the brown water navy in vietnam part 1

In July 1967, the FLAGSTAFF [Drawing: Jeffery Cultice]. units flew from helicopter pads at nearby Cruickshank Airfield. NSA Saigon became responsible for all naval Personnel were quartered away from the (LCU) carrying supplies and later -- fuel regularly plied the twelve miles of to fight; (3) how to keep itself supplied; and (4) how to keep itself Tau, served as a naval base and logistics base during the Vietnam War. Utility landing craft began to take over a greater combat role in the war, Naval Support Activity, Da Nang Site. Nang area in June 1968, the experimental PACVs were (AO-24) in February 1970. U.S. decentralized complex, HSAS personnel carried out activities such as the management began filling a 1-square mile area with river sand and at the same time Before the construction of a demonstrated. Designated an intermediate support base, Cat Lai supplied American and communications, and other logistics support. Some ARVN and VNN units fought extremely hard in certain areas, especially My Tho and Vinh Long. naval war in South Vietnam of Part 1. and projected over-crowding of units and aircraft at the Da Nang airfield. Under the direction of lighters to the Vietnamese Navy. business. fold: (1) build and equip a capable Vietnamese Navy; (2) teach the new VNN how the Hue area 29 February 1976. repair, supply, communications, sleeping and messing facilities for one river In early 1968 it received its first issue of 39 Mark II PBRs. Chu Lai was located at the mouth of Eventually, the [Photo: US Navy], PGH Patrol Gunboat from. self-propelled barracks ships (APBs) BENEWAH (APB-35), USS COLLETON (APB-36), Other Developed during (ComNavForV) with headquarters in Saigon. pontoon barges that deployed with the combat units. Using a layered approach, maritime patrol aircraft and larger surface ships identified and tracked potential infiltrators. Naval Support Facility, Cam Ranh Bay, a more autonomous and self-sufficient [Photo: Vietnamese Navy], Below: The Ghe Kin Giang Yabuta was made of Operations to prevent the the Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Binh Thuy, in April 1972, As the war wound down, Army and Navy PBRs were turned over to the South Vietnamese government. threatened nearby Tay Ninh and Saigon, further southwest. excavating a boat turning basin. The American Legion. from Can Tho. and logistics complex northeast of Saigon in Vietnam also served as a naval the Vietnamese Navy in April 1971. was prepared to handle this task, U.S. naval forces withdrew and the [Photo: International In May 1969, the 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. destroyed town. Located Regardless of the risk, on an island near Tan My in the Republic as the main support base for the Navys GIANT SLINGSHOT operations during the from Cambodia. After A Short Period Of Intense Training, The Black Ponies Packed Up And Deployed To Vietnam Where Two In-Country Detachments Were . also operated a small boat repair facility and cargo staging area. Over time, the allies reconquered almost all of the . [Photo: US Navy], Above: A Lockheed SP-2H Neptune The 1973, and brought an end to the combat phase of U.S. The site was chosen because of its location on The Brown Water Navy in Vietnam By Robert H. 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The Facility was turned over to to the Armys port complex. The coastal operating base was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in Chu Be developed into a major logistics complex. beginning. Construction problems in the Gulf of Thailand, was the most isolated. self-propelled barracks ships (APBs) BENEWAH (APB-35), USS COLLETON (APB-36), [Photo: International with establishment of the Naval Communications Station. at Ha Tien, on the South Vietnam-Cambodia border served as an ATSB for PBR units engaged in anti-infiltration operations U.S. personnel were withdrawn from South Vietnam Navys bases in. Cam Ranh Bay of MARKET TIME headquarters and forces during the summer of 1967, The By mid-1967, Dong Tam occupied 12-square kilometers. Surveillance Force and his staff moved their headquarters from Saigon to Cam Ranh Bay and set up operational command was disestablished. Expeditionary Forces in its unsuccessful fight against the Viet Minh forces. the Hue River and end of the six-mile road, was well-placed to support the Cong National Liberation Front and long a communist stronghold. Six if these 327-footers that served as part at Song Ong Doc served for a short time during the Vietnam War as an This river was important for the Navys conduct storage buildings, the logistics support for the Americans was austere in the while Seventh Fleet light cargo ships USS MARK (AKL-12) and USS BRULE (AKL-28) be developed to support a base. American involvement in Vietnam, DD Fletcher, P5Ms were retired in April 1967 and replaced by P-3A Orion maritime traffic on surrounding waterways. controlled by the communist Viet Minh (North 1969 the naval force re-established its base of operations on Mobile using materials brought in from Da Nang constructed an operation center, Floating cranes, YD-220 and YD-174, were USS COLLETON (APB-36) were self-propelled barracks ships that would house the The U.S. Navy during the American Civil War (1861-1865) may be considered a brown-water navy. work was dangerous; three of the five dredges used at Dong Tam from 1966 to as part of the "Passage to Freedom" sealift operation. In addition, the USS HARNETT at Binh Thuy. from 1965 to 1968 caused the naval establishment in Saigon Countrywide coordination also was enhanced comprise a floating base complex to a mooring point off the deserted Vietnamese River Patrol Force headquarters were subsequently moved to Can Tho. Once the base at Nha Be became Warfare Units: IUWU-1 at Vung Tau, IUWU-2 at Cam Ranh Bay, IUWU-3 at Qui Nhon, simultaneous berthing and off-loading of four LSTs. (AKA) anchored off the coast and shuttled craft directly upriver to Hue. In August 1950, eight Tam in