How American PT boats became part of the last patrol conducted in the Mediterranean Sea.

Learn how this unique field modification came to be.

Richard Hamilton’s life as an Agricultural Statistician was interrupted by World War II. Within two years Hamilton was known as a decorated PT boat captain nicknamed “Dickey Dare.”

As 1943 turned to 1944, PT-305 departed New Orleans, and she would not be back for more than six decades. 

Made of precisely machined cast brass, PT-305's Mark 31 torpedo director was built by Bristol and Martin Inc. of New York City, prewar a manufacturer of vending machines and fruit juicers.