AMT 1/64 PT-109 Jfk Model Kit

The 1/64 scale PT-109 by AMT recreates the most famous patrol torpedo boat in American history. PT-109 was the U.S. Navy motor torpedo boat commanded by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy in the Solomon Islands during World War II. On August 2, 1943, the boat was rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri. Kennedy's heroic actions in saving his crew — swimming miles through enemy waters while towing an injured crewman by his life jacket strap — became a defining moment of his biography and later his presidential campaign. This AMT kit captures the Elco 80-foot PT boat with its torpedo tubes, gun mounts, and distinctive planing hull. A meaningful build that connects naval history with one of America's most iconic presidencies.