PT Boat Losses
According to the book "At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy" 99 of the 531 PT boats that served during WWII, were lost to various causes.
- Accident, friendly fire, sea conditions – 32
- Destroyed by own own crew to prevent capture – 27
- Rammed, by the enemy – 8
- Kamikaze – 2
- Naval mines – 9
- Enemy Coastal artillery – 6
- Strafing by Aircraft – 8
- Enemy Naval Gunfire – 7
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