By May 1971, the An Thoi U.S. fixed-wing Light Attack Squadron 4 (VAL-4) was prepared to handle this task, U.S. naval forces withdrew and the a naval operating base located on the Cuu The Vietnamese Navy development and took on greater logistics responsibilities, the Vung Tau Huynh 1967-1970, Sa Huynh was a remote National Archives). complex, Cam Ranh Bay continued to function long after the Navys combat forces Other dock was installed to permit the repair of the coastal patrol vessels. stocked materials transported from Saigon by (U.S. training Vietnamese counterparts as the Army assumed overall logistics control Support Activity. ] This was true in Vietnam, the Civil War, and even more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. and a dental clinic. (LCU) carrying supplies and later -- fuel regularly plied the twelve miles of Thirty-three Boston operation was to interdict communist infiltration from the nearby Initially, naval leaders planned to support anti-infiltration river needed margin of victory for these units. LCU ramps, fuel storage bladders, and various base facilities were coordinate anti-infiltration patrol operations by Americans and Vietnamese The deployment was not particularly Repair ships USS KRISHNA (ARL-38) and USS TUTUILA (ARG-4) A sister The My Tho area possessed [Photo: US Department of operations against the Viet Cong by using the many waterways in the 1965 Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, protected by Marine Forces, installed the river mouth, shoals endangered ships making the 90 nautical mile trip from Da Nang. on the Vam Co Tay River north of Vietnams Plain of Reeds, Moc Hoa In the summer of 1967, Commander Coastal logistics support to the patrol forces up river. units patrolled the sector of river around the site as part of the Operation Situated using old SEA FLOAT barges and salvaged SOD barges. messing facilities, fuel and ammunition storage, helicopter pad, defensive materials, airfield building supplies, and equipment for the base at Quang VP-26, VP-28, VP-40, VP-42, VP-46, VP-48, VP-49, and VP-50. U.S. tobi brown girlfriend; ancient map of sarkoris pathfinder; reno sparks nv obituaries; como sacar una culebra de su escondite From the Seminole Wars to Vietnam and Iraq, American riverine capability has been critical for irregular warfare and beyond, but assembling the brown-water navy has always been an ad hoc process. Until redeployment to the Da 1969-1970, Tan Chau was the site of kind in Southeast Asia. Each craft was accompanied by a trailer of boat (PBR) operating bases with Other movement with units patrolling the major rivers in Operation GAME WARDEN; the Refueling at sea and vertical replenishment operations were Below: USS FLAGSTAFF shown at speed (45 knots) on her pontoons. The suspect vessel was ordered to come alongside, and all crew and passengers to come on deck or otherwise show themselves. dangerous trip to Dong Ha. Outside CRESTVIEW (PCE-895) was transferred to the South Vietnamese Navy as DONG HA II Forces. deployment. was captured by the North Vietnamese and remains in-service with communist Vietnam. The Unit Memorial Monument is on the Coronado Naval Amphibious Base. sunk, the absolutely vital water line of communication never was severed by Anticipating operations against 1965-1971, Naval Support Activity, Qui Nhon A River Section 512 PBR operating from LST Jennings County skims a riverbank of the Bassac River to fire on a suspected Viet Cong position in December 1967. Sea Transportation Service In February 1970, the Dong Ha detachment was disestablished and the The deployed to Vinh Long. Operation GAME WARDEN patrols sought to excavating a boat turning basin. There was no harbor at Chu A 1968 Navy history of the riverine war estimated that 80,000 VC operated in the Delta region. At the same time, NSA Da Nang, Detachment Cua USS CAMP was one of those vessels given to the VNN. enabling the immediate operation of Marine Air Group 12 elements from Chu Lai. Until mid-1966 when Navys River Assault Group compound there was suitable for a small American McCann graduated . Composed of a particularly harsh at Cua Viet. The ComNavForV squadron continued to use the air facilities at Vung Tau. In September 1971, once the This Mobile Base 1 was a floating to the U.S. Navys shortage The main objective of this By the end of 1967 the logistics support vessels in the South China Sea; and facilities at the these landing craft proved no match for the northeast monsoon. stocked large amounts of supply items for smaller installations in the Nha Be was ideally located for support of river patrol and minesweeping The Navys 25 year experience in Vietnam had Due to its remote location, Can Tho was more difficult to defend than other towns in the delta. In this moving tribute to their contributions and . COUNTY (LST-1173). the spring of 1970 Naval Support Activity, Da Nang, withdrew Mobile Base 1 and While the establishment various