PT Boat Operations
in the
English Channel - 1944
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from actual copies of navy documents from the files of the Division of
Naval Records and History. This material was initially classified as SECRET
but has since been DECLASSIFIED.
[ Cover Page ] [
Introduction ] [
D-Day Plans ] [
Organization ]
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Activities & Facilities ] [
Enemy Craft ] [
Comments ]
The first two documents are each one page long and are
included on this page. The others are multi-page documents and have been
placed on separate Web Pages.
(Cover Page)
U.S.N. MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT ACTIVITY
IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AREA
HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT GIVING A SUMMARY OF ACTION, OPERATIONS
AND OPERATIONAL FACILITIES OF MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SUPPORT OF CAMPAIGN IN
NORTHERN FRANCE. MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRONS 2, 30, 34, AND 35 COMPOSED
THIS COMMAND WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY TASK GROUP 122.9 UNDER LT. COMDR. J.D.
BULKELEY, USN. ON 10 JULY IT BECAME 123.5 UNDER LT. A. H. HARRIS, USNR.
(Introduction)
U.S.N. MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT ACTIVITY
IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AREA
The following description of United States PT-boat operation
in the English Channel area has not been prepared as an official report.
It may contain certain inaccuracies, very probably it is not all inclusive,
but in the main it presents a true and comprehensive summary of action,
operations and operational facilities. This round-up has been prepared
specifically for officers who served in PTs in this area during 1944, and
for dissemination to interested PT personnel in other theaters of operation.
A.H. Harris
Commander Task Group 123.5
Reported by PT Boats, Inc.
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Allan Harris died August 16, 1986.
He had served with RONs 1, 2, 3, & 4
before becoming CTG 123.5.
Document #3
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF MTB, ML & S.B.G. PLANS AND ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO D-DAY
AND DURING D-PLUS DAYS, THE INTENSIVE CONVOYING PERIOD
A four page document by LT. A.H. Harris, USNR covering the
combined operations of British and American small craft during the period
of the invasion. Click
Here
Document #4
PT ORGANIZATION IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AREA
A two page summary by LT. A.H. Harris, USNR, describing the
various Task Groups and Commands under which the PTs operated in the English
Channel. Click Here
Document #5
A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF U.S. PT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATION FACILITIES
A three page document by LT. A.H. Harris, USNR, describing
the mission of the PTs in the English Channel and the bases from which
they operated. Click
Here
Document #6
DESCRIPTION OF ENEMY CRAFT ENGAGED BY CHANNEL AREA PTs
A page and one-half summary by LT. A.H. Harris, USNR, describing
the various types of German vessels engaged by the PTs in the English Channel.
Click
Here
Document #7
DEPARTMENTAL COMMENTS
A four page document by LT. A.H. Harris, USNR, in which he
comments on the various ordnances, electrical gear, fighting lights, etc.
related to the PT boats in the English Channel. Click
Here