PT 306 "The Fascinatin Bitch" 78' Higgins Motor Torpedo Boat:
Laid down 1 April 1943 by Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA
Launched 27 May 1943
Completed 3 December 1943, placed in service and assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron TWENTY TWO (PTRon 22), under the command of Lt. Comdr. Richard J. Dressling
PTRon 22 was assigned to the Mediterranean, based at Bastia, Corsica, and St. Tropez, France, and had action along the northwest coast of Italy and southern coast of France, operating under the British Coastal Forces. After
the end of the Mediterranean campaign in April 1945, the squadron was shipped back to the United States for reconditioning and reassignment to the Pacific, but the war ended while the squadron was still in New York
Placed out of service 15 November 1945
Struck from the Naval Register 28 November 1945
"The Fascinatin' Bitch" was transferred to the War Shipping Administration 1 April 1948
Sold in 1951 to Moran & Strasser of Chicago, IL and named Fascinatin' Bitch
Sold in 1954 to Major E. Threlkeld of Eau Gallie, FL
Sold in 1957 to Frederick Luddington of Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sold in 1961 to Fair Fisheries, Inc. of Miami, FL
Operated in 1963 under the French flag
Fate unknown. Specifications:
Displacement 56 t.
Length 78'
Beam 20' 8"
Draft 5' 3"
Speed 41 kts.
Complement 17
Armament: One 40mm mount, four Mk 13 torpedoes, two twin and two single .50 cal. machine guns, one 60mm mortar and two 20mm mounts
Propulsion: Three 1,500shp Packard W-14 M2500 gasoline engines, three shafts.
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