The remnants of a patrol boat that was once commanded by former US President John F.

Kennedy was found in Harlem River, New York City. It was pulled up from the riverbeds as a sea wall is being constructed in NYC to prevent massive flooding.

Rumors had circulated over the fate of PT-59, which is the boat whose parts have been salvaged in this effort. According to the New York Times, the boat was sold to private hands after the end of WWII and became abandoned by the 1970s at which point it sank.

Kennedy commanded PT-59 after his much more famous tenure and leadership while skipping PT-109. When PT-109 began to sink after colliding with a Japanese warship, the young JFK showed great courage by safely rescuing his crew from the sinking boat.

After being awarded The Navy and Marine Corps medal for his leadership, the future president then began to command PT-59. Although not as famous as time on PT-109, JFK still participated in multiple high-risk missions including the evacuation of American soldiers from the Pacific islands.

The Patrol Torpedo (PT) series was one of the most famous and crucial backbones of the American navy during WWII. The Navy’s History and Heritage Command explains that PT-59 was well equipped and mobile, allowing it to accomplish any mission that it was given.

The discovery of this vaunted ship surprised many, mainly because it lied in the bottom of one of the busier parts of the Harlem River by North Cove.

Despite the famous commander, PT-59 never enjoyed the popularity and fame that PT-109 had secured by its dramatic sink. One Kennedy expert likened it to an extraneous page in the long and vaunted legend of JFK.

However, many hope that this discovery will initiate more studies and public interest on PT-59 and other relics from the same era. Wrecks and remnants of ships from WWII continue to be discovered until today.

For instance, the recent discovery of the USS Nevada not farm from Pearl Harbor will provide military historians more primary evidence to study and understand better the situation.

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