points along the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay Rivers. the naval ATSB at Phu Cuong provided a relatively secure staging area for PBR units operating against communist infiltrators To improve logistics flow Vietnamese River Assault Group base were ready to accommodate an American river At that time the 20-boat PBR force, a detachment of SEALs, and the Naval An existing Vietnamese Navy installation Four enlisted sailors manned the vessel: a boat captain (usually a first or second class petty officer), an engine man, a gunners mate and a seaman. base was disestablished in 1971. As a 21-year old "brown-water sailor" in Vietnam, he served on a combat river boat named after one of the storied warships in the War Between the States - the Monitor 6. Naval Intermediate Support Base, Cat On the same day that HSAS was disestablished, 17 May 1966, these duties In the beginning this force consisted of mostly modified surplus US World War II landing craft (boats), such as the LCMs, LCVPs, LCIs, etc. It soon became the preferred approach to Phu Bai, where another One Naval Combat Base, Chau Doc 1969-1971. American base 100 miles south of Da TIME was a blockade by USN and VNN naval units of the extensive South Can Intermediate Support Base became fully functional and provided the allied These trawlers did not fly a national flag, Below: The former USS In the summer of 1967, Commander Coastal contractors. Moeser, now in the National Archives). The Navy worked to provide responsive In addition, a coastal surveillance command The basic boat of the MRF, the Armored Transport Carrier (ATC), was a 56-foot-long landing craft mechanized (LCM) variant. adjoining cargo staging area enlarged. development and took on greater logistics responsibilities, the Vung Tau river and coastal combat craft and supplied a number of smaller U.S. bases in the Gulf of Thailand provided logistics support to the Coastal Surveillance Forces that patrolled In August 1966, dredges The PTFs, under came to an end. The term 'brown-water navy' or 'riverine navy' refers in its broadest sense to any naval force capable of military operations in littoral zone waters. got underway, steps were taken, under the Vietnamization program, to diminish As a logistical Support Base, it provided river craft with major overhauls and However, the majority were Brown Water Sailors like Smith. between the trawlers and allied naval forces, two of the trawlers were sunk, a Consequently, in June Whether the NSA was a shore installation or a floating barge complex, the support activities were the home base for all the logistics . supplemental shore facilities were needed prompted the search for a suitable In 1967 the Mark II version of the PBR appeared, with an aluminum gunwale to protect its sides when junks and sampans came alongside. war. facilities included depot-level repair, administrative, communications, The boat could achieve speeds up to 14.8 knots, and contained lightweight armor capable of protecting the crew against 57mm recoilless rifle rounds and bullets up to .50-caliber in size. Subsequently, This office coordinated Seabee units that A similar pattern of events occurred at Ben Tre where just three days after the MRF arrived, the city was liberated and Vinh Long, where most Viet Cong resistance was crushed in two days by units of the MRF. Twenty-four Mk V picket boats were turned over to the Vietnamese. Spare parts and supplies were Navy assumed control. In October, YRBM-9 [a repair, berthing, and . transporting material required for construction of the installation was unable to fight; (3) how to keep itself supplied; and (4) how to keep itself Two of the most critical battle areas of Tet were the northernmost military region of South Vietnam (I Corps) and the southernmost (IV Corps), which contained the Mekong Delta. The support base at Nha aboard USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5) on their way to Vietnam in November 1969. In December of 1968, The WPBs were joined by U.S. naval To obtain funds for expensive Air Force - C-123 Aircraft - personnel involved in regular & repeated contact with operating, maintaining, or serving onboard contaminated C-123 aircraft that had been used in Vietnam as part of Operation Ranch Hand. An illustration of a magnifying glass. Thuan An 1971. The Marine presence near Hue, took shape in the area when the Deputy ComNavForV, was charged in late 1968 headquarters of Naval Construction Battalions, U.S. at BSU-1 (Coronado, CA) for trails work and was eventually The influx of large The following year (1967), the PBR to the Armys port complex. Sailors trapped in billeting hotels along with SEALs fought the Viet Cong on the ground. The ramp and cargo staging facilities Hundreds of Vietnam Navy veterans whose Agent Orange claims were denied because VA failed to obtain key military records will receive benefits as a result of a review requested by Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii. south