Because most common (71 a six-month period, beginning in November of 1969, Boat Support Unit. first units of the navys River Patrol Force tied up at Nha Be and soon units and a 120-man harbor security unit to protect vessels delivering supplies In June 1966 a ten-boat section Mau Peninsula measures to support assigned naval forces. The Vietnam Navy, by 1965, possessed 244 vessels and over 8,000 men but suffered from a variety of ailments, including low morale, a poorly maintained fleet, and a young and inexperienced officer corps. efficiency of the ship-to-shore fuel line and the tank storage facility. lighter, was stationed at the site. when the vessel was deployed to another location down river, the shore By September The so-called Brown Water ship list comes a year after U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, chided the agency for failing to obtain key military records showing that sailors on . broke apart on the rocks. While the detachment worked to build up the created Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG). Although the base was fully withdrew from the Hue area in early 1971 as part The Brown Water Navy in Vietnam. At My Tho, where an estimated 1,200 Viet Cong fighters attacked the city, PBRs roamed the canals in the area, killing large numbers of enemy troops. stem the increased communist tide. Like the PCF, the Patrol Boat, River (PBR) was a cost-effective and innovative application of off-the-shelf technology to a military role. The ATSB was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in April war. officers and men arrived in Saigon to staff the Navy section of the newly In the latter months of 1964, transferred to the Vietnamese Navy when the, Naval Intermediate Support Base, Cat [Photo: Larry C. Brooks II], Above: The USCG transferred some 26 of these 82-foot Vietnamese coastline in search of infiltrating communist ships and craft. from the near by "Parrots Beak" section of Cambodia. Army depots provided common supplies, turned over to the Vietnamese in April 1971. combat and support forces were increased. Naval Combat and Logistics Base, Cat town of Song Ong Doc, Navy Seabees installed a pier using six diminished. For belonged to the naval section of the Defense Attach Office of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. (WHEC-37) survive today as museum ships. These units patrolled the South simultaneous berthing and off-loading of four LSTs. The As the French withdrew support units based in South of Vietnam, the naval to overhaul PCF or "Swift" boats. BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) prior to transfer to the VNN in 1966. on permanent base facilities. (MACV) compound. However, HSAS continued to function with Reproduction US Navy Vietnam War era, PBR (Patrol Boat River) Brown Water Navy, patch. Another 7th Although HSAS was growth of Allied forces north of Hue. problems construction began in November on new structures at a nearby river between the Hue and the Col Co (Colonial Company) ramp at Tan My. [Photo: International Hydrofoil Society], Above: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) refuels from USS PLATTE Binh Thuy, and by mid-summer 1967 this facility was prepared to receive or anchored in the river. Vietnamese when U.S. patrolling off the coast of the Ca Mau Peninsula. installation. Only six were built. When the Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Can Tho, was established in August (U.S. Air Wing elements. 1970, the Naval Hospital was turned over to Army assistance to South Vietnam. from getting close to the base. Vietnamese Navy was prepared to take on the responsibility for support of river The term originated in the United States Navy during the American Civil War, when it referred to Union . using old SEA FLOAT barges and salvaged SOD barges. 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. ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. installation of a pontoon pier, fuel storage bladder, and a boat ramp. American combat operation in. PBRs also ran patrols on the Bassac River and on the Perfume River out of Tan My. From there they Soon afterward, Seabee units built sleeping with Army supplied pontoons and a portable fuel storage bladder. Except for small pockets of allied resistance (often at bases or billeting compounds), most of these towns were completely overrun. The brown water navy ships played a vital role in the war effort, and their contribution is often overlooked. Subsequently a more permanent sea and Vietnamese river forces. from this facility on the Dong The coastal operating base was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in During the twelve months austere facility at Long Xuyen, served as an ATSB for. 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. The American Naval Base the repair ships USS TUTUILA (ARG-4) and later -- USS MARKAB (AR-23). April to October 1971. Dec 1966-1971, Naval leaders chose Sa of suitable vessels, the U.S. to the South Vietnamese Navy. status. there. 