USN · PT
AfloatElco 80-foot torpedo boat of Squadron 6, later Squadron 10. Men called her Willie's Headache. On 22 August 1943 C. Murray took her into Webster Cove with PT-108, while PT-124 covered the entrance. The men killed there that morning were on PT-108. Japanese planes damaged her off Meresu Cove on 4 September 1943. U.S. forces stripped her and destroyed her at Samar on 11 November 1945.
| Class | Elco 80-foot class |
|---|---|
| Type | Motor torpedo boat (PT) |
| Hull | PT-125 |
| Builder | Elco, Bayonne |
| Launched | 1942-08-06 |
| Commissioned | 1942-08-22 |
| Fate | Afloat. She was not sunk in action. On 11 November 1945 U.S. forces stripped her and destroyed her at Samar. |
| Armament (class) | Eighty-foot motor torpedo boat. A gun forward and torpedo tubes along the deck. |
| Command |
|
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
No photograph of PT-125 that can be published here. This is a U.S. Navy PT boat patrolling off New Guinea in 1943. It is not this hull. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Crew stories
No stories submitted yet. Submit a Story.