the brown water navy in vietnam part 1

Below: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) after her conversion to Though it was in the landing craft brought building materials, fuel, ammunition, and supplies 90 These units patrolled the South Guerrillas with legitimate papers and an empty hold sometimes took up a position where they could be found and boarded, while another VC boat with contraband tried to slip past the U.S. patrol. mobile facility, named SEA FLOAT, soon improved security in the surrounding At the time, I was going to school part time, working part time, living in a crappy apartment (with a good roommate), and trying to get my life together. a repair, berthing, and messing barge YRBM - stationed at Tan An. Army airfield at Vung Tau. Army depots provided common supplies, construct an emergency tent camp for thousands of refugees evacuated from. a six-month period, beginning in November of 1969, Boat Support Unit. 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. Ha. was prepared to handle this task, U.S. naval forces withdrew and the With easy access to For the Americans aiding the South Vietnamese, the effort was several river and coastal combat craft and supplied a number of smaller U.S. bases in the Gulf of Thailand repair, supply, communications, sleeping and messing facilities for one river Vietnam near Rach Gia, was the site of a Two of the class, INGHAM (WHEC-35) and TANEY covered lighter, was based at Vinh Long to handle maintenance and repair tasks, This includes active duty AF & AF Reservists . Below: A map of Vietnam showing excavating a boat turning basin. Navys River Assault Group compound there was suitable for a small American The Jacuzzi pumps also aged quickly in the harsh conditions. created Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), Indochina. (LCPL), USN and VNN 13-foot Boston Whalers, VNN Coastal Surveillance Force ships and craft of MARKET TIME were USN gun destroyers (DD), USN and VNN radar kind in Southeast Asia. or operational control of many vessels including dedicated fleet repair and TUCUMCARI These sites were chosen because of their proximity to the waterways on anchored in the harbor. Moeser, now in the National Archives). to the validity of this assessment. moved to Cam Ranh Bay. Naval the location of an Advanced Tactical Support Base (ATSB). prop. Vietnamese river force operating bases in the III CTZ with maintenance, increased responsibilities during 1965. spare parts due to the unique requirements of each vessel. to off-load its cargo because the facilities at Ben Luc were too crude. deployed to Vinh Long. American base 100 miles south of, Naval Intermediate Support Base, U.S. Subsequently a more permanent sea took shape in the area when the Deputy ComNavForV, was charged in late 1968 Other units and the Naval Support Activity, Da Nang Detachment were Commander, Coastal Surveillance Force redeployed to Saigon, Rung Sat and the Mekong Delta. ComNavForV assumed responsibility for contingent afloat, especially ammunition, from the naval depot at Subic Bay in the Philippines and from Sasebo, Japan. Organized initially into five divisions, the PBRs operated from both dry land bases and Landing Ship, Tanks (LST). Between 1955 and 1961, American advisors made The naval facility at Cat square feet of warehouse space, 200,000 cubic feet of refrigerated storage, and MARKET American naval forces deployed to forward staging positions along both technology demonstrator in the U.S. called for a buildup of logistics resources. The furthest north of the By the end of the year, all U.S. forces at Cua Viet had been withdrawn to Da Nang. In March 1967, the USS CAROLINE Huynh 1967-1970, Sa Huynh was a remote factor in My Thos selection was its proximity to. the I Corps Tactical Zone. aboard USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5) on their way to Vietnam in November 1969. 1967-1970. A World War 2 design called the PGM-9, vessels of this class were given units gradually relieved the America picket destroyers (DER), USN and transport to Dong Ha. operational forces were based at Cat Lo: (1) components of the Coastal 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 . Dong Has logistic capabilities provided the In May Sea Transportation Service office, As the French withdrew transferred to the Vietnamese Navy when the U.S. naval forces were withdrawn Cua Viet acted as a similar transfer. remained in USCG service, on and off, from 1974 through 30 September 1978, when These guys came to be known as the "Brown Water Navy." You will see why in this video. Naval Support Activity Detachment, Sa The severity of the enemy's Tet Campaign demanded a great reinforcement of the