PT 796

PT-796 is a 78-foot PT boat built by Higgins Industries of New Orleans in 1945. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 as one of a very few surviving World War II PT boats. A "Higgins" boat, she is part of the collection of the PT Boat Museum, which itself is part of the Battleship Cove museum in Fall River, Massachusetts.

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1945  Wikimedia, Wikidata
length 24 metre, speed 44 knot, draft 1.2 metre, beam 6.3 metre, 
preserved watercraft, PT boat, museum ship, United States Navy, Higgins Industries, 

• National Register of Historic Places page^@
• National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
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Location: 41.7053, -71.1633, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  USS Cero ⓘ
  patrol vessel of the United States Navy

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  USS Fall River ⓘ
  1944 Baltimore-class cruiser

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  USS Lionfish ⓘ
  1943 Balao-class submarine

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  USS Saratoga ⓘ
  1955 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

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  WLV-613 ⓘ
  last lightship to mark the Ambrose channel

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  Lightship No. 114 ⓘ
  lightship

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1945-10-26T00:00:00Z

1945 PT 796

1945-05-03T00:00:00Z

1945-05-03T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1778-05-25T00:00:00Z

1778-05-30T00:00:00Z

1778 Mount Hope Bay raids

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778 Battle of Rhode Island

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PT Boat at Battleship Cove

PT 796

PT 796

PT Boat Museum at Battleship Cove, Fall River MA

Packard V-12 0650 (5518812313)

Shark Burst 0651 (5519405370)

Shiny Fish 0655 (5518814851)

Pt @battleship cove

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1778	Mount Hope Bay raids	United States, Continental Army, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Battle of Rhode Island	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Cero	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Fall River	heavy cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lionfish	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, United States Navy	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Saratoga	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		WLV-613	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1930	Lightship No. 114	lightvessel	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Walsh-Kaiser Company	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Phoenix	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Rodman	artillery fort, historic district	Wikidata
site	fort	1675	Russell Garrison	fort, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort	1702	Fort Wolcott	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1776	Acushnet Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1798	Fort Adams	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	Fort Church	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Barneys Joy Point Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Bristol Train of Artillery Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hiddensee	corvette, German Navy, United States Navy, preserved watercraft, East German Navy, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.	preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Massachusetts	preserved watercraft, battleship, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT-617	preserved watercraft, motor torpedo boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT 796	preserved watercraft, PT boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Battleship Cove	maritime museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Endeavour	survey vessel, collier, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1762	HMS Lark	fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck, Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		PT Boat at Battleship Cove		Commons
commons	image		PT 796		Commons
commons	image		PT 796		Commons
commons	image		PT Boat Museum at Battleship Cove, Fall River MA		Commons
commons	image		Packard V-12 0650 (5518812313)		Commons
commons	image		Shark Burst 0651 (5519405370)		Commons
commons	image		Shiny Fish 0655 (5518814851)		Commons
commons	image		Pt @battleship cove		Commons