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'''Motor torpedo boat PT-657''' is a ''PT-657''-class Higgins {{convert|78|ft|adj=on}} ], built for the ] during ]. ''PT-657'' was built at ] in ], ]. ''PT-657'' part of ] order for boats: ''PT-625'' to ''PT-660''. ''PT-657'' was laid down on 16 February 1945, launched on 2 April 1945 and completed on 21 July 1945.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/PT-Manual/index.html|title=HyperWar: Motor Torpedo Boat Manual, February 1943|website=ibiblio.org}}</ref> ''PT-657'' was scheduled for transfer to the ] on the ] act, but the war need before the transfer and the transfer was canceled. With the war ending on in September 1945 and no need for PT-boats, ''PT-657'' was struck as a PT boat from the Navy Register on 28 November 1945. Later sold off as a charter ] '''''Malihini''''' in ], ].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"></ref> '''Motor torpedo boat ''PT-657''''' is a ''PT-657''-class Higgins {{convert|78|ft|adj=on}} ], built for the ] during ]. ''PT-657'' was built at ] in ], ]. ''PT-657'' part of United States Navy order for boats: ''PT-625'' to ''PT-660''. ''PT-657'' was laid down on 16 February 1945, launched on 2 April 1945 and completed on 21 July 1945.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/PT-Manual/index.html|title=HyperWar: Motor Torpedo Boat Manual, February 1943|website=ibiblio.org}}</ref> ''PT-657'' was scheduled for transfer to the ] on the ] act, but the war need before the transfer and the transfer was canceled. With the war ending on in September 1945 and no need for PT-boats, ''PT-657'' was struck as a PT boat from the Navy Register on 28 November 1945. Later sold off as a charter ] '''''Malihini''''' in ], ].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"></ref>


==History== ==History==
This group of PT boats was delivered to the US Navy 31 July 1945 and was to be part of PT Squadron (RON) 45. ''PT-657'' on a ] going from New Orleans to Seattle when the war ended.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/CloseQuarters/PT-A.html|title=HyperWar: At Close Quarters |website=www.ibiblio.org}}</ref> The LST ship returned to New Orleans. <ref name="NPS-weekly">{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20120914.htm |title=Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 9/04/12 through 9/07/12 |date=14 September 2012 |publisher=] |accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> ' On 14 November 1946 ''PT-657'' was transferred to the ] 14 November 1946 to be sold as surplus. ''PT-625'' was sold and converted to a charter ], in a non-historical configuration. She is now owned by William Wilkerson of San Diego, operating out of H & M Landing, San Diego, named ''Malihini''. <ref name="auto"/> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://museumships.us/ptboat/pt-658|title=PT-658|website=MuseumShips}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/PT/PT-657.html|title=HyperWar: PT-657|website=ibiblio.org}}</ref> The word Malihini is a ] word meaning a foreigner, a stranger or newcomer to a place.<ref></ref> This group of PT boats was delivered to the US Navy 31 July 1945 and was to be part of PT Squadron (RON) 45. ''PT-657'' on a ] going from New Orleans to Seattle when the war ended.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/CloseQuarters/PT-A.html|title=HyperWar: At Close Quarters |website=www.ibiblio.org}}</ref> The LST ship returned to New Orleans.<ref name="NPS-weekly">{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20120914.htm |title=Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 9/04/12 through 9/07/12 |date=14 September 2012 |publisher=] |accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> ' On 14 November 1946 ''PT-657'' was transferred to the ] 14 November 1946 to be sold as surplus. ''PT-625'' was sold and converted to a charter ], in a non-historical configuration. She is now owned by William Wilkerson of San Diego, operating out of H & M Landing, San Diego, named ''Malihini''. <ref name="auto"/> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://museumships.us/ptboat/pt-658|title=PT-658|website=MuseumShips}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/PT/PT-657.html|title=HyperWar: PT-657|website=ibiblio.org}}</ref> The word Malihini is a ] word meaning a foreigner, a stranger or newcomer to a place.<ref></ref>


==Gallery== ==Gallery==
<gallery> <gallery>
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PT 21 Mark 8 torpedo.jpg|PT ] PT 21 Mark 8 torpedo.jpg|PT ]
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==See also== ==See also==
* ] * ]
* ] sister boat * {{ship|Patrol torpedo boat|PT-658}}
* ] * {{ship|Patrol torpedo boat|PT-617}}
* ] * {{ship|Motor torpedo boat|PT-796}}
* ] * {{ship|Motor torpedo boat|PT-658}}


==References== ==References==
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Torpedo boat of the United States Navy

Motor torpedo boat PT-657
PT-657 sister 78-foot Higgins PT Boat PT-658
History
United States
BuilderHiggins Industries, New Orleans
Laid down16 February 1945
Launched2 April 1945
Completed21 July 1945
Commissioned1945
Decommissioned28 November 1945
IdentificationCallsign: Nan - Queen - Item - William
FateSold
Charter fishing boat
Owner William Wilkerson
at H & M Landing, San Diego
Named Malihini.
General characteristics
Class and typePT-625-class Higgins 78 ft (24 m) PT boat
Displacement103,000 lb (47,000 kg)
Length78 ft 6 in (23.93 m)
Beam20 ft 1 in (6.12 m)
Draft5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Installed power3 × 1,850 shp (1,380 kW) Packard 5M-2500 V12 engines
Propulsion3 shafts
Speed41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph)
Range520 nmi (960 km; 600 mi) at 2,000 rpm
Complement2 officers, 14 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems		Raytheon SO
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Farnsworth BN Interrogator Responsor and Hazeltine BK Transponder IFF
Armament

Motor torpedo boat PT-657 is a PT-657-class Higgins 78-foot (24 m) PT boat, built for the United States Navy during World War II. PT-657 was built at Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana. PT-657 part of United States Navy order for boats: PT-625 to PT-660. PT-657 was laid down on 16 February 1945, launched on 2 April 1945 and completed on 21 July 1945. PT-657 was scheduled for transfer to the Soviet Union on the Lend-Lease act, but the war need before the transfer and the transfer was canceled. With the war ending on in September 1945 and no need for PT-boats, PT-657 was struck as a PT boat from the Navy Register on 28 November 1945. Later sold off as a charter fishing boat Malihini in San Diego, California.

History

This group of PT boats was delivered to the US Navy 31 July 1945 and was to be part of PT Squadron (RON) 45. PT-657 on a LST ship going from New Orleans to Seattle when the war ended. The LST ship returned to New Orleans. ' On 14 November 1946 PT-657 was transferred to the War Shipping Administration 14 November 1946 to be sold as surplus. PT-625 was sold and converted to a charter fishing boat, in a non-historical configuration. She is now owned by William Wilkerson of San Diego, operating out of H & M Landing, San Diego, named Malihini. The word Malihini is a Hawaiian word meaning a foreigner, a stranger or newcomer to a place.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "PT-657". www.navsource.org.
  2. "HyperWar: Motor Torpedo Boat Manual, February 1943". ibiblio.org.
  3. ^ Motor torpedo boat PT-657, uboat.net
  4. "HyperWar: At Close Quarters [Appendix A]". www.ibiblio.org.
  5. "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 9/04/12 through 9/07/12". National Park Service. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  6. "PT-658". MuseumShips.
  7. "HyperWar: PT-657". ibiblio.org.
  8. Hawaiian Word of the Day: Malihini, 1 August 2019, hawaiinewsnow.com

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