▁B . ▁Kelly , ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁Motor ▁Tor ped o ▁Bo at ▁Squadron ▁Three , ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁P T - 3 4 , ▁later ▁re called : ▁ ▁Es cape ▁ ▁Pre par ations ▁▁ ▁Bul keley ▁and ▁his ▁cre ws ▁over h au led ▁the ▁P T ▁boats ▁for ▁the ▁voyage . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁engines ▁had ▁performed ▁hard ▁war ▁service , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁operated ▁for ▁double ▁the ▁recommended ▁mile age ▁without ▁over ha ul . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁they ▁were ▁reduced ▁to ▁operating ▁at ▁half ▁speed . ▁Since ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁replacement ▁parts , ▁the ▁g ask ets , ▁which ▁normally ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁disc arded , ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁carefully ▁clean ed ▁and ▁replaced . ▁Each ▁P T ▁boat ▁would ▁carry ▁twenty ▁ 5 5 - g all on ▁drums ▁of ▁additional ▁fuel ▁on ▁the ▁deck . ▁This ▁reduced ▁the ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁the ▁boats ▁to ▁about ▁. ▁To ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁the ▁passengers , ▁Bul keley ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁ 3 2 ▁of ▁his ▁men ▁behind , ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁fight ▁as ▁inf antry ▁on ▁B ata an . ▁ ▁Mac Ar thur ' s ▁chief ▁of ▁staff , ▁Major ▁General ▁Richard ▁K . ▁S uther land , ▁drew ▁up ▁the ▁passenger ▁lists . ▁Rock well ▁and ▁his ▁chief ▁of ▁staff , ▁Captain ▁Herbert ▁J . ▁Ray , ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁accomp any ▁Mac Ar thur . ▁They ▁were ▁already ▁under ▁orders ▁to ▁return ▁by ▁sub marine , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁switched ▁to