This list of World War II PT Boat Nicknames
was developed, researched and complied by Will Day, and is current as of September 1 2009.

NOTE:
In some cases, different sources show different spellings for names on the same boat. All versions have been included here. Some names appear more than once, either because the name itself was popular during the war or because boats were renamed as crews transferred between craft.


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Revised 10/1/2013 list:

PT Boat List


PT 1 WET DREAM
PT 4 OLD FAITHFUL
GET IN STEP
PT 6 PRIME
PT 12 DING HAU
PT 17 MONKEY’S UNCLE
PT 21 BLACK JACK
SAD SACK
PT 22 FLYING DEUCES
PT 24 BLUE BITCH
PT 27 SANDRA LEE
PT 34 P.I. ROSE
DEUCE
EAGER BEAVER
PT 36 SEA GYPSY **
PT 45 DUCE (DEUCE)
BOAT2 BOAT
COUGHING COFFIN
PT 48 PREP TOM
PREP TOP
**
DEUCE
PT 59 GUN BOAT
PT 61 GUN BOAT
PT 65 HOGAN’S GOAT
PT 66 BOX CARSCHEETAH
PT 72 LITTLE JOE
PUG MAHON
PT 74 EAGER BEAVER
PT 75 SIX BITS
PT 77 GALLOPING GHOST
PT 78 DRAGON LADY
PT 80 KATYDID
PT 81 BIG ONEBIG #1
PT 82 CUTTY SARK
BOSTON BASTARD
GALLOPING GHOST
PT 83 RELUCTANT DRAGON
EAGER BEAVER
LADY GODIVA
PT 84 (THE) PEACOCK LOUNGE
PT 88 IVORY COASTER
PT 99 PORKER’S STERN
PT 100 SEA CATSEA WOLF
PT 102 LAZY LUMEVIL OLD BOAT
PT 104 LEAN JEAN
PT 105 HELL CATHELLCAT
PT 106 DEVIL HAWKSTOOGIE
PT 107 BLACK MAGIC
PT 108 LIL’ DUCK
PLYWOOD BASTARD
8 BOAT
PT 109 JFK
PT 110 TAVARO
HIROHITO’S HEADACHE
PT 112 USS LCS
PT 113 ZERO CHASER
GREEN BANANA
PT 114 BUCCANEER
SILVER DOLLAR
PT 115 HOGAN’S GOAT
PEST
PT 116 REBEL RAIDERS
PT 117 MUNDA MORN
PT 118 LITTLE ROBBIE
PT 119 JOCO’ GIRL
WEWANNAGOHOME
PT 120 ROARIN’ 20
PT 121 SNAFU
PT 122 ‘SUPER BOAT’
PT 124 WHO-ME
HOGAN’S GOAT
PT 125 WILLIE’S HEADACHE
PT 126 MISS GWIN
ACEY DEUCY
STRING RABBIT SHIRT
PT 128 TUG BOAT ANNIE
WUNS ANITE SANUFF
HI-N’ DRI (HINDRI)
PT 129 ARTFUL DODGER
GYPSY WILDCAT
ANGEL
PT 130 RAVEN
NEW GUINEA KRUD
PT 131 TARFUITARIE
PT 132 LITTLE LULU
LIL LULU
SEA BAT
PT 133 NEW GUINEA FERRY
PT 134 LUCKY ALF
8 BALL
PT 135 ‘SNAFU’
PT 136 NEW GUINEA KRUD
PT 137 THE DUTCHESS
THE DUCHESS