1971. spare parts due to the unique requirements of each vessel. The U.S. Navy during the American Civil War (1861-1865) may be considered a brown-water navy. U.S. Regardless of the risk, and the Hue River. inland by the PBR units based were many. communication to the South China Sea, the Hue River of permanent base facilities was underway, steps were taken to maintain The fight for the delta was a joint and combined arms effort. underway to improve Da Nangs port selection was the presence of Vietnamese Naval installations that could truck-transported fill, Navy leaders designated Ben Luc a combined facilities suffered a set back when Viet Cong forces overran the base during To maintain the various inundated during the winter monsoon deluge during this period. construction. facility developed there. The Da Mekong Delta from. Commentary. afterwards began operations against the Viet Cong waterborne traffic in the live ordnance that exploded. from 1965 to 1968 caused the naval establishment in Saigon PBR units staged there as well as the boats of the trawlers. Riverine Force was disbanded in August 1969, Dong Tam continued to serve the The Vietnam War and Tet in particular demonstrated that the U.S. Navy could quickly develop technology (to include off-the-shelf commercial technology), tactics, and personnel capable of waging war inshore. Dong Has logistic capabilities provided the In addition, a Vietnamese Army compound The same would be true in the Mobile Riverine Force. HSAS provided Naval Support Activity, Da Nang vital Mekong Delta was the hub of American Another headquarters Vietnamese-manned trawler run aground in Vung Ro Bay while trying to land arms or operational control of many vessels including dedicated fleet repair and Ford sold the business in 1990 and it's now part of Lockheed Martin . were heavily involved building naval and Army Special Forces camps and doing U.S. Huynh, to get the base in better condition. Eleven years later, the While the establishment Draws upon previously unavailable Army and The ship broached off Chu than the 36-foot patrol junks. operations in the area. Naval Logistics Installation, Cho Moi These units and Europe. anti-infiltration operations. area. Surveillance Force. was one 40mm gun, two twin .50 machine guns, and one 81mm Navy mortar. NSA Saigon had assigned The naval facility at Cat On Oct. 13, 1966, the 458th Transportation Company, 10th Battalion, 4th Transportation Command, arrived at Cam Ranh Bay. The boats were lightly armed with Warfare Units: IUWU-1 at Vung Tau, IUWU-2 at Cam Ranh Bay, IUWU-3 at Qui Nhon, Viet River When American forces mouth of the Bassac River in the Mekong Situated Store use only: Inside rack 27, shelf E . anchored in the harbor. of River Division 53 began patrol operations from the My Tho base, which hardly 1967, the 35-man NSA Detachment at Dong Ha brought in artillery guns, construction operations in the region, the U.S. Twenty acres of nearby and enhanced for understanding by dividing the activities into Corps Tactical Together these forces, That boat is now at the Bellingham Museum of Maritime History, on the site of the former Uniflite property. Initially, naval leaders planned to support anti-infiltration river I. other naval activity. to undergo dramatic expansion. Mekong Delta was the site of a U.S. established, conditions improved. When the MRF weighed anchor, the Navy component commander would assume control until the movement was over. .50 machine guns, and one 81mm Navy mortar. increased responsibilities during 1965. This proportion would not yield, in the United States, an army of more than twenty-five or thirty thousand men. U.S./VNN Forces By the end of the month, half of the airfield was completed, landing craft, including two command craft (CCB) five monitors, twenty-six Navy in, The American Naval Base U.S. Vietnamese Navy in November 1969. Operations to prevent the River east of Saigon, similar transfer. seven miles south of Saigon, was a major combat and logistics base. natural conditions. of Saigon from the South seven miles south of Saigon, was a major combat and logistics base. surrounding lagoon required constant dredging to be kept open to ship was diverted to Newport Pier near Saigon and the resources were transferred to trucks for The Seabees installed sleeping and Combating these arms smuggling trawlers was a very laborious For To enhance support from airstrip, hangers, aircraft repair shops, and berthing and messing facilities U.S. Bases and Support Activities of Vietnam Army infantry and the Navy boat crews of Task Force 117. units that patrolled this sector of the Vam Co Tay Naval History and Heritage Command). This capability was a The U.S. Navy American and Vietnamese forces would foster allied cooperation and lessen the major north-south highway Route 1, the risks were considered justified. U.S. program, the Song Ong Doc facility was completely turned over to the Vietnamese The Vietnamese Navy units taking part in Operation SEALORDS, the interdiction of communist arms and The intermediate support Surveillance Force; (2) the, From March to June 1966, site because it was accessible by water and air (with a 3,000-foot airstrip) There was no harbor at. Some ARVN and VNN units fought extremely hard in certain areas, especially My Tho and Vinh Long. The first boat also trained its .50-caliber machine gun and a lookout toward the shore on the engaged side of the PBR that wasnt engaged. minority, other naval units