Ex - USS PT-615 (City of Kingston, New York)

 military, place with historical importance, boat, United States Navy

Built by ELCO at their Bayonne Shipyard towards the end of the Second World War, PT-615 entered US Navy service in September 1945 as a member of Motor Torpedo Squadron 42. Slated for service in support of the planned Invasion of Mainland Japan, the cessation of hostilities brought PT-678 and her crew a much different service experience.

Used primarily for public displays, outings and "Thank You" functions for American citizens who bought war bonds following the war, PT-678 and her squadron deployed as far afield as Syracuse, New York before shaping a course for Norfolk where she was deactivated in January 1946. Stripped of her armaments and offered for public sale, PT-615 found her way into the ownership of Clark Gable following an extensive conversion into a yacht by her builders she began her new career under the name "Tarbaby VI".

Used by Gable as his personal yacht into the 1950's, PT-615 was passed between a number of subsequent owners until being purchased by Fleet Obsolete and restored to her her weather deck. She is presently stored out of the water awaiting topside restoration.

www.pt728.com/Fleetobsoleterestoration.html
www.navsource.org/archives/12/05615.htm
www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/ptboat/PT-615.html