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	'''Fleet Obsolete''' is ] restoration ] in ]. Fleet Obsolete rescues and restores artifacts and ~~boats~~ from ] era. Fleet Obsolete is housed in the ~~old~~ Cornell Shops Building on the waterfront of the ] ~~and~~ the mouth of ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/company.cfm?id=220\|title=Tugboat Information\|website=www.tugboatinformation.com}}</ref> Cornell Steamboat Company was founded in 1827 and ~~use~~ the Cornell Building as a machine shop. Fleet Obsolete was founded by Robert Iannucci in 2005. Robert Iannucci purchased five ]s ~~build~~ during World War II.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.fleetobsolete.org/\|title=Fleet Obsolete Restoration Project\|website=Fleet Obsolete Restoration Project}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://pacificwrecks.com/restore/usa/fleet-obsolete.html\|title=Pacific Wrecks - Fleet Obsolete\|website=pacificwrecks.com}}</ref>		'''Fleet Obsolete''' is ] restoration nonprofit ] in ]. Fleet Obsolete rescues and restores rare artifacts and ]s from ] era. Fleet Obsolete owns and is restoring four of the rare ]s. Fleet Obsolete is housed in the historical Cornell Shops Building on the waterfront of the ] at the mouth of ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/company.cfm?id=220\|title=Tugboat Information\|website=www.tugboatinformation.com}}</ref> ] was founded in 1827 and used the Cornell Building as a machine shop. Fleet Obsolete was founded by Robert Iannucci in 2005. Robert Iannucci purchased five ]s built during World War II.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.fleetobsolete.org/\|title=Fleet Obsolete Restoration Project\|website=Fleet Obsolete Restoration Project}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://pacificwrecks.com/restore/usa/fleet-obsolete.html\|title=Pacific Wrecks - Fleet Obsolete\|website=pacificwrecks.com}}</ref> Robert Iannucci worked on racing teams for classic ]s and is now a retired ] attorney. Iannucci passion for ] boats came from his time as a ] in ] <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/PT-boats-on-the-Hudson-4876351.php\|title=PT boats on the Hudson\|first=By Brian\|last=Nearing\|date=October 7, 2013\|website=Times Union}}</ref>

	==Fleet Obsolete boats==		==Fleet Obsolete boats==
	Fleet Obsolete boats as boat in restoration:		Fleet Obsolete boats as boat in restoration:
	*] the last of the 77-foot ], completed 15 September 1941		*] the last of the 77-foot ], completed 15 September 1941
	*Patrol torpedo boat PT-459, 78-foot ], ], completed 23 March 1944 <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05459.htm\|title=PT-459\|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>		*'''Patrol torpedo boat PT-459''', 78-foot ], ], completed 23 March 1944. Past names: ''Mahogany Menace'' and ''Beachcomber IV''. <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05459.htm\|title=PT-459\|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>
	*Patrol torpedo boat PT-486, 80-foot Elco Naval Division, completed 25 November 1943 <ref name="auto1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05486.htm\|title=PT-486\|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>		*'''Patrol torpedo boat PT-486''', 80-foot Elco Naval Division, completed 25 November 1943, past name US Navy ''C105335''. <ref name="auto1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05486.htm\|title=PT-486\|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>
	*Patrol torpedo boat PT-615 80-foot Elco PT boat, completed 25 November 1943 <ref name="auto1"/>		*'''Patrol torpedo boat PT-615''' 80-foot Elco PT boat, completed 25 November 1943. Past names: ''C105341, Huckster, Tarbaby'' and ''Flagship III''. <ref name="auto1"/>
	*U.S. Army Tug ST-2201 built by Smith's Basin in Florida, The ] was completed in 1956, later named ''Falmouth'', sold 2003, then ''Gowanus Bay''. ST-2201 is a 65-foot, single-screw tug, powered with a 600-horsepower direct-reversing ] diesel. ST-2201 was based in ] until 2002. Tug design 3004, 72 GRT, 57 NRT, beam of 19.5 feet and draft of 8.5 feet.<ref>The PACIFIC THEATER US ARMY ST’s from WW2; U.S. Army “ST” Small Harbor Tugs, Built 1952 -1954 during the Korean War; 9/28/2014 by Dan Friend</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tugboatroundup.com/gowanus-bay\|title=Gowanus Bay\|website=Waterford Tugboat Roundup}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/armytugs2.htm\|title=US Army Ocean Tugs LT ST Post-War\|website=shipbuildinghistory.com}}</ref>		*U.S. Army Tug ST-2201 built by Smith's Basin in Florida, The ] was completed in 1956, later named ''Falmouth'', sold 2003, then ''Gowanus Bay''. ST-2201 is a 65-foot, single-screw tug, powered with a 600-horsepower direct-reversing ] diesel. ST-2201 was based in ] until 2002. Tug design 3004, 72 GRT, 57 NRT, beam of 19.5 feet and draft of 8.5 feet.<ref>The PACIFIC THEATER US ARMY ST’s from WW2; U.S. Army “ST” Small Harbor Tugs, Built 1952 -1954 during the Korean War; 9/28/2014 by Dan Friend</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tugboatroundup.com/gowanus-bay\|title=Gowanus Bay\|website=Waterford Tugboat Roundup}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/armytugs2.htm\|title=US Army Ocean Tugs LT ST Post-War\|website=shipbuildinghistory.com}}</ref>
	* Seven ] engines that will be used for the PT Boat restorations, 1,500 shp V12 M2500 gasoline engines,		* Seven ] engines that will be used for the PT Boat restorations, 1,500 shp V12 M2500 gasoline engines,
	**Former boat:		**Former boat:
	*Patrol torpedo boat PT-728, a 70-foot Annapolis Yacht Yard, ], completed 20 October 1945, was ''Endeavor II'', acquired in 1967 by Fleet Obsolete, sold in 2012 to ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05728.htm\|title=PT-728\|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>		*Patrol torpedo boat PT-728, a 70-foot ], ], completed 20 October 1945, was ''Endeavor II'', acquired in 1967 by Fleet Obsolete, sold in 2012 to ]. This was Iannucci first boat acquired in 2006, which he had restored.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05728.htm\|title=PT-728\|website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>

