USN · PT
PT-134
Photos and infoElco 80-foot boat. Elco Works, Bayonne. Placed in service 17 September 1942. Lieutenant (junior grade) Edmund F. Wakelin had her at Surigao Strait. Squadron commander Robert Leeson rode her. Four torpedoes, no hit seen. She was not hit. Stripped and destroyed on 9 November 1945.
| Type | Motor torpedo boat (PT) |
|---|---|
| Hull | PT-134 |
| Builder | Elco Works, Bayonne |
| Fate | Afloat. Not hit at Surigao Strait. Stripped and destroyed on 9 November 1945. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
No photograph of PT-134. This is a U.S. Navy PT boat patrolling off New Guinea in 1943, the same kind of boat. It is not this hull. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Battle of Surigao Strait
1944-10-25 · four torpedoes; no hit seen
