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PT 617
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PT 617
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| Location: | Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts |
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| Built: | 1945 |
| Architect: | Electric Boat Co. |
| Governing body: | State |
| NRHP Reference#: | 89002465 |
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| Added to NRHP: | December 20, 1989[1] |
| Designated NHL: | December 20, 1989[2] |
PT 617, also known as Torpedo Boat PT-617, Big Red Cock and Dragon Lady, "is the sole surviving 80' Elco type PT boat and represents [the USA]'s most heavily used, highly favored, and combat-tested PT boat type in World War II."[2] It is a museum ship at the PT Boat Museum in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The 80 foot Elco type boat was the predominant type and is the type of famous PT-109 commanded by John F. Kennedy; the 78 foot "Higgins" boat is the other type.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[2][3]
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