ARBIE BARBIE
SNAFU
PT 138 GREEN BITCH
THUNDERBOLT
JAVA JIVE
PT 139 ZEBRA
PT 140 HELLS CARGO
PT 142 FLYING SHAMROCK WEWANNAGOHOME
PT 143 RING DANG DO
PT 144 (THE) SOUTHERN CROSS
PT 145 SHARKTHE SHARK
PT 146 GREEN HORNET
LUCKY LADY
PT 147 STINKY
PT 148 FERTILE MYRTLE
PT 149 NITE HAWKPIST OFF
PT 150 LADY LUCIFER
PRINCESS
JOKER
PT 151 WUNCANITSENUFJOLLY ROGER
PT 152 LACK-A-NOOKIE
MISS MALARIA
KILLARNEY CURSE
PT 153 LEAPING LENA
PT 154 TULAGI ROTMR. ‘BONE WAYJOSE CARRIOKAONE WAYJOSE CARRIOKA
PT 155 FIGHTING 55 **
5 X 5
RAPID ROBERT
OLE SPOOKY
DRAGON LADY
PT 156 COWBOY
PT 157 ACES ‘N’ EIGHTS
OLD PICKLE PUSS
PT 158 DYNAMITE II
RENDOVA RACER
PT 159 RED DRAGON
RED DEVIL
JANIE
ACES ‘N’ JACKS
PT 160 LAZY DAISY MAE
TOKYO AHEAD
PT 161 JAHNZ CANOE
SASSY SALLY
TERROR OF THE SEAS
PT 162 WICKED WITCH
PT 163 WHO ME?
PT 164  FUBAR
PT 167 WHO, ME?
UGLY DUCKLING
KNICKERBOCKER
HOT AS HELL
PT 168 RAIDIN’ MAIDEN
PT 169 THE FIGHTING 69TH
ZEBRA SNAFU
PT 170 ZEBRA
PT 171 SLOW FREIGHT
DEVIL DUE
DINAH-MITE!
PT 172 SHAMROCK
PT 174 HICKORY
PT 175 MISS LACE
PT 176   MINUTEMAN
SPIRIT OF 76
PT 177 HU SHEE
PT 178 TORPEDO JUNCTION
PT 179 BLACK CAT
IDIOT’S DELIGHT
SLOW FREIGHT
BETTY LOU
PT 180 MARIE
PT 181 RUMDUM
PT 182 BLACK CAT
PT 183 THE LITTLE WOMAN
DEW DROPPER
PT 184 BOGIE (POGIE) BAIT
DYNAMITE
PT 187 NIGHTMARE
8 BALL
PT 188 CAROLINA
QUEEN
COOKIE
DOUBLE TROUBLE
PT 189 KNIGHT MARE
NIGHT MARE
8 BALL
CAROLINA QUEEN
PT 190 JACK O’ DIAMONDS
PT 191 BAMBI
PT 192 “BUGS”
SNAFU
GALLOPING GUILLOTINE
‘MARTINI’
PT 193 BITCHIN’ WITCH
PT 194 LITTLE MIKE
LIBERTY HOUND
PT 195 BLACK AGNES
DRAGON LADY
TOODLES
PT 196 SHAMROCK
PURPLE SHAFT
ELCO PUSS
GREEN DRAGON
PT 198 HIGH ON A WINDY HILL
PT 199 MISS CARRIAGE
NIMROD
PT 201 “ACE”
DEUCE O ACE
ACE OF SPADES
PT 202 J SQUARE
PT 203 SHARKS HEAD
GILL’S CREW
PT 204 AGGIE MARIE
PT 205 SHAMROCK
RAMBLING WRECK
DRAGON
PT 206 TWO HEARTS
LONELY HEARTS
PT 207 LUCKY SEVEN
BIG 7
SEVEN DICE
ZEBRA
PT 208 8 BALL
PT 209 PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA
PT 210 LITTLE POISON
MARIE
BUBBLES
PT 210 LITTLE POISON
MARIE BUBBLES
PT 211 NIGHT OWL

