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* 1997 to 2020 Liberty Maritime Inc. as ] training ship in ] | * 1997 to 2020 Liberty Maritime Inc. as ] training ship in ] | ||
* 2020 - Current Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation in ] (Seaman’s Church Institute). | * 2020 - Current Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation in ] (Seaman’s Church Institute). | ||
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'''''PTF-26''''' is ], (Swift boat), ] at the Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation in ]. ''PTF-26'' is called '''''The Last American PT Boat'''''.<ref>{{cite web|title=PTF-26|url=http://www.hnsa.org/hnsa-ships/ptf-26/|website=HNSA|accessdate=16 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation |title=Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation, Ltd. |url=https://lastamericanptboat.com/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation, Ltd. |language=en-US}}</ref> ''PTF-26'' was built in 1968 by the ] now know as Swiftships in ] . ''PTF-26'' is small river ] built with an ] hull. The ] used ''PTF-26'' in the ]. ''PTF-26'' has a top speed of speed of 40 knots. She is an Osprey-Class PTF boat (PTF-23 to PTF-26) at {{convert|95|ft|abbr=on}} long. PTF Boats replace the wooden World War II ]s. Four new PTF boats were delivered to the Military Assistance Group (MACV) in ], Vietnam in 1968, PTF-26 was one of the four boats. The four boats were armed with aft ], forward two ], ] and foredeck ].<ref>https://museumships.us/ptboat/ptf-26</ref><ref>https://www.americanheritage.com/content/ptf-26-liberty</ref><ref>https://esterobaynews.com/news/vietnam-warship-docked-at-south-t-pier/</ref> From November 1997 to June 2020 she was with Liberty Maritime Inc. as ] training ship in ]. <ref>https://www.libertymaritime.com/boats</ref><ref>https://www.libertymaritime.com/blog/farewellliberty</ref> One her way to Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation she stopped at ] departing Dec. 14 , 2023, then on Dec. 16, the ], then the ] and then ] of the ] on July 2024. She is now at Golconda, Illinois were ''PTF-26'' is the first historic naval ship in South Illinois. Golconda, Illinois she is operated by ] Cadets, ] and Sea Scouts. <ref>https://nmmog.org/ptf-26/</ref> | '''''PTF-26''''' is ], (Swift boat), ] at the Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation in ]. ''PTF-26'' is called '''''The Last American PT Boat'''''.<ref>{{cite web|title=PTF-26|url=http://www.hnsa.org/hnsa-ships/ptf-26/|website=HNSA|accessdate=16 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation |title=Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation, Ltd. |url=https://lastamericanptboat.com/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation, Ltd. |language=en-US}}</ref> ''PTF-26'' was built in 1968 by the ] now know as Swiftships in ] . ''PTF-26'' is small river ] built with an ] hull. The ] used ''PTF-26'' in the ]. ''PTF-26'' has a top speed of speed of 40 knots. She is an Osprey-Class PTF boat (PTF-23 to PTF-26) at {{convert|95|ft|abbr=on}} long. PTF Boats replace the wooden World War II ]s. Four new PTF boats were delivered to the Military Assistance Group (MACV) in ], Vietnam in 1968, PTF-26 was one of the four boats. The four boats were armed with aft ], forward two ], ] and foredeck ].<ref>https://museumships.us/ptboat/ptf-26</ref><ref>https://www.americanheritage.com/content/ptf-26-liberty</ref><ref>https://esterobaynews.com/news/vietnam-warship-docked-at-south-t-pier/</ref> From November 1997 to June 2020 she was with Liberty Maritime Inc. as ] training ship in ]. <ref>https://www.libertymaritime.com/boats</ref><ref>https://www.libertymaritime.com/blog/farewellliberty</ref> One her way to Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation she stopped at ] departing Dec. 14 , 2023, then on Dec. 16, the ], then the ] and then ] of the ] on July 2024. She is now at Golconda, Illinois were ''PTF-26'' is the first historic naval ship in South Illinois. Golconda, Illinois she is operated by ] Cadets, ] and Sea Scouts. <ref>https://nmmog.org/ptf-26/</ref> | ||
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Fast patrol boat]]built in 1968
PTF 26 sister boat PCF-32 | |
History | |
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Builder | Swiftships in Berwick, Louisiana |
Completed | 1968 |
In service | 1968 - 1990 |
Nickname(s) | The Last American PT Boat |
Status | Museum ship at Golconda, Illinois |
General characteristics | |
Type | Fast patrol boat |
Displacement | 80 Tons (105 Tons full) |
Length | 95 ft (29 m) |
Beam | 24.5 ft (7.5 m) |
Draught | 6.8 ft (2.1 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 40 to 51 knots |
Crew | 19 |
PTF-26 is Patrol Craft Fast, (Swift boat), museum ship at the Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation in Golconda, Illinois. PTF-26 is called The Last American PT Boat. PTF-26 was built in 1968 by the Sewart Seacraft now know as Swiftships in Berwick, Louisiana . PTF-26 is small river gunboat built with an aluminium hull. The United States Navy used PTF-26 in the Vietnam War. PTF-26 has a top speed of speed of 40 knots. She is an Osprey-Class PTF boat (PTF-23 to PTF-26) at 95 ft (29 m) long. PTF Boats replace the wooden World War II PT boats. Four new PTF boats were delivered to the Military Assistance Group (MACV) in Da Nang, Vietnam in 1968, PTF-26 was one of the four boats. The four boats were armed with aft 40mm Bofors cannon, forward two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, .50 caliber Browning machine gun and foredeck 81mm mortar. From November 1997 to June 2020 she was with Liberty Maritime Inc. as Sea Scout training ship in Sacramento, California. One her way to Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation she stopped at Morro Bay, California departing Dec. 14 , 2023, then on Dec. 16, the Maritime Museum of San Diego, then the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico and then Pickwick Lake of the Tennessee Valley Authority on July 2024. She is now at Golconda, Illinois were PTF-26 is the first historic naval ship in South Illinois. Golconda, Illinois she is operated by Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Cadets, Sea cadets and Sea Scouts.
==See also==
==References==
- https://www.navypedia.org/ships/usa/us_sc_ptf23.htm
- "PTF-26". HNSA. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- Ltd, Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation. "Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation, Ltd". Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation, Ltd. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- https://museumships.us/ptboat/ptf-26
- https://www.americanheritage.com/content/ptf-26-liberty
- https://esterobaynews.com/news/vietnam-warship-docked-at-south-t-pier/
- https://www.libertymaritime.com/boats
- https://www.libertymaritime.com/blog/farewellliberty
- https://nmmog.org/ptf-26/
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