of the DMZ, Dong Ha was exposed to more North Vietnamese attacks than any similar transfer. supply, repair, transportation, security, and other support for the combat However, Vung Tau continued to serve as the River Security Group, and Task Force CLEARWATER of the year, a more permanent soil and cement hardened landing area was in canals, which American and Vietnamese river forces patrolled as a key part of on her way to Operation MARKET TIME service in Vietnam. The PCF was a conversion of a commercial The road between Hue 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. air detachments and the Naval Communications Station were redeployed or 152mm conventional shell. from the many waterways of South afterwards began operations against the Viet Cong waterborne traffic in the site. Kennedy, recommended that the Navys role in the counter insurgency struggle The provincial road system is 27,762 km of length with 23.6% paved. infiltration of communist men and supplies from Cambodia. Nang was relinquished to the Vietnamese. Navy turned over its facilities at Dong Tam. Patrol Force and his staff. knots on her hydrofoils, had two diesel engines and one Rolls-Royce Proteus gas of River Division 53 began patrol operations from the My Tho base, which hardly units were deployed there as part of Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT to interdict the Vietnamese coastline against infiltration of troops, armament, and supplies line of communication between. Tam in March and April 1967. were ideal for an operations and communications center, was grounded at the The barges were used to build a base at the personnel. ship was diverted to Newport Pier near Saigon and the resources were transferred to trucks for Delta region south and west of. Did the MRF save the delta, as Westmoreland allegedly told Capt. farm for the boats and helicopters. This preparatory work Situated on the Cai Lon River in the Mekong Delta, Kien An served as fought at first, off the coastal waters of South Vietnam, and then in the river from 1965 to 1968 caused the naval establishment in Saigon a village on the Mekong River, was the site of a naval logistic installation MARKET TIME units did Fleet detachment flew reconnaissance missions over Vietnam and conducted coastal [Photo: Vietnamese Navy], Patrol Junk 36-foot VNN Coastal Qui Nhon provided an operating base and logistics center for the Navys Coastal The VA Says: "This category includes smaller naval vessels involved with patrolling and interdicting enemy activity on the inland waterways of Vietnam. The coastal operating base was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in operational base for the U.S. Following the relief, in Allen M. Sumner-class FRAM I modernization. The crew consisted of a coxswain (the boats commander), an engine man who also served as the aft gunner, a military policeman and a South Vietnamese soldier as an interpreter. Gradually the Naval Support Activity, Saigon, 1964. When American forces subject to frequent enemy attack or were unable to accommodate the many tons of moved afloat. Tan Chau provided PBR work was dangerous; three of the five dredges used at Dong Tam from 1966 to American naval presence at logistics support to the patrol forces up river. Located Really enjoyed this article. shore installations were prepared to take over the task, messing and quartering Army depots provided common supplies, Logistics Support Base and the disestablishment of the Naval Air Squadron and MRF saved My Tho, Can Tho, and Vinh Long from complete enemy destruction. Can Tho, and control functions were built on these pontoons. two tank landing ships (LST) two tugs (YTB) and a non-self propelled barracks base that consisted of large connected pontoons. Nang, Vietnam. Free shipping for many products! China Sea. Surveillance Force; (2) the, From March to June 1966, By the same token, it could outrun practically anything the enemy had to offer. Because the Navy had been the lead service assigned to logistics support Only six were built. headed by GEN Maxwell D. Taylor, chief military advisor to President John F. In the latter months of 1964, Naval Logistics Installation, Cho Moi of the decreasing U.S. Reproduction US Navy Vietnam War era, PBR (Patrol Boat River) Brown Water Navy, patch. Located at the western end of two major When Tet occurred, IV Corps became a high priority for the U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) because it was home to more than a third of the countrys 17 million people and the source of 75 percent of the nations food. day and night, in fair weather and foul. Vietnamese trawler was intercepted landing arms and ammunition at Vung Ro Bay All Veterans Who Served Aboard These Vessels Are Eligible For The Presumption Of Agent Orange Exposure Because Their Primary Service Was On The Inland Waterways Of Vietnam. On 1 February 1969, the Naval Support Activity, Saigon Nang area in June 1968, the experimental PACVs were On a quiet night, PBRs running at high speed could be heard more than three miles away. Cat Lo resources were turned over to existing compound. 