PT 212 CRUSIN’ SUSAN
SEA HORSE
SWIFTY (SWIFTLY
SEA MUSTANG
SEA BRONC
PT 213 SPITTIN’ KITTEN
GALLOPIN’ GHOST
PT 214 GALLOPIN’ GHOST
ZOMBIE
LITTLE KILLER
PT 215 MAN O’ WAR
PT 216   SHANGRI LA
PT 217 TRESCH CAN
RED FALCON
PT 218 LIBERTY HOUND
PT 220 CHOW DOWN
PT 221 OMEN OF THE SEAS
PT 222 LITTLE ONE
LITTLE OHIO (?)
**
LITTLE OTTO (?)
**
THREE DEUCES
WARHEAD
RUPTURED DUCK
PT 223 BALL BUSTERS
PT 224 TAIL END
MARY JANE
DESIROUS VIRGIN
DESIROUS PROSTITUTE
PT 225 PANTHER PUSS
PANTHER PISS
THE SEA COBRA
PT 226 HELL RAZOR
PT 227 PINK PANTHER
PINK LADY
PT 228 JINX
PT 229 WET DREAM
PINK LADY
COWBOY
PT 230  SEA COBRA
MOLL (MOL) FLANDERS
PT 231 RED DEVIL
PT 232 HOLIDAY ROUTINE
PT 233 GREEN SIN
PANTHER PISS
PT 234 END GATE
PT 235 REBEL
PT 236 CRAYFISH
CRAWFISH
PT 237 BATTLING BETSY
BATTLING BETTY
PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA
SLIM (?)
PT 238 SPINNIN’ JENNY
THE OPIUM DREAM
PT 239 DRY DOCK ANNIE
PT 240 JINX
PT 241 SNUFFY
PT 242 CELESTE
CRUSIN’ SUSAN
PT 243 TONDE LEYO
RAMBLIN’ RECK
PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA
PT 244 WEREWOLF
PT 245 PINK LADY
PT 247 GATO NEGRO
PT 248 VIBRATORY
(VIBERATORY)
**
PT 249 SCUFLIN’ (SCUFFLIN’) ASS
PT 250 IMPATIENT VIRGIN
PT 251 NOLA FLASH
PT 252 SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS
PT 253 PANAMA  HATTIE
PT 254 CUBA LIBRE
PT 255 NIX
NO NAME
IDIOT’S DELIGHT
PT 256 BARFLY
LITTLE JOE
PT 257 IDIOTS DELIGHT
LAPUTITA
MISS CARRIAGE
PT 258 LAPUTITA
PT 259 LITTLE JOE
PT 260 IGMFU
PT 261 LUCIFER JR
PT 262 BARFLY
PT 263 HOGAN’S GOAT
SNAFU
PT 264 SNAFUHOGAN’S GOAT
PT 277 KNIGHTMARE
PT 278 BOTTOMS UP
PT 280 SCUTTER
MIDNIGHT SWAN
PT 281 MIDNIGHT LADY
PT 282 MAIL BOAT
PT 283 HERO’S HAUNT
PT 284 GUNBOAT ANNIE
PT 285 SCUTTLEBUTT JOHN
FIGHTING IRISH
PT 286 ROUGH KNIGHTP.I.P.
PT 287 PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA
PISSED OFF
PT 297 OLD (OLE) ‘97’
PT 298 BIG TIME CHARLIE
PT 299 POM POM
TWO NINER NINER
LUCKY LADY
PT 300 KAMIKAZE VAL
PT 301 SNUFFY SMITH
PT 302 DOCK TROTTER
AFTER YOU
2%
PT 303 HOGAN’S GOAT
PT 304 USS CHERRY
SEAWOLF
PT 305 USS SUDDEN JERK
HIGGINS MORTUARY
HALF HITCH
BAR FLY
PT 306 THE FASCINATIN’ BITCH
FASCINATING BITCH
PT 307 SAD SACK
LUCKY 7
SACK HAPPY
PT 308 LA-DEE-DA
PT 309 OH FRANKIE
PT 310 ALCYONE
VIRGINIA DOLL
S_ _  UT BUSTER
PT 311 WANDERER
PT 312 THE STRAY LAMB
BACCHANTE
PT 313 SEA-WOLF
WANDERER
PT 316 MELVILLE EXPRESS
PT 317 MURDER, INC.
PT 318 ONE WAY
OLE PICKLE PUSS
SEA BISKET
PT 320 SEA BITCH
PT 321 BLACK JACK
HOT RUN
CAROLINA CHILE
GREEN HORELET
DEATH’S HAND
SNAFU
PT 323 CALAMITY JANE
SNAFU
JINX
PT 324 BLACK SHEEP
ACES AND EIGHTS
PT 325 OUTLAW
ALI BABA AND HIS 14 THIEVE
SHOT RUN
CAROLINA CHILE
PT 326 GREEN HARLOT
ENCORE
CAROLINA CHILE
PT 327 HELL’S HALF ACRE
MR COMPLETELY
CABOOSE
PT 328 BAYONNE BITCH
PT 329 BELLE
HELL’S BELLS
HELL’S BELLE
VONNIE MARIE
PT 330 BALZANOL
EAGER BEAVER
PT 331 RAMBLIN WRECKER
POOCHIE
COOCHIE
(THE) WOLF
ALI BABA
PT 332 FERRETT
BLACK HAWK
PT 333 HI-DE-HO
GREEN BEAST
THUNDERHAWK
PT 334 BARRACUDA
MESC
VICTORIA
SEAHAWK
PT 335 SEA HAWK
BATTLE BIRD
PT 336 RELAY CHAMP
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
WAR HAWK
PT 337 PT INTREPID
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
PT 338 DEVIL CHASER
SATAN’S BITCH
GREY GHOST
PT 339 THE VONIE MARIE
PT 340 CONDEGAUSSER
LIFE BEGINZ AT 40
WARHAWK
PT 341 DEATH HAWK
THE JOSEPH LYNCH
PT 342 THE JOSEPH LYNCH
TOMAHAWK
LOGAN’S DEMON
DEATH HAWK
SNAFU
PT 343 NIGHT HAWK
PAULINE TOO!
AHDOCON
BLACK HAWK
PT 345 GALLINIPPER
PT 346 BETTY B
BETSY B
BETT B
PT 347 ZOMBIE
PT 348 MARY MAC
MERRY MAC
MARY MAE
PT 349 GUINEA GAL
BEE BEE
PT 350 BEE BEE
SHIFTY FIFTY
PT 351 THE SHADOW
PT 352 SARAH
‘SARA'
MY LITTLE
*
LITTLE *
OUR LITTLE *
PT 354 CRUNCHER
LIP & TUCK
LIBERTY HOUND
PT 355 HELL’S CARGO