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	File:PT-32.jpg\|''PT-48'' sister boat ''PT-32''		File:PT-32.jpg\|''PT-48'' sister boat ''PT-32''
	File:Packard 3A-2500 USAF.jpg\|]		File:Packard 3A-2500 USAF.jpg\|]
	File:Taboga PT Boat base.jpg\|PT-46 (No. 1); PT-40 (No. 9); PT-61; PT-48 (No. 3) and PT-45 (No. 2) during commissioning ceremonies at the newly established PT Boat Base Taboga Island on 1 August 1942. To mislead possible Japanese spies in Panama, and presumably German agents in New York, the hull numbers displayed on the cabins were changed. The eleven boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron ~~TWO~~ were numbered 0 - 10.		File:Taboga PT Boat base.jpg\|PT-46 (No. 1); PT-40 (No. 9); PT-61; PT-48 (No. 3) and PT-45 (No. 2) during commissioning ceremonies at the newly established PT Boat Base Taboga Island on 1 August 1942. To mislead possible Japanese spies in Panama, and presumably German agents in New York, the hull numbers displayed on the cabins were changed. The eleven boats of ] were numbered 0 - 10.
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	==Cornell Steamboat Company==
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	{{see also\|Thomas Cornell (politician)}}
	Cornell Shops Building has three sections, each built at different times. The center section of the building, a brick building, was built in about 1875. The main section brick building was built in 1901. The newest addition the, concrete block building was built in 1961. Cornell used the building for its work shops. Cornell had a complex of buildings on the Hudson River riverfront. The Cornell Shops Building and the ] shop, now the Steel House Restaurant (100 Rondout Lndg, Kingston) are the only two buildings of the complex remaining. The Cornell Steamboat Company was founded by ] in ] in the late 1840s, as a ] and cargo company.<ref>Cornell, Thomas Clapp. Adam and Anne Mott: their ancestors and their descendants. A.V. Haight, 1890, pages 348-351</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rondoutbank.com/index.cfm/history\|title=Rondout Savings Bank\|website=www.rondoutbank.com}}</ref> Cornell Steamboat Company rebuild entire boats, engines, and boiler in the Cornell complex.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=204675\|title=The Cornell Steamboat Company Historical Marker\|website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=204679\|title=The Cornell Shops Building Historical Marker\|website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref> Thomas Cornell arrived at Rondout in 1837 and started a shipping company with his ]. Cornell transported ] on the ]. Cornell also transported wood, stone, plaster, tanning bark, animal hides, millstones, glass, charcoal, lead, and stoneware. Cornell Steamboat Company also operated a fleet of river tugboats. By 1900 Cornell was operating 60 tugs and ended his passenger ship service. Cornell also had a ] service between ] and Kingston Point/Rondout. In 1958, Cornell closed and sold it boats to New York Trap Rock Corporation. Some of the tugs operated by Cornell were: ''Rockland County'',<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=9921\|title=Tugboat Information\|website=www.tugboatinformation.com}}</ref>''Belle'',<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=5424\|title=Tugboat Information}}</ref> ''C.W. Morse'',<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=2588\|title=Tugboat Information\|website=www.tugboatinformation.com}}</ref> ''J.G. Rose'',<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=5027\|title=Tugboat Information\|website=www.tugboatinformation.com}}</ref> ''R.G. Townsend'',<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=5134\|title=Tugboat Information\|website=www.tugboatinformation.com}}</ref> and ''Thomas Cornell''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=4984\|title=Tugboat Information\|website=www.tugboatinformation.com}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

