Torpedo Boat Pt-617
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy in Falls River, Massachusetts. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Motor torpedo boat PT-617, also known as Big Red Cock and Dragon Lady, "is the sole surviving 80' Elco type PT boat and represents the United States's most heavily used, highly favored, and combat-tested PT boat type in World War II." She is a museum ship at the PT Boat Museum in Fall River, Massachusetts. The 80-foot (24 m) Elco type boat was the predominant type and is the same type as the famous PT-109 commanded by John F. Kennedy; the 78-foot (24 m) "Higgins" boat is the other type.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Battleship Cove, Falls River, MA |
| County | Bristol County |
| Listed | Dec 20, 1989 |
| Reference number | 89002465 |
| Type of place | motor torpedo boat, museum ship, preserved watercraft |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
Visiting
| Address | Battleship Cove, Falls River, MA |
| Coordinates | 41.70555, -71.16361 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park · 13 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | West Hill Park 36 mi |
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Nearby in Bristol County
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89002465. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.