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ť Topic: PT-613 a museum ship?
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According to navsource, pt-613 is believed to be a museum craft in Korea.
Is there anyone with confirmation of this, such as pictures or anything.
I had thought most(if not all) the Elcos in Korea were destroyed.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05613.htm
ThePTboater

Posted By: ThePTboater | Posted on: Feb 23, 2016 - 10:07am
Total Posts: 136 | Joined: Jan 17, 2016 - 1:28pm

I never saw any confirmation of this anywhere, but in this business of PT BOATS, one can never say never............

Posted By: Frank Andruss | Posted on: Feb 23, 2016 - 11:22am
Total Posts: 3964 | Joined: Feb 9, 2007 - 11:41am

That's is true.
It would be interesting if Korea did have a floating elco though(or at least on land as a monument),
ThePTboater

Posted By: ThePTboater | Posted on: Feb 23, 2016 - 3:54pm
Total Posts: 136 | Joined: Jan 17, 2016 - 1:28pm

Hi Nic,
I have been to Korea several times and I suspect that somebody is mixing up a part of the a PT Boat with the entire boat. At the Korean War Museum, which is a major museum in Seoul, there is an outside display of a Mk50 Rocket Launcher that likely was mounted on one of the 4 Elco PT Boats sold to the South Koreans during the War. I found some photos of it posted below. Perhaps somebody saw this display a long time ago and after retelling the story several times it got exaggerated in the retelling from a single Rocket Launcher into "Oh yeah, they have a PT Boat on display in Korea" Just a thought.

Closeup of outside display
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Jerry%20G%20PT658/MK50%20launcher%20in%20ROK1.jpg[/image]

Mk50 Launcher in background just below tail of S3 Tracker aircraft
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Jerry%20G%20PT658/Mk50%20rocket%20launcher%20behind%20S2%20Tracker%20Korea%20War%20Memorial%20Seoul.jpg[/image]

Mk50 Rocket launcher to right of quad 40mm mount in Korean War Museum
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Jerry%20G%20PT658/Mk50%20rocket%20launcher%20at%20Korean%20War%20Memorial%2044%20-%20Quad%20Navel%20Gun%2040mm.jpg[/image]

Army Soldier couple pose in front of rocket launcher at KWM in Seoul
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Jerry%20G%20PT658/Mk50%20rocket%20launcher%20Korea%20War%20Museum%201.jpg[/image]

South Korean Navy PT Boat shooting Rockets at North Korea during Korean War in 1950's
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Jerry%20G%20PT658/PT%20Mark%2050%20Rocket%20launcher%20Korea.jpg[/image]

Jerry Gilmartin
PT658 Crewman
Portland OR

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Feb 23, 2016 - 8:58pm
Total Posts: 1498 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm

Possibly the 613 boat.....

Will

Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Feb 23, 2016 - 10:18pm
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Jerry;
So true, this is how sea stories get started![:-laughing-:]
Take care,
TED

PT 619 is the only one to make it out of South Korea, and back to the good old U.S.A. I would not be surprised if that MK 50 is the Starboard side mount from 619. Too bad she could not be restored.

Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Feb 24, 2016 - 6:57am
Total Posts: 3091 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am