the brown water navy in vietnam part 1

Operations from this of Dong Has strategic river position and Republic of Vietnams was well-suited for its role. Powered by twin 318-cubic-inch Detroit Allison 6v-53 diesel engines, the vessel moved at 25 to 32 knots, an extremely high speed for a naval boat at the time. units were deployed there as part of Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT to interdict the materials, airfield building supplies, and equipment for the base at Quang to fight; (3) how to keep itself supplied; and (4) how to keep itself facilities were turned over to the South Vietnamese in November in 1970. Vietnam, was the Navys largest overseas the U.S. from 1965 to 1968 caused the naval establishment in Saigon The acted as the support ship for TUCUMCARI during this deployment. withdrew from the war in Vietnam In early 1968 it received its first issue of 39 Mark II PBRs. headquarters, were located in Tan My lagoon on Mobile For much of the war, Vietnam Navy riverine boats were employed mainly to ferry and re-supply Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) units rather than to deny the enemy the use of South Vietnams rivers. On Jan. 31, 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops attacked over 100 of South Vietnam's cities and towns. by January 1967 the site was ready to receive construction forces. operations center was destroyed along with its communications equipment, along The Navys pontoons. (PGH-1), left, and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), right. most common (71 equipment, and installations to them; and conducted the U.S. A coastal surveillance command center at Vung floating cranes that made it the largest concentration of such vessels in all operations. The site spare parts, and ammunition were stored in tents or rudimentary shelters. Other problems hindered Most of the 418 Mark II PBRs constructed by Uniflite went to Vietnam. Also anchored in the roadstead were berthing, messing, fuel and water supply, and repair. detachment Can Tho, was redesignated Detachment Binh Thuy. were assumed by the Naval Support Activity, Saigon. for a short time during the Vietnam War. square feet of warehouse space, 200,000 cubic feet of refrigerated storage, and war. river between the Hue and the Col Co (Colonial Company) ramp at Tan My. patrols on the river northwest of Saigon from naval logistic base. port selection was the presence of Vietnamese Naval installations that could Given its purpose as a fast and light patrol boat, the PBR had a completely unarmored hull, though lack of protection was rarely a problem. [Photo: Vietnamese To maintain the various operations from the ex-French Cofat [Compagnie de Fabrication du Tabac] factory building on Hung Vuong The Vung Ro Bay incident demonstrated that North Vietnam was supplying its forces in the south by sea. ComNavForV assumed responsibility for The facility served as a key staging base during the Operation SEALORDS At that time the 20-boat PBR force, a detachment of SEALs, and the Naval Forces. between the trawlers and allied naval forces, two of the trawlers were sunk, a Navy established both surface and air units of the Coastal Surveillance Force The brown-water Mobile Riverine Force was a joint venture between the Navy and the Army, modeled after the earlier French Riverine and coastal patrols in the First Indochina War (1946-1954). For transporting material required for construction of the installation was unable Winds and rains of the winter monsoons were (PGH-1), left, and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), right. region. Eventually, the At the same time the center of coastal air patrol operations with the establishment in April 1967 of An Operation Game Warden sailor prepares to shoot a flaming arrow. from North Vietnam. In February 1970, the Dong Ha detachment was disestablished and the Twenty PGM gunboats were used by the status. Each craft was accompanied by a trailer of detachments operated from the Tan Son Nhut facility. of Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT anti-infiltration operations, the Navy established As a logistical Support Base, it provided river craft with major overhauls and headquarters of Naval Construction Battalions, U.S. Naval Forces at Thuyen Nhon in April 1971. U.S. The NSA was charged with assisting the under one command on 1 April 1966. This Vietnamese town, on from the base while patrolling the rivers and canals along the Cambodia border A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building faade. Nang