Thread: Why were the S boats called Sugar Boats?
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Old 08-06-07, 11:11 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
By the same token, Patrol Torpedo boats were commonly called Peter Tares.
I thought Peetee(or shorter;Pete)or from the French petite(small):p
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