U.S. PT boat being hoisted by large crane in harbor in Scotland, 1944

Description: 

Large crane unloading Electric Boat Company manufactured PT (Patrol Torpedo) boat into harbor; warships in background. Personal Caption (Front): "RON 35 unloading Scotland.”Personal Caption (Reverse): "1944. New PT boat in Scotland - 80' ELCO made in Brooklyn by Electric Boat." Scotland. 1944

Image Information

Donor: 
Susan Liden
Accession Number: 
2011.178.075
Date: 
1944
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 35 (MTBRon 35)
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Torpedo boats--American--Scotland
Hoisting machinery--Scotland
Harbors--Scotland
Warships--American--Scotland
Collection Level: 
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: 
Torpedo boats--American--Scotland
Hoisting machinery--Scotland
Harbors--Scotland
Warships--American--Scotland