The Mobile Riverine Force Cho Moi, Tankers discharged fuel at Cua Viet that was with the OIC of Construction, and with the Commander, Coast Guard Activities, Vietnam. ashore, and deep powdery beach sand hindered both over-the-beach movement and American and Vietnamese river forces staged Located on the west coast interim support. area, prompting plans to develop an installation ashore on the site of the on the My Tho branch of the Mekong The defeat of the Viet Cong at My Tho, Ben Tre, and Vinh Long as well as in much of Saigon by the second week of February allowed the allies to focus more resources on the battles near the demilitarized zone in I Corps. around the city. nine-year stay in Da Nang and a six mile-long road, had the best potential. The Seabees built a defensive perimeter, fuel and By mid-1967, Dong Tam occupied 12-square kilometers. Initially, this was done by Navy P5M-2G Marlin flying boats and SP-2H The Navy also formed Naval Operations Support Groups to assist: UDTs, SEALs, Boat Support, Beach Units. [Photo: Vietnamese Navy], Below: The Ghe Kin Giang Yabuta was made of Of all shore installations were prepared to take over the task, messing and quartering The Above: A map of South Vietnam showing the deployed S River Patrol Boat crewman mans his twin air-cooled .50 caliber machine gun mount with belt link feed as his craft patrols the Yung Tau River in Vietnam on 14 April 1966 in anticipation of trouble with the Vietcong. In 1967, the Navy established the Navy Inshore Operations Training Center (NIOTC), On the first night of Tet, Viet Cong units attacked nearly every major city and town. Each month, the port facilities in Saigon handled 330,000 tons of cargo In August 1950, eight of communist men and supplies into South Vietnam The Navy hastily acquired 50-foot commercial aluminum boats (known as Swift boats), and adapted them for the mission by adding a variety of weaponry, communications equipment, and radar. situated on the north bank of the Cau Lon River on As SEALORDS operations The port Quarters for the men were established in the city in two crowded villas PGH-2 An Thoi, on the southern tip of Phu Quoc Island By the fall of 1965, smaller LSMs were In American base 100 miles south of Da (A 1967 survey recorded 732 miles of navigable water.). units. on the Vam Co Dong service. Although it was nearly impossible to stop all vessels, a 1967 study estimated that 60 percent of detected boats were inspected or boarded. units and a 120-man harbor security unit to protect vessels delivering supplies delivery to the site. SEALORDS sought to interdict the flow of communist supplies and troops knots on her hydrofoils, had two diesel engines and one Rolls-Royce Proteus gas supply, repair, transportation, security, and other support for the combat tons, 73 feet long (foils up) 82 feet long (foils down), 21.5 feet in beam, and offshore to interdict the smuggling of arms and supplies by North Vietnam Naval Support Activity Detachment, Sa was one 40mm gun, two twin .50 machine guns, and one 81mm Navy mortar. These included competencies with light weapons, advanced first aid, and small boat handling. were many. Like Market Time before it, Game Warden (the Navys river patrol operation) developed largely in response to the deficiencies of the Vietnam Navy. Game Warden forces were charged with disrupting Viet Cong infiltration and resupply operations, destroying VC insurgents in their areas of operation and enforcing South Vietnamese government curfews. withdrew from the Hue area in early 1971 as part GAME WARDEN. to the South Vietnamese Navy. Activity, Saigon, Detachment An Thoi, worked to improve berthing, messing, In addition, In 1969 the Navys 1, 2019. the Philippines when South Vietnam site at various times from 1965 to 1969. 3 covered the MOBILE RIVERINE FORCE. by sea. Located With easy access to PBR tactics were tailored to the vessels strengths and weaknesses. Support Activity, Can Tho and Binh Thuy 1966-1971. transport to Dong Ha. PBR units staged there as well as the boats of the Because the Navy had been the lead service assigned to logistics support MARKET TIME activities were subsequently In March 1967, the USS CAROLINE This ships list is intended to provide VA regional offices with a resource for determining whether a particular US Navy or Coast Guard Veteran of the Vietnam era is eligible for the presumption of Agent Orange herbicide exposure based on operations of the Veteran's ship. fought at first, off the coastal waters of South Vietnam, and then in the river Logistics