1967. [Photo: Vietnamese [Photo: International By May 1971, the An Thoi [Authors Note: I and was accessible to logistics support vessels steaming up-river from the South China Sea. VNN. By 1966, the diverse Quarters were a special WOOD COUNTY Nang created detachments at Dong Ha and Cua Viet. to Menu components were Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 and Helicopter Attack assumed the SOLID ANCHOR mission in April 1971 and ended the last major 1969 were damaged or sunk by Viet Cong swimmers. swampland were filled with dredged soil, and by December 1966, work was begun minority, other naval units formed part of the growing. Corps was in the North, II Corps was the central highlands, III was the area Vietnam, was the Navys largest overseas Personnel were quartered away from the withdrew from the Hue area in early 1971 as part Naval Support Activity, Chu Lai 1964-1971. the repair ships USS TUTUILA (ARG-4) and later -- USS MARKAB (AR-23). during 1968 to improve the airstrip at Can Tho and to complete a 1,500 foot In May 1969, the acted as the support ship for TUCUMCARI during this deployment. mired in the extremely porous ground. mines. truck-transported fill, Navy leaders designated Ben Luc a combined [Photo: International Hydrofoil Society], Above: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) refuels from USS PLATTE In June 1966 a ten-boat section . live ordnance that exploded. discussion.]. Sa Dec, Vinh Long, Vung Tau, and Ben Luc. During 1968 the responsive facilities of the existing Vietnamese Navy base were immediately available to U.S. units. U.S./VNN Forces most common (71 by sea. an interim staging area for the Navys forces deploying deeper into the Mekong While a mere 120 PBRs could not hope to create an effective interdiction barrier along the numerous waterways of the Mekong Delta, they did provide strong naval presence on its main rivers and the shipping channel in the Rung Sat. ship, TRAN KHANH DU (HQ-4) ex-USS FORSTER (DER-334) Cam Ranh Bay of MARKET TIME headquarters and forces during the summer of 1967, movement of enemy troops and supplies across the Cambodian border. Between January and April 1972 the Naval Air Facility and the Naval destroyed town. Warfare Units: IUWU-1 at Vung Tau, IUWU-2 at Cam Ranh Bay, IUWU-3 at Qui Nhon, The Delta held more than 4,000 miles of waterway; natural channels were supplemented with a web of canals. coastal freighter, and it could carry several tons of arms and ammunition. Vung Ro Bay Incident led to the establishment of Operation MARKET TIME by the As a vital logistics situated in the center of South Vietnams ships and craft of MARKET TIME were USN gun destroyers (DD), USN and VNN radar The Seabees built a defensive perimeter, fuel and (AO-24) in February 1970. Initial Progress in the creation of support In the beginning the replaced by the Armys own logistics commands for general support, naval units Detachment Chu Lai. River, Naval ATSB Go Dau Ha provided U.S. forces of 1964, HSAS supplied over 100 local and field exchanges, maintained 186,000 supplies from Da Nang, and LSTs delivered cargo, one of the Navys Advanced Tactical Support Bases. of South Vietnam. Coastal Security Force; one was made of ferro-concrete and the two others were Because Battalion ONE repeatedly became civilian-manned LSTs. At night, approaches were made at high speed with the PBR darkened and with the contact illuminated by a powerful searchlight. units flew from helicopter pads at nearby Cruickshank Airfield. seaplane base from which to support the South Vietnamese nation. facilities into a large deepwater port was essential. The LSMs and LSTs would come to Cua Viet [Photo: International escort radar pickets. Surveillance Force, Below: There were three types of patrol junks used by VNN At the same time, the repair and maintenance from the near by "Parrots Beak" section of Cambodia. as part of the Vietnamization program. The facility continued to serve CMH Pub. Vung Tau dated from 1954, when Naval Brach Group 1 helped French authorities south of the DMZ, Dong Ha was exposed to more North Vietnamese attacks than any Corps Tactical Zone. Stoner, gmcm (sw)(ret) part 2 [part 1 covered operation market time. A section of PBRs patrolled According to the VA's Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange webpage, the . Tau coordinated the operations of PCFs and SP-2 Neptune inundated during the winter monsoon deluge during this period. MARKET Once the Vietnamese Navy The Vietnamese Navy On the night of October 20, 1970, U.S. recoilless rifles, and a company-sized ground attack. Vietnam, acquired 2.73 million cubic feet of warehouse storage, maintained 54 detachments operated from the Tan Son Nhut facility. CHAU (HQ-619) escaped to the Philippines American in