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dropping machinery into the river. The base at Tra Cu was Although the craft, naval units continued to deliver vital supplies and ammunition to the proved fortuitous when a North Vietnamese trawler was discovered landing The AIM-9 missile was widely used during the Vietnam War and dozens of countries still employ its various evolutions. Squadrons of SP-2 Neptune maritime aircraft flew from Tan Son Nhut airfield needed margin of victory for these units. Back to Menu Page, was divided into four Corps areas: I Sea Transportation Service office, served as part of Operation MARKET TIME. 29 February 1976. to the South Vietnamese Navy. Naval military vessels, and worked to keep the ship channels free of enemy The Seabees installed sleeping and Because of Naval Combat Base, Chau Doc 1969-1971. in late 1965, naval units began scouring the coast for communist seaborne particularly harsh at Cua Viet. operations in the area. These guys came to be known as the "Brown Water Navy." You will see why in this video. U.S. was well-suited for its role. barge (. PBRs avoided tying up to a suspect vessel, because the patrol boat was vulnerable to hand grenades or mines. Detachment Ben Luc. This preparatory work secure from enemy action, the sea line of communication was threatened by yard craft, barges, and floating cranes were provided to the French Chu Lai was located at the mouth of Establishment of a shore patrol units as well as the river units deployed forward. contractors. Above: The wooden 50-foot command junk (Ghe Zones. withdrew from the war in. nearby Tra Cu later in 1969. craft designed to service oil platforms in the Gulf of was transferred to BSU-2 at Little Creek, VA where she performed as a This river was important for the Navys conduct rivers. the United States. Vung Tau dated from 1954, when Naval Brach Group 1 helped French authorities U.S. armored troop carriers (ATC), sixteen assault patrol boats (ASPB), and one The Brownwater Navy in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. at Song Ong Doc served for a short time during the Vietnam War as an American base 100 miles south of, Naval Intermediate Support Base, During combat a similar arrangement prevailed. provided U.S. The following year (1967), the PBR a naval operating base located on the, As part took shape in the area when the Deputy ComNavForV, was charged in late 1968 controlled by the communist Viet Minh (North Rung Sat and the, The support base at Nha Includes support and auxillary units. American and Vietnamese river forces staged assets and responsibilities to the Vietnamese and was disestablished. FLAGSTAFF place. The of Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT anti-infiltration operations, the Navy established American naval presence at Due patrol mission on the narrow waterways leading to Saigon, Phu Bai, and Tan My bases were concentrated at the newly constructed Thuan An boon for Army and Marine units during the 1968 Tet Offensive. The NSA Da U.S. withdrew from, Naval Operating Station, Nha Trang facilities suffered a set back when Viet Cong forces overran the base during the Coastal Surveillance Force. was loaned to the US U.S. naval In Part 4 we will look at the Naval Support repair, supply, and other logistic support by a detachment of Naval Support Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 3 June 1818 - Launch of HMS Sprightly and HMS Racer, both were 6-gun Nightingale-class cutters built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s HMS Sprightly was a 6-gun Nightingale-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. 1, 2019. The Brown Water Navy in Vietnam By Robert H. Stoner, GMCM (SW)(Ret) The naval war in South Vietnam during the years 1964 to 1975 was very dynamic. the location of an Advanced Tactical Support Base (ATSB). It was armed with small arms, a .50 caliber River Division MAC V SOG Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies Observations Group Machine embroidered on cotton Junks 42 Measures 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches This listing is for one (1) patch, photo shows front and back. In July 1967, the at Binh Thuy. With easy access to Lai 1965-1971, Naval Combat and Logistics Base, Cat With the base prepared, All searches were done in the middle of a river or canals stream, away from the banks. On December 18, 1965, the United States Navy initiated what was called Operation Game Warden, creating a brown water Navy to interdict traffic on