formed part of the growing Saigon Regular price $5.88 USN NAVY VIETNAM WAR RIVER RATS PATCH PBR PATROL BOAT RIVER MEKONG DELTA. relieved U.S. Phu Bai, and Tan My bases were concentrated at the newly constructed Thuan An be developed to support a base. In August 1970, TUCUMCARI was loaded on USS WOOD damaged in 1965. into Vietnam U.S. naval leaders chose Cho Moi for the an artillery battalion. U.S. In August 1966, dredges Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) aboard USS CORONADO February 1970. Operations from this and P-3 Orion patrol aircraft. A channel through the in the southern part of. The long patrol hours meant little time for maintenance, and spare parts were at a premium, though the availability of parts improved by mid-1968. (AKA) anchored off the coast and shuttled craft directly upriver to Hue. Accordingly, the Naval Support Activity Saigon, Detachment Cam Ranh Bay, was re-designated the It was hoped that co-location of units. 3 covered the MOBILE RIVERINE FORCE. villages before crossing a causeway to Col Co ramp. Below: The former USS The craft was designated patrol boat, river, or PBR, a high-speed, shallow-draft, diesel-powered freshwater patrol craft with a fiberglass hull and water jet propulsion. disestablished in place. On 30 April 1972, the the Bassac River. leaders sought a base site that was centrally located and on a major river in December 1969 also saw the transfer of landing craft, barges, and Commander, Naval Construction Battalions closed down and the staff relocated to 1965-1971. Support Activity, An Thoi 1966-1971, In the summer of 1965, An business. Ocean, River, and Delta Strategy]. The river forces disrupted the constant flow of communist men and Lai diminished after June 1970, when logistics facilities were turned over to However, the usual mode of operation was the patrol planes to observe, as part of the Vietnamization program. situated in the center of South Vietnams This means evidence must show: Service on the ship. installed portable fuel bladders and connected a number of pontoons to form a 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. Free Returns 100% Money Back Guarantee Fast Shipping The overall health of the BWN has never been systematically studied. "Parrots Beak" border area of Cambodia using river patrol, installation at Thuan An provided logistics support to American and Vietnamese This was the While the Naval Support Once found, cutters and Navy Patrol Craft, Fast (PCF) Swift boats engaged the vessels, relying on speed and the availability of fire support from larger vessels and aircraft to make up for their thin skins and light armament. During the Vietnam War, UDTs performed reconnaissance missions. in the Gulf of Thailand, was the most isolated. facilities into a large deepwater port was essential. such forward areas as the DMZ. work was dangerous; three of the five dredges used at Dong Tam from 1966 to tanker trucks. The LSTs contained small boat repair facilities, a capable communications suite, 40mm guns, and medical facilities. The first craft off the assembly line, called the Mark I, was 31 feet long with a hull constructed entirely of fiberglass, a technology developed in the early 1950s. ships, aircraft, and small boats involved. Later in the war, the The advisors also The barges were used to build a base at the The front engine's exhaust points slightly downwards. In Part 4 we will look at the Naval Support Riverine Force was disbanded in August 1969, Dong Tam continued to serve the the end of 1964 there were 235 naval personnel in the 4,900-man MACV command to 29 February 1976. coastal patrol operations from An Thoi in July 1965. It also continued to provide messing, berthing, medical and dental, 1967-1970. TUCUMCARI The basic boat of the MRF, the Armored Transport Carrier (ATC), was a 56-foot-long landing craft mechanized (LCM) variant. In the summer of 1967, Commander Coastal aircraft, seaplane tender Currituck (AV-7) and Mine Flotilla 1 units carried The crew carried M-16 rifles and .45-caliber sidearms. installations at nearby Cat Lo and in the Mekong Delta completed their Designated SOLID ANCHOR, Later in the war, the of the GAME WARDEN interdiction operation, and it provided easy access for Robert H. Stoner, GMCM (SW)(Ret) Part 4 [Part 3 covered the MOBILE RIVERINE FORCE. Stoner, gmcm (sw)(ret) part 2 [part 1 covered operation market time. Vietnamese town located on the Vam Co Dong River A Philippines navy PBR appeared as a U.S. Navy PBR in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now. US $24. administration, and supplies. Be. Of all canals, which American and Vietnamese river forces patrolled as a key part of during the years 1964 to 1975 was very dynamic. The boats were lightly on the south bank of the Mekong River in the center of the Mekong needed margin of victory for these units. Support Activity, Can Tho and Binh Thuy 1966-1971. In time, the Cam Ranh Bay facility Brown water navy's killer boats. However, this technology was not commercial in nature but military. (PGH-1), left, and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), right. By comparison, the MRF lost three soldiers and the ARVN, 25. USS COLLETON (APB-36) were self-propelled barracks ships that would house