Patrol torpedo boat PT-337

History
United States
NamePT-337
Laid down17 February 1943
Launched24 April 1943
Commissioned14 May 1943
FateSunk by gunfire, 7 March 1944
General characteristics
TypePT boat
Displacement38 long tons (39 t)
Length80 ft (24 m)
Beam23 ft (7.0 m)
Draft5 ft (1.5 m)
Speed40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)
Complement3 officers and 9 enlisted
Armament
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 4 × .50 caliber machine guns
PT boats c. World War II

PT-337 was a PT-103-class motor torpedo boat that was sunk in action during the Pacific Theater of World War II in Hansa Bay, New Guinea, on March 7, 1944.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ per Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 compiled from various sources
  2. ^ "per PTBoats.org". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
  3. ^ "per USN Records". Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
  4. ^ per List of Motor Torpedo Boats Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine by Steve Laroe