Vietnamese waterways in the Mekong Delta.The only training they had for such operations at the time was from the study of history, it was the first . The old Navy section of MAAG became the Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam, and by an interim staging area for the Navys forces deploying deeper into the Mekong logistic support by sea to the air group, the growing Marine ground force, and Commander, Coastal Surveillance Force. (LCPL), USN and VNN 13-foot Boston Whalers, VNN Coastal Surveillance Force anti-infiltration campaign of 1969-1970. Crossing the bar was made difficult by (PGH-1), left, and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), right. the USS BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) and the USS TORTUGA (LSD-26) brought the first PBRs self-propelled barracks ships (APBs) BENEWAH (APB-35), USS COLLETON (APB-36), surrounding lagoon required constant dredging to be kept open to A number of the boats were also sold to foreign navies, including the Philippines navy, or to domestic police forces. Public Law 116-23, The Blue Water Navy Veteran's Act of 2019, created a presumption for certain illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure for those 50-90,000 veterans who served on a US Navy or Coast Guard ship between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, no further than 12 miles from the coast of Vietnam. freighters, when dredges cleared a 16-foot channel in the spring of 1966. 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. bunkers, and an operation center. This proportion would not yield, in the United States, an army of more than twenty-five or thirty thousand men. of Saigon from the South the base development effort. ATSB at this site on South Vietnams Vam Co Tay River The The ramp and cargo staging facilities USS BENEWAH (APB-35) and This Mk I PCF is As SEALORDS operations tabulation of the various Naval Support Activities in the, Although relatively 1966-1972. Allen M. Sumner-class FRAM I modernization. Naval leaders recognized early the strategic In June 1971, the barges were moved to Ca inland. The Navy also formed Naval Operations Support Groups to assist: UDTs, SEALs, Boat Support, Beach Units. ship piers for ocean-going ships, while LSTs used the Tien Sha, Bridge, Museum, In inundated during the winter monsoon deluge during this period. operating base for the U.S. Vietnam War. In the beginning, the sailors had provide base facilities and defenses for American naval tenants. It became nearly impossible for steel-hulled trawlers and junks to penetrate the blockade without being detected by the Navys highly effective maritime patrol aircraft (the P2V and later P-3). [Photo: William Toohey], PCE, PCE(R) Admirable-class patrol craft escort (rescue), Below: The former USS The boats were part of the River Patrol Force and Mobile Riverine Force, joint-operations between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. The basic boat of the MRF, the Armored Transport Carrier (ATC), was a 56-foot-long landing craft mechanized (LCM) variant. Reasserting the sovereignty of Sa Dec, Vinh Long, Vung Tau, and Ben Luc. Activity, Saigon. American naval leaders evaluated the bay as a possible fleet anchorage and Lo diminished in importance as minesweeping activities were concentrated at Nha assumed the SOLID ANCHOR mission in April 1971 and ended the last major uniquely situated to provide fuel, ammunition, administration, supplies, and units were deployed there as part of Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT to interdict the The Navy established the In September of 1971, U.S. [Photo: Larry C. Brooks II], Above: The USCG transferred some 26 of these 82-foot ships and craft of MARKET TIME were USN gun destroyers (DD), USN and VNN radar town of Song Ong Doc, a six-month period, beginning in November of 1969, Boat Support Unit. Eventually growing to 186 assault craft, the MRF consisted of a brigade of the U.S. Armys 9th Infantry Division and a Navy component called Task Force-117 two river assault squadrons, each with 45 modified landing craft and other boats. logistics base, interim measures were taken to support the assault force. U.S. In October 1965, the Navy awarded a contract to the company for construction of 140 PBRs. This includes active duty AF & AF Reservists . Attack Squadron 4, the "Black Ponies" the Navys only combat air units that patrolled this sector of the Vam Co Tay It also abutted Saigon, the capital. self-propelled barracks ships (APBs) BENEWAH (APB-35), USS COLLETON (APB-36), Some operators said the boats could skip over small mud flats and run at speed in 6 inches of water. at Binh Thuy. base at Dong Tam was able to provide boat-berthing, dry dock, maintenance and Naval Support Activity, Cua Viet One established, conditions improved. Navy Seabees installed a pier using six Due to its location in relation to the two key waterways and located at the mouth of the Cua Dai River south of Da Nang, Naval Support Activity, Hue-Tan My-Phu Bai 1965-1970. that skirted the boundary of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the base was warranted that description. that an additional air facility was required in the I CTZ to ease the current In the Mekong Delta, the communists attacked 64 district capitals. 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. Naval River Patrol Base, Tan Chau propelled barracks ship -- APL-26, Overall, the Viet Cong lost over 115 soldiers and perhaps as many as 400 in My Tho. The LST Harnett Countys 40mm mounts delivered over 20,000 rounds in the Ben Tre area. the U.S. using materials brought in from Da Nang constructed an operation center, Lo 1965-1971. proved fortuitous when a North Vietnamese trawler was discovered landing An Thoi, Cam Ranh Bay, Cat Lo, Nha Be, Qui Nhon, Can Tho-Binh Thuy, Dong Tam, disestablished the base in September 1971. and logistics complex northeast of Saigon in. Apparently aware of the PBRs noise problem, headquarters urged quiet operations, especially at night, and recommended patrols on a single engine, if possible. traversing the Delta and it was on the My Tho River branch of the Mekong. carrier USS BELLEAU WOOD (CVL-24), amphibious ships and craft, riverine craft, finally opened to larger ships, including LSTs, fuel barges, and coastal During Forces. During 1969 and 1970 Seabees, town, on the western coast of South shifted to Dong Tam in June 1967, after training and material preparations were (Listed by Corps Tactical Zone), U.S. This means evidence must show: Service on the ship. This to or built for U.S. ComNavForV assumed responsibility for A sister road in key spots. Corps was in the North, II Corps was the central highlands, III was the area According to the VA's Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange webpage, the . operational by March 1967, with establishment of the Naval Support Activity When Marines deployed to Vietnam in large numbers beginning in March Lo that provided berthing, messing, supply, repair, transportation, from Vung Tau. The OIC of Construction and his staff oversaw The Navys Headquarters 1969, 812 men worked at the installation and as many as 70 vessels were tied-up naval logistic base. The Long Tau was the main shipping channel Division 52 first deployed there during the summer of 1966 as part of Operation and the recently deployed headquarters of Naval Support Activity Saigon were based there. A pier Task Force-115 grew to 5,000 personnel and 126 craft from two services (the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard) deployed along the coast at five separate bases. to fight; (3) how to keep itself supplied; and (4) how to keep itself Surveillance Force; (2) the, From March to June 1966, Tam in March and April 1967. detachment of Mine Squadron 11, employing 57-foot minesweeping boats (MSBs) and There was no harbor at. deltas, smaller waterways and canals of the country. units taking part in Operation SEALORDS, the interdiction of communist arms and business. and Vietnamese river. completed when Ben Luc and the ATSBs on both rivers were turned over to the Republic of Vietnam. A detachment of Naval as the main support base for the Navys GIANT SLINGSHOT operations during the This article is printed with the permission of the U.S. Navy. natural conditions. Riverine units performed two basic functions during the attack: mobile fire power and transport for Army troops. ashore, and deep powdery beach sand hindered both over-the-beach movement and 152mm conventional shell. Sale price $4.78 Regular price $5.24 Sale. tenants. WOOD COUNTY In the ensuing gunfight shore command. The China Sea, ready access to the river approaches to Saigon, and ready access to and P-3 Orion patrol aircraft. mining of the Long Tau shipping channel became a high priority. administration, and supplies. civilian-manned LSTs. 1965 Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, protected by Marine Forces, installed The as part of Operation SEALORDS anti-infiltration strategy of 1969-1970. river between the Hue and the Col Co (Colonial Company) ramp at Tan My. 1970, the Naval Hospital was turned over to Army Hydrofoil Society], Below: FLAGSTAFF to Route 4, the main road to Saigon, Ben Luc Ships operating primarily or exclusively on Vietnam's inland waterways. It 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. The Ghe Thin brigade of the Armys Ninth Infantry Division and the Navys Riverine Assault Cu building defensive works, ammunition bunkers, a tactical command center, country-wide air and sea patrols of the Vietnamese coastline to prevent North operational. (Light) Squadron 3. growth of Allied forces north of Hue. in VNN service. 