	==See also==		==See also==
			{{Commons category\|PT boats}}
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Restoration organization of Torpedo boat of the U.S. Navy

Fleet Obsolete
Patrol torpedo boat PT-48, owned by Fleet Obsolete, in Panama in 1942. PT-48 is the last 77-foot Elco boat in the world.
Location within New York
Location	108 East Strand, Kingston, New York, 12401
Coordinates	41°55′13″N 73°58′44″W / 41.920333°N 73.978750°W / 41.920333; -73.978750
Website	Fleet Obsolete website

Fleet Obsolete is vessel restoration nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Kingston, New York. Fleet Obsolete rescues and restores rare artifacts and boats from World War II era. Fleet Obsolete owns and is restoring four of the rare PT boats. Fleet Obsolete is housed in the historical Cornell Shops Building on the waterfront of the Hudson River at the mouth of Rondout Creek. Cornell Steamboat Company was founded in 1827 and used the Cornell Building as a machine shop. Fleet Obsolete was founded by Robert Iannucci in 2005. Robert Iannucci purchased five PT boats built during World War II. Robert Iannucci worked on racing teams for classic motorcycless and is now a retired Brooklyn attorney. Iannucci passion for United States Navy boats came from his time as a Sea Scout in Hackensack, New Jersey

Fleet Obsolete boats

Fleet Obsolete boats as boat in restoration:

Patrol torpedo boat PT-48 the last of the 77-foot Elco Naval Division, completed 15 September 1941
Patrol torpedo boat PT-459, 78-foot Higgins Industries, New Orleans, completed 23 March 1944. Past names: Mahogany Menace and Beachcomber IV.
Patrol torpedo boat PT-486, 80-foot Elco Naval Division, completed 25 November 1943, past name US Navy C105335.
Patrol torpedo boat PT-615 80-foot Elco PT boat, completed 25 November 1943. Past names: C105341, Huckster, Tarbaby and Flagship III.
U.S. Army Tug ST-2201 built by Smith's Basin in Florida, The tugboat was completed in 1956, later named Falmouth, sold 2003, then Gowanus Bay. ST-2201 is a 65-foot, single-screw tug, powered with a 600-horsepower direct-reversing Atlas-Imperial diesel. ST-2201 was based in Fort Eustis until 2002. Tug design 3004, 72 GRT, 57 NRT, beam of 19.5 feet and draft of 8.5 feet.
Seven Packard engines that will be used for the PT Boat restorations, 1,500 shp V12 M2500 gasoline engines,
- Former boat:
Patrol torpedo boat PT-728, a 70-foot Annapolis Yacht Yard, Annapolis, Maryland, completed 20 October 1945, was Endeavor II, acquired in 1967 by Fleet Obsolete, sold in 2012 to Liberty Aviation Museum. This was Iannucci first boat acquired in 2006, which he had restored.

