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===Higgins===
Higgins Industries produced 199 {{convert|78|ft|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} boats of the ''[[PT-71]]''/''PT-235'', ''PT-265'' and ''PT-625'' classes. The Higgins boats had the same beam, full load displacement, engines, generators, shaft horsepower, trial speed, armament, and crew accommodation as the {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=on|abbr=on}} Elco boats. Many Higgins boats were sent to the Soviet Union and Great Britain at the beginning of the war, so many of the lower-numbered squadrons in the U.S. Navy were made up exclusively of Elcos. U.S. Navy PT boats were organized into MTBRONs. The first Higgins boats for the U.S. Navy were used in the [[Aleutian Islands campaign|battle for the Aleutian Islands]] (Attu and Kiska) as part of Squadrons 13 and 16, and others (MTBRON15 and MTBRON22) in the Mediterranean against the Germans. They were also used during the [[Normandy landings|D-Day landings]] on 6 June 1944.

Even though only half as many Higgins boats were produced, far more survive (seven hulls, three of which have been restored to their World War II configuration) than the more numerous Elco boats. Of the Elco boats, only three hulls (one restored) were known to exist as of 2016.