USN · PT
PT-491
Photos and infoElco 80-foot boat, called Devil's Daughter. Elco Works, Bayonne. Placed in service 2 December 1943. Lieutenant (junior grade) Harley A. Thronson had her at Surigao Strait. Her torpedoes missed, including two at Mogami. She took the survivors off PT-493. Placed out of service on 24 October 1945.
| Type | Motor torpedo boat (PT) |
|---|---|
| Hull | PT-491 |
| Builder | Elco Works, Bayonne |
| Fate | Afloat. Not hit at Surigao Strait. Placed out of service 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-491. 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 · torpedoes missed; took off PT-493's survivors
