PT 41 was a PT-20 (Elco 77-Foot) Class Patrol torpedo boat, built at Elco and commissioned on 23 July, 1941. PT boats in line A PT boat was a motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol PT), a small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. ... The ceremonies involved in commissioning ships into a military force are based in traditions thousands of years old. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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. A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... Flagship Pennant of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three (Flown by LT. John D. Bulkeley USN, on PT 41) This was a United States Naval squadron made up of six motor torpedo boats (called PT Boats) based at Cavite, Philippines, in late 1941. ... Vice Admiral John D. Bulkeley (19 August 1911 – 6 April 1996) was a United States Navy officer who was noted for his service during World War II and the Cold War. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...

PT 41 evacuated Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Mrs. MacArthur, Arthur MacArthur (Gen. MacArthur's son), Arthur's Chinese nurse, General Sutherland (USFFE Chief of Staff), Capt. Harold G. Ray (USN), Lt. Col. Sidney L. Huff (Aide), and Maj. C.H. Morehouse (Medical Officer) from Corregidor to Mindanao on 12 March, 1942, thus enabling MacArthur to escape and to make his famous "I will return" speech in Melbourne, Australia. MacArthur landing at Leyte Beach in 1944. ... Corregidor is an island in the entrance of the Philippines Manila Bay. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Melbourne - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

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, Mindanao, supporting the American military forces defending Mindanao and the nearby islands from the invading Japanese throughout late March and early April of 1942. Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ...

After a torpedo attack in concert with PT 34 on the Imperial Japanese Cruiser KUNA 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 it's capture while being transported via road to Lake Lanao. PT 34 was a PT 20 (Elco 77-Foot) Class PT boat, commissioned on 12 July, 1941. ... The USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga class cruiser. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...