PT 356 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
THE HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
DIANAMITE 6
DIANAMITE
PT 357 DIANAMITE II
PT 360 CORAL PRINCESS
BLANCHE
LEAHNITA
PT 361 MISS MAHNUKI
PT 362 GEISHA GOOSER
TOJO’S HOTFOOT
TODD’S HOTFOOT
PT 363 ACE’S AVENGER
TOJO’S HOT FOOT
PT 364 MANASSA MAULER
PT 366 HOGAN’S GOAT
PT 367 LEAN JEAN
DAMFINO
PT 369 J MAR J
SAD SACK
PT 370 PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA
ROACH COACH
PT 372 DONNA FAYE
MISS FORTUNE
PT 373 HATCHES
JANIE
PT 374 TORPEDO TRUK
PT 375 JUDY
PT 376 SPIRIT OF ‘76
PT 377 MISS CHATTERBOX
CRUNCHER (*1)
PT 378 DRACULA
PT 379 SCORPION
79’ER
PT 380 HELLION
PT 381 SHELLY
GEORGE MATT
PT 382 BED BUG
PT 383 KNIGHT RAIDER
PT 390 LITTLE BUTCH
PT 456 HOGAN'S GOAT
GUNG HO
PT 458 STRETCH III
HOGAN’S GOAT
PT 459 MAHOGANY MENACE
PT 460 ALI BABA (BABBA)
PT 461 SUMMA
PT 462 LITTLE JOE
PT 463 5 BOAT
JAN FU
PT 467 9 BOAT
PT 468 8 BALL
PT 469 11 BOAT
PT 472 14 BOAT
PT 474 COCKY FOUR
PT 478 HUBBA-HUBBA
PT 480 RAM IT
BLACK RAM
PT 483 CURIOUS CAT #13
BLACK CAT
BLACK CAT 13
PT 484 SNUFFY SMITH
COCKY 4
PT 485 THE SAINT
PT 487 HOGAN’S GOAT
PT 488 LITTLE JOE
PT 489 EIGHT BALL
PT 490 LITTLE BUTCH
PT 491 FERDINAND THE BULL
MARTINI I
DEVIL’S DAUGHTER
PT 492 IMPATIENT VIRGIN
PT 493 CAROLE-BABY
PT 494 BLIND DATE
PT 495 MISS FURY
GENTLEMAN JIM
PT 496 MISS FURY
CLOWN 10
PT 497 MANY (MUCHO) PESOS
PT 498 WARMASTER
JOLLY ROGER
PT 499 MISS KATE
PT 500 STRATUS
PT 502 IDIOT’S DELIGHT
NASTY BASTARD
PT 503 WHAT NEXT
PT 504 (THE) NASTY BASTARD
PT 505 DIANA
PORTLAND OR BUST
PT 506 DOUBLE TROUBLE
PT 507 HEMINWAY HOTEL
PT 508 MAIRSEY-DOATS
PT 509 SASSY SUE
PT 510 BONNIE
PT 511 COME SEVEN
PT 513 UMBRIAGO
PT 514 HOY HOY
STARDUST
PT 515 BOOMERANG
PT 516 FLYING GINI (JINI)
PT 517 PUG MAHON
PT 518 ‘REQUISITION JOE’
PT 519 SHOO-SHOO BABY
PT 520 CORAL PRINCESS
CORAL QUEEN
PT 521 SNAPPERETTE
PT 522 PADDY’S PIG
PT 523 MUSTANG
PT 524 BET ME
PT 525 RETURN TICKET
PT 526 RETURN TICKET
PT 527 STORK CLUB
PT 528 KILLER WRIGHT
PT 530 EL SNATCHO
PT 531 SHE DEVIL
PT 533 FIGHTING 33
PT 534 SIDEWINDER
PT 535 O’REILLY’S DAUGHTER
PT 537 LITTLE TOMATO