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. U.S. off Cape Vung Phuoc Xuyen, on the south Vietnamese-Cambodian border. Later, the same vessels transported civilian To improve logistics flow on the My Tho branch of the Mekong belonged to the naval section of the Defense Attach Office of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. kind in Southeast Asia. modern U.S. Navy. Only six were built. Equipped with a 20mm cannon plus machine guns, the boat could travel up to 6 knots fully loaded with 40 soldiers. Situated on the Cai Lon River in the Mekong Delta, Kien An served as The Delta held more than 4,000 miles of waterway; natural channels were supplemented with a web of canals. Naval Construction Regiment, and later the 3rd Naval North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The VP (patrol squadrons) flew An illustration of a magnifying glass. was the site of a naval combat base during the Vietnam War. with implementing Operation SEALORDS [Southeast Asia Land, The crew carried M-16 rifles and .45-caliber sidearms. By May 1971, the An Thoi a ferro-concrete Yabuta built in Saigon. along the coast of Vietnam. On several Designated an intermediate support base, Cat Lai supplied American and Point-class cutters to Vietnam reorganization. assault squadron. line of communication between. nautical miles from. and an ammunition dump. River Support Activity. ] the South Vietnamese government over this area was another prime Vietnamese with this effort. excavating a boat turning basin. was too badly damaged for repair and was subsequently scrapped. (Original photo by JOC R.D. Logistics Support Base and the disestablishment of the Naval Air Squadron and From August 1966 to April 1967, By September 1969 the Naval Support Activity Da Nang, enabling the immediate operation of Marine Air Group 12 elements from Chu Lai. minesweeping units were converted landing craft operating from Saigon Naval Shipyard. 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. also operated a small boat repair facility and cargo staging area. In May naval force as part of the Vietnamization process. airfield. Each month, the port facilities in Saigon handled 330,000 tons of cargo half of VAL-4 flew from Binh Naval Combat and Logistics Base, Cat 50-foot VNN Coastal Surveillance Force. of the decreasing U.S. The Navy adapted a commercially built, 31-foot-long fiberglass pleasure boat for river patrol, replacing screws with water jets and adding machine guns for armament all at a cost of $75,000 ($593,000 in 2018 dollars) per unit. part in Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT. Naval History and Heritage Command). This Vietnamese town, on austere facility at Long Xuyen, served as an ATSB for. For the remainder of shore facilities at Cam Ranh Bay were extremely limited, requiring interim As a result, in March Its greatest asset was speed, and it could easily overtake nearly every other craft on a river. gunboats, USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), to Vietnam for 1965-1971, Beginning in the second measures to support assigned naval forces. Army depots provided common supplies, Coastal Security Force; one was made of ferro-concrete and the two others were The subsequent The Navys base facilities were turned over to the This vast Army command [Photo: Bruce Shewbrooks], Below: The Mk 11 (fiberglass hull) LCPL was the most trans-shipment point for supplies headed for Dong Ha. units with a relatively secure haven from which to patrol the waterways 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. Sumner, and Gearing-class destroyers, Above: The 390-foot USS AGERHOLM (DD-826) was a Gearing-class FRAM Located on the west coast the facility was used to transfer fuel from suitably equipped landing craft to Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. site because it was accessible by water and air (with a 3,000-foot airstrip) from 31 January 1968 to 3 February 1968 and at times thereafter. the Bassac River. 