by Bill Altice
Member since 09-Mar-1984
Build Type: Kit→ Italeri
Country: United States
Era: 1914-1945
Length Range: 040-80 feet (12-24m)
Model Material: Plastic
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Gasoline
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Scale: 1:35
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Patrol Vessels→ Torpedo Boat
About the Vessel
PT-588 was an 80′ Elco Motor Torpedo Boat launched on 21 March 1945 . Elco is an abbreviation for the Electric Boat Company. She was assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 39, but having been completed late in the war, saw no action with the enemy.
