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Motor Torpedo Boat ''PT-41'' was a of the United States Navy, built by the Electric Launch Company of Bayonne, New Jersey. The boat was laid down as Motor Boat Submarine Chaser ''PTC-21'', but was reclassified as ''PT-41'' prior to its launch on 8 July 1941, and was completed on 23 July 1941.〔 ==Ship history== ''PT-41'' served as the flagship of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three, which was based in the Philippines from late 1941 to April 1942. The commander of ''PT-41'' was Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley, who became one of the U.S. Navy's most highly decorated officers. ''PT-41'' evacuated General (later General of the Army) Douglas MacArthur, Mrs. Jean MacArthur, Arthur MacArthur IV (General MacArthur's son), Ah Cheu (Arthur's Chinese nurse), Major General Richard K. Sutherland (United States Army Forces in the Far East Chief of Staff), Captain Herbert J. Ray (USN), Lieutenant Colonel Sidney L. Huff (Aide), and Major C.H. Morehouse (Medical Officer) from Corregidor to Mindanao on 12 March 1942, thus enabling MacArthur to escape and to make his famous "I shall return" speech in Terowie, Australia.〔 After MacArthur's party left Mindanao, ''PT-41'', along with the two remaining PT boats of the squadron (''PT-34'' and ''PT-35''), established a new base of operations at Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao, supporting the American military forces defending Mindanao and the nearby islands from the invading Japanese throughout late March and early April 1942. After a torpedo attack in concert with on the on April 9, 1942, ''PT-41'' became the last remaining PT boat of the squadron (''PT-34'' was sunk in the aftermath of the attack and ''PT-35'' was burned at Cebu). With no more torpedoes available for ''PT-41'' to use, it was commandeered by the United States Army to patrol Lake Lanao, Mindanao. It was destroyed by the Army on April 15, 1942, to prevent its capture while being transported via road to Lake Lanao.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Motor Torpedo Boat PT-41」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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