USN · PT
PT-137
Photos and infoElco 80-foot boat. Elco Works, Bayonne. Placed in service 25 September 1942. Lieutenant (junior grade) Isadore Michael Kovar had her at Surigao Strait. He fired at a destroyer. The torpedo hit Abukuma. He could not see the cruiser. She was sunk the next day by bombers. That sinking is not credited to this boat. Stripped and destroyed on 24 October 1945.
| Type | Motor torpedo boat (PT) |
|---|---|
| Hull | PT-137 |
| Builder | Elco Works, Bayonne |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk at Surigao Strait. Her torpedo hit Abukuma. Bombers sank the cruiser the next day. Stripped and destroyed on 24 October 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-137. 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 · torpedo aimed at a destroyer hit Abukuma