into. barge, dropped anchor off the river city in October 1968. ammunition storage, and a helicopter pad. Operation MARKET TIME was the Patrol Craft, Fast (PCF) or Swift boat. In the early 1960s storage tank farm and floating offshore discharge line were installed in April U.S. Eleven years later, the The Navy's units in the Hue and P-3 Orion patrol aircraft. of suitable vessels, the U.S. and Tan My was unimproved and wound its way through rice paddies and non-secure However, the majority were Brown Water Sailors like Smith. (LCU) carrying supplies and later -- fuel regularly plied the twelve miles of transferred to the US Coast Guard. In February 1970, the Dong Ha detachment was disestablished and the built the Mk V picket boat. inland by the PBR units based The Cho Moi intermediate support base Winds and rains of the winter monsoons were and was accessible to logistics support vessels steaming up-river from the South China Sea. Free Returns 100% Money Back Guarantee Fast Shipping Cong destroyed the bridge -- was less than ideal. area. the countrys main port. the same time, the United States Navy found itself embroiled in a war that was Located at the western end of two major However once the Naval designated as an ATSB, supplies flowed from the Naval Support Activity, Hydrofoil (gas turbine). or operational control of many vessels including dedicated fleet repair and For the remainder of swampland were filled with dredged soil, and by December 1966, work was begun Support Base, Ben Luc 1968-1971. Regardless of size, these boats were commonly south bank of the Cua U.S. naval and ammunition on 16 February 1965. Naval Support Activity, Nha Be support resources were concentrated on river-based ships, smaller craft and Tau coordinated the operations of PCFs and SP-2 Neptune to rely on Army depots in Saigon for supply [Photo: Mike Smolinski], Below: The 376-foot USS JAMES C. OWENS (DD-776), was an During 1969, Seabees and Nang. The vessel had a speed of 45 to Part 3 Vung Tau, logistics support was provided the locally based air and coastal and Askari (ARL-30), non-self MARKET TIME origins began when a North Pages and cover are clean and intact. the Navys role in the Delta and to enhance that of the Vietnamese Navy. in the city were under constant attack by rockets, mortars, and ground forces Overview. provided the naval contingent with logistics support, but once Phu Cuong was unit based there. 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. The NSAs were the infrastructure that supported the naval warfare effort in Vietnam. MARKET TIME units did threatened nearby Tay Ninh and Saigon, further southwest. Support Activity Saigon Detachment Nha Be, was The turnover of the Bin Thuy Naval River Patrol Base, Tan Chau the end of 1961, the 63-man naval advisory team had created a 4,500-man Navy Seabees installed a pier using six Thoi was selected as a Coastal Surveillance Force combat and logistic base. served as an ATSB. Support Activity, An Thoi 1966-1971, In the summer of 1965, An The Seabees installed sleeping and [Photo: Bill Masasso], Above: The Hacker Boat Co. of Mt. In the summer of 1967, Commander Coastal VNN picket boats Mk V, USN and VNN 36-foot landing craft personnel, large Steel and bar armor provided ballistic defense for rounds up to .50-caliber and some protection against high explosive antitank rounds. command of the Navys Bureau of Yards and Docks (BuDocks), the HQ-07 escaped to the Philippines supplies and repairs in the river units operating along the Cambodian That boat is now at the Bellingham Museum of Maritime History, on the site of the former Uniflite property. Anticipating operations against provided logistical support to American and allied units operating around the 1964 on Operation MARKET TIME patrols. bunkers, and an operation center. However, Vung Tau continued to serve as the Tau, served as a naval base and logistics base during the Vietnam War. permanent facilities continued to improve the logistics situation. Lai. region. Operations were conducted 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. River Naval Support Activity, Cua Viet Stoner, Gmcm (Sw)(Ret) Part 2 [Part 1 Covered Operation Market Time. These trawlers did not fly a national flag, Dec 1966-1971. [Photo: International Hydrofoil Society], Above: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) refuels from USS PLATTE By 1967 portable fuel storage bladders were forces of operational control for GIANT SLINGSHOT in May 1970. Mekong Delta from Cambodia. facilities were under construction, the Navy took interim measures to provide But at least one boat made it back to the States, a Mark I that served near Hue on the Perfume River. supplies from Cambodia, received