Re: Packard PT Boat Engine

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2010/11/30 17:23:09

Jim, To top it off the MTB's were wooden hulls. The German E-boat equivalents were faster, Diesel powered and aluminum hulled. The one advantage the MTB's had was bigger guns. My father was indeed lucky to survive several encounters with enemy ships, aircraft and shore artillery. MY love of Packards is partly due to his comment that the Packard engines never let them down.