A squadron of PT (Patrol Torpedo) boats lies moored along a jungle-fringed lagoon at a forward operating base somewhere in the South Pacific. Fast, lightly armed, and built of wood, PT boats became legendary for their night raids against Japanese barge traffic and supply convoys threading the islands of the Solomons, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Bases like this one, often little more than a cleared beach, a scattering of tents, and a fuel dump beneath the palms, supported the boats and their crews far from any established port, embodying the improvised, hard-won infrastructure of the island-hopping campaign. Project: 218696