Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 was built by the Electric Launch Company, now known as Elco Motor Yachts, headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey. It was laid down on March 3, 1942, launched on June 20, 1942, ...

Among the millions of World War II veterans were seven future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.

It's August 1943 and future president, John F. Kennedy is the Commander of the US patrol torpedo boat PT-109. He was participating in a hunt for the famous "Tokyo Express" - Japanese destroyers ...

Far from talking about the chimes of Big Ben, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has been told by US senator John Kennedy to “put down the bong” over the move to hand over control of the Chagos ...