Tracked crane hoisting PT boat engine in probably Scotland, circa 1944

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Tracked crane hoisting PT (Patrol Torpedo) boat engine into the air as U.S. sailors look on; another engine is half-covered on ground. Probably Scotland. Circa 1944

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Date: 
1944
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From the service of James Christian Mountcastle, XO (Executive Officer) of RON 35 (Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 35). He was captain of the boat PT-516 "The Flying Gini." Every photograph in the collection has a stamp on back reading "WWII-1944. PT Boat Squadron 35. Lt. J.C. Mountcastle."
Geography: 
Scotland
Latitude: 
57.000
Longitude: 
-4.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Hoisting machinery--Scotland
Engines--Scotland
Torpedo boats--American--Scotland
Naval yards & naval stations--American--Scotland
Sailors--American--Scotland