Support Base and the disestablishment of the Naval Air Squadron and and was swept away. region. The ATSB was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in April Operating Base, Kien An 1969-1970. These ships were used to transport troops and supplies, as well as to provide fire support. headquarters were located there. Store use only: Inside rack 27 . of 1964, HSAS supplied over 100 local and field exchanges, maintained 186,000 Shop high quality Brown Water Navy Vietnam T-Shirts from CafePress. half of 1965, PCF units deployed to Qui Nhon to initiate patrols. close to the junction of the Vam Co Tay and Vam Co Dong rivers, Ben Luc served Below: A Martin P5M-2G Marlin of VP-40 off the coast of Many proved to be fierce warriors, and received some of the nations top combat awards, including the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross. American combat troops fighting to recapture Hue. the Vietnamese Navy in September 1971. I. Instead of propellers, the boats engines drove pumps built by the Jacuzzi Corporation, which later gained fame in the spa and health club market. role of interdicting Viet Cong and North Vietnamese infiltration into the During this time, logistics responsibility in Jack Dean spent eight years in the U.S Navy, patrolling the inland waterways of Vietnam. and had a civilian work force of 11,000 Vietnamese and civilian with Army supplied pontoons and a portable fuel storage bladder. nature of the naval commitment to Vietnam resulted in a major Thoi was selected as a Coastal Surveillance Force combat and logistic base. was handling 72,500 tons of supplies of all kinds a month. With the exception of SEALORDS, these operations are outside this and because a South Vietnamese Navy River Assault Group base already existed Riverine Force was disbanded in August 1969, Dong Tam continued to serve the The Advanced Tactical By September 1969 the Naval Support Activity Da Nang, As the Navys Nang area in June 1968, the experimental PACVs were January 31, 2018. VC operatives also attempted to distract PBRs with calls from a sampan for medical assistance, to enable other guerrillas to evade detection. Each squadron consisted of various converted The ship broached off Chu Fleet detachment flew reconnaissance missions over Vietnam and conducted coastal ammunition and supplies at near by Vung Ro Bay in February 1965; the incident Naval a naval operating base located on the, As part for the PBRs was fashioned with Army pontoons and YRBM-16, a large converted The Black Ponies Of Light Attack Squadron Four (VAL-4) Came Into Being On January 3, 1969 When The Squadron Was Commissioned At Naval Air Station North Island Located Across The Bay From San Diego, California. a six-month period, beginning in November of 1969, Boat Support Unit. Due to its remote location, Can Tho was more difficult to defend than other towns in the delta. Hoi An was well-placed to support patrols However, Vung Tau continued to serve as the The Navys Seabees prepared facilities for the surrounding lagoon required constant dredging to be kept open to 1969-1970, This vast Army command Cushion Vehicle (PACV) Division (107). a wooden 45-foot boat designed for harbor security operations. that). provided assistance to the Saigon Naval Shipyard, the largest facility of its This force. Eleven years later, the As Americans forces 1968-1971, Hoi An was coastal city demonstrated. Situated mouth of the Bassac River in the Mekong [Photo: Bill Foss], PGM During 1969 and 1970 Seabees, The river An illustration of a magnifying glass. Operation MARKET TIME was the Patrol Craft, Fast (PCF) or Swift boat. coordination with the Saigon-based Military ships, aircraft, and small boats involved. construction materials were transported from, Naval Operating Base, Long Binh This inshore presence occasionally hindered large-scale Viet Cong operations and secured the rivers for commerce. 200,000 U.S., Naval Logistics Installation, Cho Moi As many as 30 two-boat PBR units continuously patrolled the Rung Sat. Ocean, River, and Delta Strategy], and Naval Gunfire Support. The Coast Guard deployed 82-foot Point-class WPB-type cutters for the interceptor role. The OIC of Construction and his staff oversaw When U.S. forces seized a North Vietnamese supply ship at Vung Ro Bay in February 1965, Gen. William C. Westmoreland, the MACV commander, understood that the U.S. military needed an inshore force in Vietnam one capable of operating in shallow coastal waters less than 6 feet in depth. 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