A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated to ramming enemy ships with explosive spar …

PT (Patrol, Torpedo) boats were small, fast, and expendable vessels for short range oceanic scouting, armed with torpedoes and machine guns for cutting enemy supply lines and …

Jun 7, 2024 · The earliest known use of the torpedo dates back to 1585 by the Dutch, which was actually a ship packed with explosives. The torpedo is a direct descendant of the mine. During …

In a bold night action as the Guadalcanal Campaign was winding down, intrepid motor torpedo-boat skippers succeeded in sinking what is considered “the single largest warship sunk by any …

In the 1930s the German, Italian, British, and U.S. navies regained interest in motor torpedo boats, which had been largely discarded after World War I. All four navies built them in …

The spar-torpedo boat became in effect a precursor of the torpedo-boat, as the carrier was generally small and fast. That was a dangerous endeavor, reckless and desperate form of …

A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) is a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. These vessels were small, fast, and inexpensive to build, and were valued for …

May 27, 2025 · The development of the torpedo boat was governed by advances in hull design, power plants, and weaponry. Robert Whitehead's invention of the self-propelled torpedo in …

Nov 16, 2015 · During World War II, the United States deployed in the Pacific 350 PT boats, mostly of the Elco and Higgins types, along with 42 in the Mediterranean and 33 in the English …

6 days ago · For decades, battleships were seen as unstoppable symbols of naval power, protected by thick armor and massive guns. Yet their greatest vulnerability came from small, …