Patrol torpedo boat PT-490

PT-490 was a PT-20-class motor torpedo boat of the United States Navy that served during World War II.

History
United States
NamePT-490
BuilderElectric Boat Company
Laid down7 August 1943
Launched29 October 1943
Sponsored byUnited States Navy
Completed29 November 1943
Commissioned2 December 1943
Nickname(s)"Little Butch"
FateSold, May 1946
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General characteristics
Class and typePatrol torpedo boat
Tonnage40 gross register tons
Length77 feet o/a
Beam19 feet 11 inches
Height4 feet 6 inches
PropulsionThree 1,500 hp Packard V12 M2500 gasoline engines, three shafts.
ArmamentTwo twin .50 caliber Browning M2 machine guns; Two .303 caliber Lewis machine guns; 2 21" torpedo tubes; Four torpedoes
Service record

History

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PT-490 was authorized by the United States Navy and laid down on 7 August 1943 at the Elco Works of the Electric Launch Company (now Electric Boat Company) at their Bayonne, New Jersey shipyard; launched on 29 October 1943; and completed on 29 November 1943.[1] On 2 December 1943, she was commissioned and attached to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 33 (MTBRon 33) under the command of Lt. JG John M. McElfresh and assigned to patrol in the Southwest Pacific.[1] On 12 December 1944, while patrolling off the coast of Leyte Island with PT-492, they spotted and sunk the destroyer Uzuki 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Cebu at 11°03′N 124°23′E / 11.050°N 124.383°E / 11.050; 124.383.[2]

She survived the war. In May 1946, she was transferred to the Foreign Liquidation Commission of the United States State Department and sold.[1] Her fate is unknown.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Radigan, Joseph M. "Motor Torpedo Boat Photo Archive PT-490". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ Nevitt, Allyn D. (1997). "The TA Operations to Leyte, Part III". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.