View of the PT-59 boat in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Photo by Photoquest / Getty Images An oft-overlooked vessel linked to one of the United States’ most famous presidents has resurfaced ...

On Nov. 16, Sunday, at 9 p.m. ET, MSNBC and National Geographic EXPLORER present “The Search for Kennedy’s PT 109,” the exclusive behind-the-scenes story of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence ...

Dr. Robert Ballard, who discovered the Titanic, the Bismarck and dozens of other lost ships, announced his latest find Wednesday: PT 109, John F. Kennedy's wartime boat, which a Japanese destroyer ...

They were beautiful, fast and glamorous -- a rare opportunity for a young reserve officer like John F. Kennedy to earn a coveted command at sea. But should a PT boat ever be caught with idling engines ...

The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on desktop, mobile, and our app for subscribers only. To enjoy the e-Newspaper ...

Naval experts on Wednesday confirmed wreckage found recently in the South Pacific by noted undersea explorer Robert Ballard must be that of John F. Kennedy’s famed World War II torpedo boat PT 109.

MTA crews in New York may have pulled a sunken warship from the Harlem River that was once commanded by former President John F. Kennedy during the Second World War. A crane pulled the wreckage of ...

In the Nov. 21 column, “We grieved not just for JFK, but for lost promise,” it was written that President Kennedy’s PT boat was torpedoed. In fact it was sunk by being rammed by an enemy ship. No self ...

PT-109 was the Navy torpedo patrol boat captained by the dashing young John Kennedy during World War II, years before he became President Kennedy. The boat sank. But two months ago, underwater ...