Patrol torpedo boat PT-105

USS PT-105
History
NamePT-105
BuilderElco Motor Yachts, Bayonne, New Jersey
Laid down5 February 1942
Launched4 June 1942
Completed26 June 1942
CommissionedJune 1942
DecommissionedNovember 1945
FateScrapped, 1945
General characteristics
TypePT boat
Displacement56 long tons (57 t) (full load)
Length80 ft (24 m) (overall)
Beam20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) maximum (aft)
Propulsion
  • 3 × 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) 12-cylinder Packard gasoline engines
  • 3 shafts
Speed41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) maximum (trials)
Endurance12 hours, 6 hours at top speed
Complement3 officers, 14 enlisted men
Armament
ArmorDeck house fitted with armor plate to protect against rifle bullets and splinters

PT-105 was a PT boat of the United States Navy during World War II. The 80-foot (24 m) motor torpedo boat was built by the Elco Motor Yacht Company of Bayonne, New Jersey, in early 1942, and served until the end of the war.