PT 103/ Group of Men on Bridge, May 26,1942
black-and -white negative; safety negative
PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVESRosenfeld and Sons
USA, NJ, Bayonne
Circa May 25, 1942
safety film, Kodak #38
overall: 4 x 5 in.
4X5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld adn Sons off Bayonne, New Jersey May 26, 1942. Image of Elco personel plus Naval officers on the bridge of PT-103 during inspection trials. PT-103 was the first boat of the new and latest class of eighty-foot PT boats which improved sea worthiness and enhance ordinance load capabilities. Elco produced 326 boats of this PT-103 class from 1942-1945. (See PT-103 under vessel authority for more details). Stamped neg. sleeve: "104136F/ May 26 1942 / ELECTRIC BOAT COMPANY / ELCO NAVAL DIVISION / BAYONNE, N.J./ [Box] 4730-4732". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld collection.
PT 103 motor torpedo boat, Elco
1984.187.104136F
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection