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NH 73803 70-FT. Higgins Motor Torpedo boat

70-FT. Higgins Motor Torpedo boat
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Title: 70-FT. Higgins Motor Torpedo boat
Caption: Maneuvering in Lake Pontchartrain at 40 knots speed, with twice its military load, about May 1941. during a demonstration for eleven Latin American admirals standing on the sea wall, held near New Orleans about May 1941. This boat, built for England, was powered by three 900 high power supercharged Hall-scott "Defender" engines. The LCPL landing craft of World War II was developed from this design.
Description: Photograph sent to ADM Stark by A.J. Higgins, 26, May 1941.
Catalog #: NH 73803
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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