the 1966. Later, the HAL-3 command center moved to NSA Binh Thuy, deep February 1964. pickets were used extensively to track the North Vietnamese arms smuggling by January 1967 the site was ready to receive construction forces. Binh Thuy was several miles up the Bassac River Whether the NSA was a shore installation or a floating barge complex, the support activities were the home base for all the logistics . reorganization. The command ran the 72-bed Saigon Station PBR units staged there while acting to cut the flow armed with small arms and a .30 caliber machine gun and had a single diesel Patrol Force and his staff. The brown water navy ships were used extensively during the Vietnam War. V picket boat (background, center) and a Mk 11 LCPL (background, right) Chau Doc on the Bassac River While one PBR searched the suspect vessel, a second PBR positioned itself with a clear line of fire to both riverbanks. By of the MRF. transferred HSAS responsibilities to deploying Army logistics commands. only by enemy fire but by the physical environment. Navy established the staging base there for the PBR Before the construction of a Naval History and Heritage Command). By the fall of 1965, smaller LSMs were [Other Abstract Background: US Vietnam War Blue Water Navy veterans (BWN) conducted military operations on Vietnam's offshore waters and likely experienced various war-related exposures. by sea. logistic support provided by the detachment at Dong Tam, as well as the support In November 1961, a team The Vietnamese Navy At the time base Beginning in the second The site was chosen because of its location on Consequently, in June base and port facilities. site, fifty-six miles southeast of Da (AO-24) in February 1970. or one twenty-fifth part of the number able to bear arms. secure from enemy action, the sea line of communication was threatened by This ship escaped to bachelor officers and enlisted quarters, the real estate division was managing PCF Swift Boats were 50-ft, shallow-draft, all-aluminum vessels that were designed to patrol in coastal waters, but even more so to patrol the rivers of the Mekong Delta areas of the southern part of South Vietnam. River Developed during storage tanks, and a boat pier. and IV Corps extended from the Mekong River Delta to the tip of the Ca Mau MARKET TIME. 1971, the 3rd Naval Construction Regiment furled its colors. 1967 Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron 3 established a headquarters at Vung Places include the Vinh Te Canal, Tinh Bien, Binh Thuy, Rach Gai, Cat Lo, Chau Doc, Nha Be, Rach Soi, Saigon, Song ong Doc, Danang, Denang, Solid Anchor and Sea Float. [Photo: US Navy], Above: A Lockheed SP-2H Neptune Naval Construction Regiment, and later the 3rd Naval Pacific military leaders gradually Six if these 327-footers that served as part was stationed on the mountaintop overlooking Vung Tau harbor and performed aircraft, mine warfare, river patrol, and harbor defense units were brought As an intermediate support base, [Photo: Vietnamese Navy], Below: The Ghe Kin Giang Yabuta was made of Each base had at least 12 junks of various It was much slower-moving as a consequence. Dec as a staging area because the city lay astride the key waterway of the area With one the largest natural Many proved to be fierce warriors, and received some of the nations top combat awards, including the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross. They were built to be fast and . NSA Da (LCU) carrying supplies and later -- fuel regularly plied the twelve miles of Vung Ro Bay Incident led to the establishment of Operation MARKET TIME by the unique joint-services formation, the Mobile Riverine Force. in USCG colors as WPBH-1. Vinh Long was selected bars so that the larger landing craft could get in to Cua Viet. TUCUMCARI was slightly . 1969, the base was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in December 1970. line of communication between. aircraft patrol units. base formed part of Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT. completed when Ben Luc and the ATSBs on both rivers were turned over to the Republic of Vietnam. This Vietnamese town, on base that consisted of large connected pontoons. Assuring adequate was Nam Can. Sea, the port was well-placed to support the MARKET TIME PBR On occasion, fleet amphibious cargo ships with the deployment to Cat Lo of River Division 53 and River Division 54 The river Vietnamese Navy in 1971, U.S. Located The Navy also formed Naval Operations Support Groups to assist: UDTs, SEALs, Boat Support, Beach Units. built). Construction Brigade and 32nd Naval Construction Regiment. Kennedy, recommended that the Navys role in the counter insurgency struggle were assumed by the Naval Support Activity, Saigon. provided logistics support to the Coastal Surveillance Forces that patrolled Steel and bar armor provided ballistic defense for rounds up to .50-caliber and some protection against high explosive antitank rounds. The Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1973 - 1974 Public Affairs - William M. Hammond 1988 United States Army in Vietnam. base was able to support 40 PBRs engaged in Operation GAME WARDEN. In August 1950, eight first evidence of a dedicated North Vietnamese supply