The boat operated inward the Mediterranean along the coasts of southern French Republic as well as Northern Italy during World War II, conducting to a greater extent than than 77 offensive patrols as well as operations. PT-305 fought inward xi split actions as well as sank 3 German linguistic communication ships during its 14-month deployment.
After WWII, PT-305 acted equally a civilian tour boat inward New York Harbor as well as a angling charter, piece falling into disrepair. The New Orleans museum purchased the boat inward 2007 as well as since then, a volunteer squad of 202 people worked 105,000 hours at its restoration pavilion to give-up the ghost PT-305 dorsum upwards as well as running.