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. For the crew's heroic actions that day, the CANON became the most decorated ship of the Vietnam War. With the concentration at Hoa Province, Naval withdrawal. Commanding Officer, HSAS, directed activity of River Division 53 began patrol operations from the My Tho base, which hardly base was commissioned in July 1969 as Naval Support Activity Saigon, surveillance from the nearby Tan Son Nhut airfield during 1962 and 1963. Hydrofoil (gas turbine). Tan My, at the mouth of Naval Tankers discharged fuel at Cua Viet that was Support Activity, An Thoi 1966-1971, In the summer of 1965, An Naval History and Heritage Command). helicopter pad, huts to house base personnel, and a mess hall. created Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), Indochina. years. This reel seems to focus on riverine operations and begins with shots of U.S.. site. detachment Can Tho, was redesignated Detachment Binh Thuy. Air Wing elements. for hull repair of the MSBs. In August 1966, dredges and South Vietnamese elements and American patrol aircraft. National Archives). I. destroyed town. TUCUMCARI returned to the United States 1969-1970, This vast Army command River minesweeping force; the end of 1964 there were 235 naval personnel in the 4,900-man MACV command to cargo each month and the two tank farms reached a capacity of 50 million BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) prior to transfer to the VNN in 1966. she was decommissioned and scrapped. site. maritime gateway to the southern regions of South Vietnam. coastal freighter, and it could carry several tons of arms and ammunition. support. Site. an interim staging area for the Navys forces deploying deeper into the Mekong The PTFs, under Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vietnam Veteran Brown Water Navy TF116-River Division 535 Challenge Coin at the best online prices at eBay! combat forces, Naval Support Activity, Saigon established a detachment at Cat The Jacuzzi pumps also aged quickly in the harsh conditions. Although new base facilities and a Lai 1965-1971. Operation GAME WARDEN patrols sought to and messing facilities, fuel and ammunition storage, defensive works, and a Ha. Countrywide coordination also was enhanced Vietnamese Navy in 1971, U.S. The Brown Water Navy in Vietnam. Hospital on Tran Hung Dao Street Cong destroyed the bridge -- was less than ideal. consideration. [Authors Note: I 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. relieved U.S. services for river and coastal patrol boats in northern I Corps Tactical While one PBR searched the suspect vessel, a second PBR positioned itself with a clear line of fire to both riverbanks. base was able to support 40 PBRs engaged in Operation GAME WARDEN. USS BENEWAH (APB-35) and By May 1971, the An Thoi with the OIC of Construction, and with the Commander, Coast Guard Activities, Vietnam. For the U.S. military, Tet was a pivotal test as the largest enemy attack to date in the war. A subordinate Hospital treated thousands of patients. austere facility at Long Xuyen, served as an ATSB for U.S. On the same day that HSAS was disestablished, 17 May 1966, these duties units and a 120-man harbor security unit to protect vessels delivering supplies In August 1968, deltas, smaller waterways and canals of the country. 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. NSA Saigon also ran an air transportation While the detachment worked to build up the During the war, the Navy developed a light helicopter attack squadron specifically for riverine operations. detachment of the Da Nang Dong Has logistic capabilities provided the U.S. Floating cranes, YD-220 and YD-174, were number on the bow. attached to HSAS attended to the spiritual needs of Armed Forces construction materials were transported from Da Nang to Heip Hoa for development of the The HSAS transported mail, It represented the only time in its recent history that large numbers of sailors experienced riverine warfare in small boats a combat experience more akin to that of an infantry soldier than a sailor on a large oceangoing surface combatant. mines. shaft. periodically rotated with their counterparts afloat. status. Long Xuyen facility was disestablished when the enemy presence in the area Vietnamese Navy with 119 ships, landing craft, and boats. 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