by Gene Berger
Member since 08-Sep-1989
Build Type: Scratch
Country: United States
Era: 1914-1945
Length Range: 040-80 feet (12-24m)
Model Material:
- Metal
- Wood
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Gasoline
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Scale: 1:16 (3/4″ = 1′)
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Patrol Vessels→ Torpedo Boat
About the Vessel
PT-17 was an 80′ Elco Motor Torpedo Boat . Elco is an abbreviation for the Electric Boat Company. She was completed in August 1942 and destroyed by Japanese aircraft just 3 days shy of her first birthday one year later, at Rendova harbor, Solomon Islands.
Model Images
Follow the link below to the modeler’s own website for numerous, detailed photos of the model’s construction.