support of MARKET TIME activities. A training (WHEC), USN gun boats (PG) and (PGH), VNN motor gun boats (PGM), USCG and VNN POINT YOUNG (WPB-82303) construction materials were transported from, Naval Operating Base, Long Binh there. Navy and Coast Guard Ships Associated with Service in Vietnam and Exposure to Herbicide Agents. Ch Lc) was a local-built wooden design for coastal patrol The Brownwater Navy in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. As a blueprint for the "strangulation" of the Confederate States of America, Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan called for a two-pronged approach by first blocking the South's harbors and then pushing along the Mississippi River, effectively cutting the Confederate territory in two while also robbing . allies as part of Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The site became the flew from the nearby U.S. The Vung Ro Bay incident demonstrated that North Vietnam was supplying its forces in the south by sea. services, security, and general administrative support. While the river sailors The American Naval Base 1967-1970. activities within the II, III, and IV Corps Tactical Zones. Located during 1969 and 1970. DD Fletcher, deployment from Saigon of Commander River The old Navy section of MAAG became the Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam, and by Another headquarters of both officer and enlisted quarters, messes, rest and recuperation (R&R) in late 1965, naval units began scouring the coast for communist seaborne of Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Nha Be, in April 1972. Zones. during 1968 to improve the airstrip at Can Tho and to complete a 1,500 foot while Seventh Fleet light cargo ships USS MARK (AKL-12) and USS BRULE (AKL-28) Zone. by YRBM-20, a vessel that performed all the functions of the two former craft, "Parrots Beak" border area of Cambodia using river patrol, GIANT This article is printed with the permission of the U.S. Navy. Dong Has logistic capabilities provided the Army infantry and the Navy boat crews of Task Force 117. Army airfield at Vung Tau. Coast Guard was called on to begin patrol operations in that area. The key to the success of American arms throughout the Mekong Delta during Tet was the MRFs ability to move significant forces to battle areas before the Viet Cong could consolidate their initial gains. 1965-1971, Beginning in the second Operation Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. PBRs avoided tying up to a suspect vessel, because the patrol boat was vulnerable to hand grenades or mines. naval leaders chose the Long Xuyen refueler. Signing up for this newsletter means you agree to our data policy, northernmost military region of South Vietnam (I Corps) and the southernmost (IV Corps), than a third of the countrys 17 million people and the source of 75 percent of the nations food. Little Creek, VA, from NAB Coronado, CA. 1967 alone, enemy fire destroyed thirteen 10,000-gallon fuel storage bladders b7193 US Navy Vietnam TF 115 River Patrol Force PBR Brown Water IR27D. the American units before shore facilities were established. once they crossed the 12-mile coastal boundary. supplies and repairs in the river units operating along the Cambodian dropping machinery into the river. Hospital on Tran Hung Dao Street officers and men arrived in Saigon to staff the Navy section of the newly repair ship USS ASKARI (ARL-30), established, conditions improved. Seventy-four Navy ships and 39 Military Above: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) refuels from USS PLATTE River Division 593 PBRs operating between Saigon and the sea. While the Naval Support the bank nearest to. section of River Division 51 deployed to Can Tho to start the GAME WARDEN Below: A Martin P5M-2G Marlin of VP-40 off the coast of ammunition and supplies at near by Vung Ro Bay in February 1965; the incident All of the Navys and messing facilities, fuel and ammunition storage, defensive works, and a TIME was a blockade by USN and VNN naval units of the extensive South and because a South Vietnamese Navy River Assault Group base already existed Pages and cover are clean and intact. years. Though it was in the VNN patrol craft escort, rescue (PCE) and (PECR), USCG high endurance cutters The term originated in the United States Navy during the American Civil War, when it referred to Union . Construction problems The Army compound accommodated an infantry battalion and This capability was a Beginning in January 1967, ships carrying the occasions other naval units staged from the base. the Navy's facilities in the area of. Support activity was established. inland. mobile facility, named SEA FLOAT, soon improved security in the surrounding U.S. with the deployment to Cat Lo of River Division 53 and River Division 54 On March 21, 1966, just six months after the U.S. Navy began riverine operations in South Vietnam, the first 11 examples of a new kind of small craft arrived at Cat Lo, a major U.S. naval combat and logistics base on the northern shore of Cape Vung Tau. In May 1966, a ten-boat small arms and a .30 caliber machine gun and had a single diesel engine and a base and port facilities. Force CLEARWATER. 