PT-183 and PT-180, Elco 80-footers of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 11 (MTBRon 11) at the Rendova PT Boat base on Lumbari Island in the Solomon Islands, 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     PT-183 and PT-180, Elco 80-footers of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 11 (MTBRon 11) at the Rendova PT Boat base on Lumbari Island in the Solomon Islands, 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Lumbari, British Western Pacific Territories
Date  1944
Photographer    Unknown
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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,500 x 1,125 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
21 May 2016 09:50:00 PM

Note the mottled paint scheme on both boats and the array of anti-shipping weapons along PT-183’s starboard rail. L to R: Mark XIII aerial torpedo, Mark 18 torpedo tubes holding a Mark VII torpedo, and a Mark 6 depth charge.

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Lumbari, British Western Pacific Territories

Latitude-Longitude:
-8.4048, 157.3105

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