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Vietnam Era PTF Boat Heads Up River To New Home In Illinois Some of the crew of PTF-26. (Photo courtesy of Michael Klapka)

Vietnam Era PTF Boat Heads Up River To New Home In Illinois

July 12, 2024

A fast patrol boat that served in the Vietnam War is heading upriver to serve as the first maritime training vessel on the inland waterways later this month. PTF-26 is… Read More

Vietnam-Era PTF Boat To Train Youth On Inland Waterways PTF-26 loaded in its travel cradle on the mv. BBC Michigan prior to traveling through the Panama Canal and then across the Gulf of Mexico and around Florida to Port Everglades. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation)

PTF-26 loaded in its travel cradle on the mv. BBC Michigan prior to traveling through the Panama Canal and then across the Gulf of Mexico and around Florida to Port Everglades. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation)

Vietnam-Era PTF Boat To Train Youth On Inland Waterways

January 5, 2024

A Vietnam-era PT boat owned by a Paducah, Ky.-based foundation is on its way to the inland waterways with a mission of training and inspiring youth who live near the… Read More

Maritime Nonprofits Partner To Bring WWII Ship To Ohio River P-520, a World War II Crash Rescue Boat, is headed to the Ohio River. The boat is aboard the mv. St. Georg, a yacht carrier, for trans-shipment through the Panama Canal. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation)

P-520, a World War II Crash Rescue Boat, is headed to the Ohio River. The boat is aboard the mv. St. Georg, a yacht carrier, for trans-shipment through the Panama Canal. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation)

Maritime Nonprofits Partner To Bring WWII Ship To Ohio River

September 21, 2020

America’s last PT boat, PTF-26, won’t be operating on the Ohio River this fall, but a partnership between the Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation Ltd., which owns it, and a nonprofit… Read More

Last PT Boat Prepares For River Mission PTF-26 could leave California as soon as August for a trip first to Ensenada, Mexico, where it will be transported as deck cargo through the Panama Canal and on into the Gulf of Mexico. Known as the last American PT boat, it could arrive on the Ohio River by mid-September. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation Ltd.)

PTF-26 could leave California as soon as August for a trip first to Ensenada, Mexico, where it will be transported as deck cargo through the Panama Canal and on into the Gulf of Mexico. Known as the last American PT boat, it could arrive on the Ohio River by mid-September. (Photo courtesy of Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation Ltd.)

Last PT Boat Prepares For River Mission

May 22, 2020

The last of the Vietnam War era’s fast patrol boats has new ownership, a continued mission of service and plans for a home port on the Ohio River. The Maritime… Read More

PTF Boat To Train Chaplains, Scouts … If It Can Catch A Ride In its most recent role, PTF-26 has served as a training ship for sea scouts in northern California.

In its most recent role, PTF-26 has served as a training ship for sea scouts in northern California.

PTF Boat To Train Chaplains, Scouts … If It Can Catch A Ride

December 13, 2019

The last of the Vietnam War-era fast patrol boats is seeking a new home in Paducah, Kentucky, for use training chaplains and sea scouts. Seamen’s Church Institute senior river chaplain… Read More