PT Boat 155 'Kelley's Kids' South Pacific WW II

80' Elco Patrol Torpedo Boat:
Laid down 15 August 1942 by the Electric Boat Co., Elco Works, Bayonne, NJ
Launched 30 October 1942
Completed 20 November 1942, placed in service and assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron NINE (Ron 9 AKA 'Kelley's Kids') under the command of Lt. Comander Robert B. Kelly
Ron 9 was assigned to the South Pacific and fought at Rendova, Lever Harbor, Treasury, and Green. Transferred to the Southwest Pacific in May 1944, the squadron had action at Mios Woendi, Dutch New Guinea; Morotai, in the
Halmaheras; and at Zamboanga and Tawi Tawi in the Philippines. The squadron also based for a time at Dreger Harbor, New Guinea, and at Samar in the Philippines, but had no action from these bases.
The "Dragon Lady", ex-"Ole-Spooky", ex-"Fighting 55", ex-"Rapid Robert", ex-"5 X 5" was placed out of service, stripped and destroyed by U.S. Forces 24 November 1945 at Samar, Philippines.

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