Higgins PT Boats at New Orleans Industrial Canal 28 June 1943 NH 44483

NH 44483: Commissioning ceremonies of MTB Squadron 23 at Higgins Industrial Canal Plant, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 28, 1943. The boats present at front are PT 281, PT 277, and PT 288. Note the standardized camouflage pattern of these boats. Used in the publication by Captain Robert J. Bulkley, Jr., USNR, “At Close Quarters,” Page 67. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command PHotograph. (2016/07/28).