by Bill Altice
Categories:
- Build type: [Italeri][Kit]
- Material: [Plastic]
- Scale: [1:35]
- Subject Type: [Torpedo Boat]
- Era: [1914-1945]
- Nationality: [United States]
- Propulsion: [Gasoline] [Internal Combustion] [Propeller]
About the Vessel
PT-588 was an 80′ Elco Motor Torpedo Boat launched on 21 March 1945 . Elco is an abbreviation for the Electric Boat Company. She was assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 39, but having been completed late in the war, saw no action with the enemy.