O’REILLY’S DAUGHTER
PT 539 AGGIE MARU
PT 540 40 THIEVES
PT 542 MARGIE
SKID’S BOAT
PT 546 TIMBER WOLF
PT 547 PAOLI LOCAL
ENA BABY
COME SEVEN II
PT 548 DEVIL’S DOZEN
PT 549 DRACULA
PT 550 QUEEN BEE
PT 551 SAPPHIRE
PT 552 HAIRLESS JOE
PT 553 MARRYIN’ SAM
PT 554 MOONBEAM
FIGHTER 54
PT 555 DAISEY MAE
TIEFFENWORTH
PT 556 AVAILABLE JONES
DAISEY MAE
PT 557 TERMITE’S DELIGHT
PT 558 OLD MAN MOSE
PT 559 BLACK RUFE (RUFF)
PT 560 LONESOME POLE CAT
LONESOME POLECAT
MAMMY YOKUM
PT 561 PAPPY YOKUM
EARTHQUAKE MCGOON
PT 562 MOONBEAM MCSWINE
PT 563 MAMMY YOKUM
LIL ABNER
EARTHQUAKE MCGOON
PT 564 HELLCAT
PT 565 DIRTY DOZEN
PT 566 DUFFY’S TAVERN
PT 567 SEA JEEP
PT 568 YURI KAZE
PT 571 CARTER’S LITTLE PILL
PT 572 RUMDUMS
PT 573 ANNIE A
“THE ANNIE A”
PT 575 PREP HOLIDAY
PT 576 YURA KAZE
NIGHT WIND
BITCHIN’ WITCH
PT 577 DIANAMITE II
PT 578 BOLO
PT 579 GIZMO
PT 580 8 BALL
EIGHT BALL
LAZY EIGHT
PT 581 MINUTE MAN
PT 582 HUSHEE (“HUCHEE”)HELLER
PT 583 ONE WAY
PT 584 GRACIE
PT 585 TOJO
FAIR GO
PT 586 ‘THOM CAT’
STAR DUST
PT 587 THOM CAT
TOM CAT
PT 588 DIANAMITE III
PT 589 MIGHTY MOUSE
SUPER MOUSE
PT 590 KNIGHT HAWK
PT 591 THE PEST
PT 592 OLD BLACK CROW
PT 593 RUPTURED DUCK
PT 594 STATES HAPPY
PT 595 HOT SHOT
PT 596 HELL RAZOR
PT 598 MISS MICKEY FINN
PT 599 KATCHA MARU
PT 600 HANGOVER SQ.
PT 601 TERMITE’S DELIGHT
PT 604 TIGER SHARK
BOTTOMS UP
PT 605 BOUNTY
PT 606 ROXIE
PT 613 ABRACADABRA
PT 614 PRETTY LIL
PT 617 BIG RED COCK
THE BIG RED COCK
DRAGON LADY
PT 619 SOKO DEVIL
PT 625 CORAL QUEEN
PT 717 LADAVA
PT 796 TAILENDER
PT 809 GUARDIAN
PT 810 RUSTY


UPDATES: 1 - * Revised Per Allan Lawrence photo, 05-17-2010
2 - ** Revised 10/1/2013

THIS IS AN ONGOING WORK: IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT willday6@yahoo.com AND I WILL INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE MASTER DISK.

NOTE:
This list has been drawn from many sources, including U.S. Navy Archives, KNIGHTS OF THE SEA by PT Boats, Inc., U.S. PT BOATS OF WW II by Frank Johnson, THE UNITED STATES MOSQUITO FLEET by Bob Ferrell, EXCERPTS FROM VESSEL NAME USAGE, USN by Dennis Greene and other miscellaneous sources both verbal and visual.