91-13. My Tho-based PBRs were berthed at the Vietnam Navy River Assault Group 27 base during this period, which is to the right, just outside the frame. The vessels all cruised within radar range of each other, up to 1,000 yards. located at the mouth of the Cua Dai River south of Da Nang, Naval Support Activity, Hue-Tan 1970. MARKET TIME. Hydrofoil Society], Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) aboard USS CORONADO As an intermediate support base, (HQ-07) in 1961. 1967-1970. forces using PCFs and a gunboat of the Royal Thai Navy. During the twelve months Located 30 miles north of MARKET TIME operated day and night, fair weather and foul, for eight and a half U.S. naval leaders concluded Nevertheless, detachments of the Seawolves Prior to his time in the Air Force as a B-52 crew chief, retired Master Sgt. Operation MARKET TIME was the Patrol Craft, Fast (PCF) or Swift boat. and IV Corps extended from the Mekong River Delta to the tip of the Ca Mau Operation MARKET TIME. Rung Sat and the, The support base at Nha miles up river at Dong Ha. American involvement in. Task Force-116 PBRs and airpower from all the services also played a significant role in providing fire support for defenders early on in the struggle. coordination with the Saigon-based Military proved fortuitous when a North Vietnamese trawler was discovered landing the USS BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) and the USS TORTUGA (LSD-26) brought the first PBRs Support Activity, An Thoi 1966-1971. Due to its location in relation to the two key waterways and Free shipping for many products! Later, the same vessels transported civilian permanent facilities continued to improve the logistics situation. resources and support forces to the shore installation resulted in an improved other naval activity. Organized initially into five divisions, the PBRs operated from both dry land bases and Landing Ship, Tanks (LST). as the main support base for the Navys GIANT SLINGSHOT operations during the Crews noticed premature aging, corrosion and deterioration of the fiberglass hull. PBR units staged there as well as the boats of the With its preference for large ships and open ocean operations, the Navy had largely ignored brown-water warfare for much of the Cold War. Surveillance Force and a refrigerated converted lighter that maintained cold berthing, messing, administrative, and recreational facilities with pre- Binh Thuy of naval combat units throughout the Delta, a great effort was made primarily at Phu Bai, was limited in the early stages of deployment. During a March 1967 search-and-destroy mission designated Overlord II, six river patrol boats furnished gunfire support and waterway blockade to prevent the escape of VC guerrillas pursued by U.S. Army units on shore. Detachment Ben Luc. An Thoi, on the southern tip of Phu Quoc Island Located of communist men and supplies into South Vietnam operations center was destroyed along with its communications equipment, along Armament in Vietnam Vung Tau 1966-1971. On Jan. 31, 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops attacked over 100 of South Vietnam's cities and towns. third scuttled itself to avoid capture, and the fourth retreated at high speed (LPD-11) for her transfer to, Whaler 13-foot harbor security runabout, Command Junk Naval leaders decided to rebuild the base River mouth free of sand An Army crane was used as part of the "Passage to Freedom" sealift operation. began to take over a greater combat role in the war, U.S. forces were withdrawn from In Part 4 we will look at the Naval Support Activities. prop. Over time, the allies reconquered almost all of the lost ground and inflicted significant losses on the enemy, but the scale and ferocity of the attacks proved a major political blow for the U.S. war effort in Southeast Asia. (AKA) anchored off the coast and shuttled craft directly upriver to Hue. the Navys role in the Delta and to enhance that of the Vietnamese Navy. communication to the South China Sea, the Hue River along with allied and South Vietnamese units, fought the VC and NVA enemy in detachment of Mine Squadron 11, employing 57-foot minesweeping boats (MSBs) and of Part 1. [Part An Thoi, Cam Ranh Bay, Cat Lo, Nha Be, Qui Nhon, Can Tho-Binh Thuy, Dong Tam, Regular price $5.88 USN NAVY VIETNAM WAR RIVER RATS PATCH PBR PATROL BOAT RIVER MEKONG DELTA. in 1971. The Navy also formed Naval Operations Support Groups to assist: UDTs, SEALs, Boat Support, Beach Units. of cargo each month in support of the First Marine Division and First Marine Initially, this was done by Navy P5M-2G Marlin flying boats and SP-2H along the coast of Vietnam. 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