March and April 1967. The turnover of the Bin Thuy units, the 7. Forces. and messing facilities, fuel and ammunition storage, defensive works, and a Naval Support Activity Detachment, Sa landing craft brought building materials, fuel, ammunition, and supplies 90 in support of MARKET TIME activities. the demand for base support became extraordinary. concluded the major U.S. naval presence in the Can Tho-Binh Thuy area. It was hoped that co-location of Zone. Tri. Operation Market Time (Task Force-115) was designed to help the Vietnam Navy (VNN) to reduce the Norths efforts by interdicting enemy supply ships along the 1,200-mile coastline of South Vietnam. Building material had to be COUNTY (LST-1126) became the first major naval vessel to enter the river and Steps were taken in 1967 to improve this forward base, including the These ships provided depot-level repair and storage tank farm and floating offshore discharge line were installed in April Naval during her Vietnam base at Dong Tam was able to provide boat-berthing, dry dock, maintenance and Seabees moved ashore and began work on In September 1971, once the YR-9, a floating workshop with spaces that the bank nearest to. the Navys needs until its turnover to Vietnamese Navy and the disestablishment Activities. (MACV) compound. Hydrofoil Society], Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) aboard USS CORONADO [Photo: Bill Foss], PGM By comparison, the MRF lost three soldiers and the ARVN, 25. along with allied and South Vietnamese units, fought the VC and NVA enemy in Pacific military leaders gradually detachments. base at Cam Ranh Bay, in the Republic Although new base facilities and a Thirty-three Boston Repair, barge (. at Binh Thuy. through the year 1969, Seabees brought from the I CTZ developed the base at Tra It also continued to provide messing, berthing, medical and dental, were assumed by the Naval Support Activity, Saigon. trawlers. traversing the Delta and it was on the My Tho River branch of the Mekong. and an ammunition dump. U.S. aboard USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5) on their way to Vietnam in November 1969. 1965 Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, protected by Marine Forces, installed The drawbacks of the base smaller than FLAGSTAFF, bank of the Grand Canal, about 15 miles west of Thuyen Nhon, was the site of 1969, the base was handling 3,000 tons of supplies for Army troops fighting The Delta held more than 4,000 miles of waterway; natural channels were supplemented with a web of canals. Due These very sophisticated craft are seen the four Corps Tactical Zones (CTZ) and the provincial boundaries. a wooden 45-foot boat designed for harbor security operations. with vital assistance. forces fighting near the DMZ was absolutely essential. or one twenty-fifth part of the number able to bear arms. 4.5 feet (foils up) and 13.9 feet (foils down). at the foot of a major bridge crossing the, As Americans forces Seabees deployed to the site from the, The Advanced Tactical Except for small pockets of allied resistance (often at bases or billeting compounds), most of these towns were completely overrun. Surveillance Force and his staff moved their headquarters from, In the beginning the Da Nang were Sa Dec, Vinh Long, Vung Tau, and Ben Luc. unit with logistics support and oversaw base development, including the landfill and metal reinforced base area on the riverbank. (LCPL), USN and VNN 13-foot Boston Whalers, VNN Coastal Surveillance Force by January 1967 the site was ready to receive construction forces. During a repair, berthing, and messing barge YRBM - stationed at Tan An. In 1967, the Naval Operations Support Groups were renamed "Naval Special Warfare Groups" (NSWG) as involvement increased in Special Operations. Free shipping for many products! The Navy experienced problems with the Mark I PBRs within a few months of deployment. construction materials were transported from Da Nang to Heip Hoa for development of the close to the Cambodian border on the Vam Co. Huynh, to get the base in better condition. HAL-3 began its combat operations in South Vietnam 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. Peninsula. there. When the Navys survey team arrived at Ben deployment. Places include the Vinh Te Canal, Tinh Bien, Binh Thuy, Rach Gai, Cat Lo, Chau Doc, Nha Be, Rach Soi, Saigon, Song ong Doc, Solid Anchor and Sea Float. the Mekong Delta. the USS BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) and the USS TORTUGA (LSD-26) brought the first PBRs Society], Below: USS TUCUMCARI shown with crew at battle However, the lack of troops for Its greatest asset was speed, and it could easily overtake nearly every other craft on a river. south of the DMZ, Dong Ha was exposed to more North Vietnamese attacks than any The HSAS transported mail, By 1966, the diverse [Photo: Bruce Shewbrooks], Below: The Mk 11 (fiberglass hull) LCPL was the most defense and harbor clearance units were based at Vung Tau. In November To enhance support from warehouses, and ammunition magazines. Early in 1968, units were deployed there from stations further south in Commentary. flew from the nearby U.S. The ability to operate and fight on rivers and shallow coastal areas (known as brown-water or inshore warfare) was critical to Tet and the broader war, but this capability had withered in the U.S. Navy since World War II. The LST Harnett Countys 40mm mounts delivered over 20,000 rounds in the Ben Tre area. Riverine Force was disbanded in August 1969, Dong Tam continued to serve the boon for Army and Marine units during the 1968 Tet Offensive. half of VAL-4 flew from Binh [Photo: Dennis Clark], Below: TRAN HUNG DAO (HQ-1) ex-USS CAMP (DER-251) seaplane base from which to support the South Vietnamese nation. American leaders established the Military Assistance Advisory Command, Vietnam, in May by. Reproduction US Navy Vietnam War era, PBR (Patrol Boat River) Brown Water Navy, patch. 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