The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Built in New Orleans by Higgins Industries, the patrol-torpedo (PT) boat PT-305 was a critical asset for the US Navy during World War II, serving in European waters from 1944 to the end of the war. The Museum acquired her in 2007 and, after nearly a decade of restoration, she’s ready for her next chapter: cruising the waters of Lake Pontchartrain—where she first underwent testing before shipping off to war—and offering passengers the ride of a lifetime.
Guests can see and feel the PT boat experience and learn about the service of the men who served on PT boats by coming aboard PT-305—the world’s only fully restored combat-veteran PT boat in operation today. Thanks to an overwhelmingly generous effort from supporters, the Museum was able to raise the funds necessary—via a successful Kickstarter campaign—to make PT-305’s future possible.
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