Design 701 L P T Boat
During World War II, the firm designed a number of vessels for the U.S. Navy. Here is L.P.T. (light patrol torpedo) vessel #810. Two boat were built to this design by Bath Iron Works of Maine. They were launched in 1946 and 1947, respectively. PT810 was powered by four Packard 12-cylinder gasoline liquid cooled aircraft engines developing 2,500 hp each for a top speed of 35 knots, fully loaded. Here are the plans. Principal Dimensions LOA 89'-6" LWL 85'-2" Beam 24'-5" Draft 4'-5" Displacement 210,000 lbs
