Laid down 10 April 1942 by the Electric Boat Co., Elco Works, Bayonne, NJ
Launched 15 July 1942
Completed 4 August 1942, placed in service and assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron SIX (MTBRon 6) under the command of Lt. Comdr. Clifton B. Maddox, USN
MTBRon 6 arrived in the South Pacific in time for its boats to participate in some of the last actions with the Tokyo Express at Guadalcanal. Later it had action at Rendova, Vella Lavella, Treasury,
Bougainville, Green, and Emirau
The "Munda Morn" was destroyed by Japanese aircraft 1 August 1943 at Rendova harbor, Solomon Islands. Specifications:
Displacement 56 t.
Length 80'
Beam 20' 8"
Draft 5'
Speed 41 kts.
Complement 17
Armament: One 20mm mount, four 21" Torpedoes and two twin .50 cal. machine guns
Propulsion: Three 1,500shp Packard W-14 M2500 gasoline engines, three shafts.
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