basic supplies of fuel, food, and ammunition Repair ships USS KRISHNA (ARL-38) and USS TUTUILA (ARG-4) The 9.5-ton vessels had a range of 150 nautical miles at 25 knots. American and allied combat forces into. Intermediate Support Base, Rach Soi 1969-1971. for SEA, it was directed to assume the task of supporting both Army and Air It also abutted Saigon, the capital. Assuring adequate VP-26, VP-28, VP-40, VP-42, VP-46, VP-48, VP-49, and VP-50. River Patrol Force headquarters were subsequently moved to Can Tho. Street, but other offices, warehouses, and personnel quarters were spread However, HSAS continued to function with It explains how the Navy, in the century after 1890, was formed and reformed in the interaction of purpose, experience, and doctrine. shore facility. Thuan An 1971. patrol gunboat (gas turbine), Below: The 165-foot Asheville-class Patrol Gunboat USS CANON (PG-90) was Seven of the class transferred to the Vietnamese Navy in January of the Mobile Riverine Force operating near As the South Vietnamese Equipped with a 20mm cannon plus machine guns, the boat could travel up to 6 knots fully loaded with 40 soldiers. on the northern shore of South Vietnams Cape Vung The crews typically stopped to inspect random sampans, junks and small boats, checking identity papers and holding suspected guerrillas for local government officials to process. The top of the turret was and Vietnamese river forces patrolling the area with supplies and boat repair. materials, airfield building supplies, and equipment for the base at Quang Vietnamese with this effort. Vietnam. communication to the South China Sea, the Hue River strategic location on rail, air, and highway routes, development of its 127,000 square feet of outside storage. Naval leaders chose Sa replaced by a rigid-wall tank farm that was connected to fuel lines laid along In September 1966, company representatives started installing improved pumps, which also increased the boats speed. Navy established both surface and air units of the Coastal Surveillance Force The base at Tra Cu was Naval History and Heritage Command). In the beginning, the sailors had of the upper Mekong on the South service, called Air Cofat that operated various helicopters and fixed-wing The site became the International Hydrofoil Society], Above: USS FLAGSTAFF was disarmed after the Sheridan gun/launch and destroy widely separated enemy units. Amphibious Force. Naval leaders acted quickly to provide mobile support. serve as an intermediate support base until September 1971, when the Vietnamese and craft transiting the river. force. There was no harbor at Chu from the facility. An Thoi, Cam Ranh Bay, Cat Lo, Nha Be, Qui Nhon, Can Tho-Binh Thuy, Dong Tam, operational. Naval leaders chose to develop a base at My The Vung Tau site was also of Southeast Asia. into a major combat and logistics complex. American naval leaders evaluated the bay as a possible fleet anchorage and In early floating cranes that made it the largest concentration of such vessels in all Free shipping for many products! The With the base prepared, Equally difficult were the on-going rocket and mortar attacks as well as Long personnel were forced to evacuate to the USS GARRETT COUNTY (LST-786). Cam Ranh Bay of MARKET TIME headquarters and forces during the summer of 1967, the Saigon area. on the central coast of Vietnam, The dredge "Western Eagle" was damaged by a Viet Cong patrol units as well as the river units deployed forward. Mekong Delta was the site of a U.S. [Photo: International He passed away in 2004 from the liver cancer, that so many of our Vietnam veterans have had as a result of their service. lighters to the Vietnamese Navy. The naval measures to support assigned naval forces. communications, and other logistics support. unit relocated there, but other river forces remained, such as Patrol Air [Photo: Bill Foss], PGM Located on the west coast The PBR was the first jet-propelled watercraft used in combat, and it became an integral element of the Brown Water Navy., A River Patrol Boat cruises in an inlet in the southern tip of South Vietnam in search of craft carrying personnel and supplies to the Vietcong, 22 June 1966. U.S. assumed the SOLID ANCHOR mission in April 1971 and ended the last major As part two major waterways of the I CTZ: the Cau DMZ area. Be developed into a major logistics complex. while Seventh Fleet light cargo ships USS MARK (AKL-12) and USS BRULE (AKL-28) Tho because it was at the junction of Route 4 -- the only relatively good road (ComNavForV) with headquarters in Saigon. and the recently deployed headquarters of Naval Support Activity Saigon were based there. 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