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Patrol boats can trace their beginnings to early harbor craft that safeguarded major ports and coastal and inland waterways around the world. The duties of these vessels have always been to enforce local, national and maritime laws, and tocarry out search and rescue missions. The design of the modern patrol boat owesa great deal to the PT (patrol torpedo) boats developed during World War II. The United States entered the war with only 12 of these craft in service, but theyproved their value in combat early in the war, seeing extensive action around the Philippines. These fast and maneuverable vessels, powered by three Packard V-12 engines, were capable of speeds up to 45 knots and were ideally suited to thewaters surrounding the Pacific island chains. The U.S. Navy soon had the Higgins and Electric Boat Company producing PT boats as rapidly as possible, and by the Battle of Midway in June 1942, 10 of the craft were available to supplement the American surface fleet. Beginning in Octobe...