrol boat that served in the Vietnam War is heading upriver to serve as the first maritime training vessel on the inland waterways later this month. PTF-26… Read More

Last PT Boat Prepares For River Mission PTF-26 could leave California as soon as August for a trip first to Ensenada, Mexico, where it will be transported as deck cargo through the Panama Canal and on into the Gulf of Mexico. Known as the last American PT boat, it could arrive on the Ohio River by mid-September. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation Ltd.)

PTF-26 could leave California as soon as August for a trip first to Ensenada, Mexico, where it will be transported as deck cargo through the Panama Canal and on into the Gulf of Mexico. Known as the last American PT boat, it could arrive on the Ohio River by mid-September. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation Ltd.)

Last PT Boat Prepares For River Mission

May 22, 2020

The last of the Vietnam War era’s fast patrol boats has new ownership, a continued mission of service and plans for a home port on the Ohio River. Read More