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PT-151

Call sign:
Nan - Xray - Yoke - Charlie

80' Elco Motor Torpedo Boat:

Laid down 5 August 1942 by the Electric Boat Co., Elco Works, Bayonne, NJ

Launched 17 October 1942

Completed 4 November 1942, placed in service and assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron NINE (MTBRon 9) under the command of Lt. Comdr. Robert B. Kelly

MTBRon 9, assigned to the South Pacific, had action at Rendova, Lever Harbor, Treasury, and Green

Transferred to 12 May 1943 to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron TWELVE (MTBRon 12) under the command of Lt. Comdr. John Harllee

MTBRon 12, assigned to the Southwest Pacific, had action in New Guinea waters at Morobe, Dreger Harbor, Hollandia, and Mios Woendi, and in the Philippines at San Pedro Bay and Ormoc. It also

based for a time at Kana Kopa, New Guinea, but had no action from this base. MTBRon 12 was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for action in the New Guinea area from October 1943 to March 1944

The "Wuncanitsenuf", ex-"Jolly Roger" was placed out of service, stripped and destroyed by U.S. Forces 26 October 1945 at Samar, Philippines.

Specifications:

Displacement 56 t.

Length 80'

Beam 20' 8"

Draft 5'

Speed 41 kts.

Complement 17

Armament: One 40mm mount, four 21" Torpedoes and two twin .50 cal. machine guns

Propulsion: Three 1,500shp Packard W-14 M2500 gasoline engines, three shafts.