Gallery

PT-48 sister PT boat PT-10 in 1941
PT-48 sister boat PT-31 at Montauk Point, Long Island in 1941
ELCO PT Boat US Navy July 1945
PT boat gunner mans a twin .50 caliber Browning M2 machine gun off New Guinea
PT-48 sister boat PT-32
Packard 3A-2500 engine
PT-46 (No. 1); PT-40 (No. 9); PT-61; PT-48 (No. 3) and PT-45 (No. 2) during commissioning ceremonies at the newly established PT Boat Base Taboga Island on 1 August 1942. To mislead possible Japanese spies in Panama, and presumably German agents in New York, the hull numbers displayed on the cabins were changed. The eleven boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Two were numbered 0 - 10.

References

"Tugboat Information". www.tugboatinformation.com.
"Fleet Obsolete Restoration Project". Fleet Obsolete Restoration Project.
"Pacific Wrecks - Fleet Obsolete". pacificwrecks.com.
Nearing, By Brian (October 7, 2013). "PT boats on the Hudson". Times Union.
"PT-459". www.navsource.org.
^ "PT-486". www.navsource.org.
The PACIFIC THEATER US ARMY ST’s from WW2; U.S. Army “ST” Small Harbor Tugs, Built 1952 -1954 during the Korean War; 9/28/2014 by Dan Friend
"Gowanus Bay". Waterford Tugboat Roundup.
"US Army Ocean Tugs LT ST Post-War". shipbuildinghistory.com.
"PT-728". www.navsource.org.

External links

Elco PT Boat – Photos of an Elco PT boat at the Battleship Cove Naval Museum in Fall River, MA

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v t e PT boat
Surviving boats	PT-3 PT-8 PT-48 PT-305 PT-309 PT-459 PT-486 PT-615 PT-617 PT-657 Malihini PT-658 PT-724 PT-728 PT-766 PT-796 PT-801/ARA Towora II
Notable boats	PT-41 PT-109
Builders	Elco Naval Division Higgins Industries Huckins Yacht Harbor Boat Building Robert Jacob Shipyard Annapolis Yacht Yard Herreshoff Manufacturing Canadian Power Boats(3) Philadelphia NSY (3) Miami Shipbuilding (2) Fisher Boatworks (2) Scott-Paine (1)
Boats of history	PT-20 PT-29 PT-30 PT-34 PT-37 PT-42 PT-59 PT-105 PT-121 PT-143 PT-337 PT-346 PT-490 PT-492
Classes	Prototype PT boats PT-20 class PT-103 class MT class Vosper 70' Scott-Paine Type list
PT-MTB Squadron	MTB Squadron One MTB Squadron Two MTB Squadron Three MTB Squadron Four List of MTB Squadrons
PT training - PT bases	Melville PT Training Center Motor Torpedo Boat Repair Training Unit Pearl Harbor PT Boat Base Salcedo PT Boat Base Emirau Island PT Boat Base Kana Kopa PT Boat Base Kossol Roads PT Boat Base PT Boat Base Taboga Island Thursday Island PT Boat Base Fergusson Island PT Boat Base Espiritu Santo Naval Base Naval Base Cairns Kana Kopa PT Boat Base Naval Base Finschhafen List of PT boat bases
Notable missions	Attack on Pearl Harbor Pacific War Battle of Midway D-Day Solomon Islands campaign Guadalcanal campaign Iron Bottom Sound Midnight Raid Aleutian campaign Operation Scylla Operation Agreement
Similar	Motor torpedo boat British Power Boat Company Type Two 63 ft HSL Patrol boat Torpedo boat Fairmile D motor torpedo boat Nasty-type patrol boat Submarine chaser Crash boat Gunboat E-boat
Media	McHale's Navy PT 109 Torpedo Boat They Were Expendable Crash Dive Girls! Girls! Girls! The Glass Bottom Boat
Museum - Restoration	PT Boat Museum Battleship Cove Fleet Obsolete National Museum of the Pacific War Swan Island Industrial Park Liberty Aviation Museum
Related	Motor torpedo boat tender Wooden boats of World War II United States Navy Splinter navy George Crouch Sparkman & Stephens Henry B. Nevins Packard 4M-2500 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes Mark 8 torpedo Mark 13 torpedo Mark 6 depth charges M2 Browning 37-millimeter (1.5 in) cannon 20-millimeter (0.79 in) cannon M2 mortar
Article Category Preceded by US patrol boats - Followed by Nasty-type patrol boat

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