P.T. 73 - Sleek sub-chasing torpedo patrol boat on the military comedy MCHALES NAVY/ABC/1962-66. Docked on the Island of Taratupa, the PT 73 was commanded by Lt. Cdr. Quinton McHale (Ernest  Borgnine) and Ensign Charles Parker (Tim Conway). Additional crew members included seamen Lester Gruber (Carl Ballantine); George "Christy" Christopher; (Gary Vinson); Harrison "Tinker" Bell (Billy Sands); Virgil Edwards (Edson Stroll); Joseph "Happy" Haines (Gavin MacLeod); Willy Moss (John Wright); and occasionally, Fuji Kobiaji (Yoshio Yoda), a AWOL Japanese soldier. P.T. 112 was commanded by Lt. Elroy Carpenter (Bob Hastings).

TRIVIA NOTE: The P.T. boat (Patrol Torpedo) was a small, armed motorboat (4 torpedo tubes plus light cannon and machine guns) used by the US Navy in World War II. The typical P.T. Boat was constructed of plywood, measured 80 feet in length, carried a crew of 12-17 men, traveled up to 43 knots (49 mph), displaced 33 tons and powered three gasoline engines with a total output of 4,500 horsepower.