Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 was built by the Electric Launch Company, now known as Elco Motor Yachts, headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey. It was laid down on March 3, 1942, launched on June 20 ...

Elco itself converted to producing gasoline engines, and eventually, during World War II, built 399 PT boats, including John F. Kennedy’s PT-109. Growing up, Houghton spent his summers on Lake ...