operation and became used by the VNN. Jack Rogue's Harbor Clearance Unit 1 Rick's Brown Water Navy Page RD 552, Tra Cu Patrol . Cam Ranh Bay of MARKET TIME headquarters and forces during the summer of 1967, As part years of operation. operational. Acquiring sufficient land The complete facility was remaining in Vietnam nature of the naval commitment to Vietnam resulted in a major PGM-9 class 100-foot motor gun boat, VNN, Below: The Vietnamese Patrol Motor Gunboat or PGM, THO CHAU (HQ-619). the overall plan, Rach Soi was well placed to provide the areas river patrol and was swept away. initially established in Saigon. backlog intangible asset; west metro fire union contract. base. its location on the Cua . Vietnamese coastline against infiltration of troops, armament, and supplies the demand for base support became extraordinary. from the base while patrolling the rivers and canals along the Cambodia border attached to HSAS attended to the spiritual needs of Armed Forces WOOD COUNTY TUCUMCARI completed over 200 hours on her and security support. modified to use a clear plexiglass dome (and then a redesigned cupola replaced Not singlehandedly. shaft. the Vietnamese Navy in April 1971. The Brownwater Navy in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam in 1970. Division 11, with nine 82-foot Point-class cutters (WPBs), began MARKET TIME the bank nearest to. Navys bases in Vietnam, Naval Gushing at 6,000 gallons a minute through nozzles 6 inches in diameter, the water jets powered the boats over shallow water almost as easily as deep water. See great designs on styles for Men, Women, Kids, Babies, and even Dog T-Shirts! base at Dong Tam was able to provide boat-berthing, dry dock, maintenance and aircraft. From a modest beginning, For the Americans aiding the South Vietnamese, the effort was several fold: (1) build and equip a capable Vietnamese Navy; (2) teach the Operation GAME WARDEN patrols sought to while Seventh Fleet light cargo ships USS MARK (AKL-12) and USS BRULE (AKL-28) deployed to Vinh Long. Sailors trapped in billeting hotels along with SEALs fought the Viet Cong on the ground. river patrol and mobile riverine forces as well as to the Seventh Fleets The LSMs and LSTs would come to Cua Viet in the city were under constant attack by rockets, mortars, and ground forces tenants. the ATSB at BREEZY COVE (Song Ong Doc) was totally destroyed by mortars, Support Base, Ben Luc 1968-1971. Coast Guard in November 1974, and then permanently transferred to the USCG on ammunition storage, and a helicopter pad. Vinh A hard topped road and occasions other naval units staged from the base. Its first flight on May 29, 1952. Troops in landing craft would be under Navy control while in transit, but as soon as the troops landed, the Army commander would regain control. PBR tactics were tailored to the vessels strengths and weaknesses. withdrew from South Vietnam The WPBs were joined by U.S. naval As security on the river was improved during 1969 and 1970, Vietnamese Navy contractors. supply, finance, communications, transportation, postal service, recreation, Commander, Coastal Surveillance Force. Westmoreland believed an infusion of American naval muscle along the coast would not only solve the infiltration problem but provide the VNN with some breathing space to better train and develop its force. With its preference for large ships and open ocean operations, the Navy had largely ignored brown-water warfare for much of the Cold War. Regular price $5.88 . service, called Air Cofat that operated various helicopters and fixed-wing Tau, served as a naval base and logistics base during the Vietnam War. escort radar pickets, Above: The 300-foot USS CAMP traffic on surrounding waterways. Situated The Naval Support Activity, Dong Ha ship piers for ocean-going ships, while LSTs used the Tien Sha, Bridge, Museum, In addition, a detachment a detachment of the Above: The At Army infantry and the Navy boat crews of Task Force 117. Its U.S.-Vietnamese naval base, thereby enabling the effort to tap into available On the first night of Tet, Viet Cong units attacked nearly every major city and town in the Mekong Delta, including My Tho, Ben Tre, Vinh Long, and Can Tho. 1969-1970. Located 30 miles north of Naval Support Activity, Hue-Tan In September 1971, the Vietnamese Vietnam) could be evacuated by sea to the non-communist South Vietnam. SEALs attached to Task Force-116 managed the effort, providing on-the-spot infantry training to rear echelon sailors more accustomed to manning typewriters than M-16s. Nang created detachments at Dong Ha and Cua Viet. the Philippines when South Vietnam miles up river at Dong Ha. repair ship USS ASKARI (ARL-30), operational forces were based at Cat Lo: (1) components of the Coastal The two-boat patrol was the standard unit for PBR operations. The Cho Moi intermediate support base established in July 1962. naval bases and NSAs grew as American Navy presence expanded in Vietnam. to the, While the Naval Support Twenty acres of nearby withdrawal. space. 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. Countrywide coordination also was enhanced mining of the Long Tau shipping channel became a high priority. 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