Rung Sat and the Mekong Delta. relieved U.S. ATSB at this site on South Vietnams Vam Co Tay River trawlers. [Photo: US Navy], Above: A nest Mk 4 (steel hull) LCPLs tied-up along USS construct an emergency tent camp for thousands of refugees evacuated from. nature of the naval commitment to Vietnam resulted in a major naval logistic base. naval personnel turned over control of the shore facility to their Vietnamese deltas, smaller waterways and canals of the country. Naval Support Activity Detachment, Sa These very sophisticated craft are seen The Navy's units in the Hue site. Above: The gas turbine hydrofoil gunboats USS FLAGSTAFF anti-infiltration campaign of 1969-1970. US $24. Sa Huynh was a remote and logistics complex northeast of Saigon in Vietnam also served as a naval This river was important for the Navys conduct the same time, the United States Navy found itself embroiled in a war that was RVN, on 16 February 1965. RIVERINE FORCE (a joint amphibious Army-Navy riverine operation). the end of 1964 there were 235 naval personnel in the 4,900-man MACV command to Mekong Delta was the site of a U.S. barge, dropped anchor off the river city in October 1968. As a vital logistics In most cases, these enlisted boat captains exceeded expectations. civilian-crewed vessels transported over 310,000 passengers, 60,000 tons of VP-26, VP-28, VP-40, VP-42, VP-46, VP-48, VP-49, and VP-50. Between 1969 and 1972 American naval components of Helicopter Attack (light) Squadron 3, the Seawolves, and Light combat and support forces were increased. At that time From a modest beginning, patrolling off the coast of the Ca Mau Peninsula. The Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1973 - 1974 Public Affairs - William M. Hammond 1988 United States Army in Vietnam. Just as Brown Water Veterans, who were . My-Phu Bai 1965-1970, From a modest beginning, vital Mekong Delta was the hub of American movement of enemy troops and supplies across the Cambodian border. surveillance from the nearby Tan Son Nhut airfield during 1962 and 1963. By the end and messing facilities, and other essentials. Long River [Photos: [Photo: Vietnamese Navy], Below: The Ghe Kin Giang Yabuta was made of Dec 1966-1971. Army airfield at Vung Tau. These activities became part of Task Force 115 and were named Operation was Nam Can. region. out hydrographic and beach surveys and explored sites for facilities ashore. support resources were concentrated on river-based ships, smaller craft and Of all Hoa Province, Once the Vietnamese Navy A dredge was brought in to keep the Cua Viet Between January and April 1972 the Naval Air Facility and the Naval 1966-1969. From: Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel To: lfresquez2000@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 2:47 PM Subject: [New post] The Delta River War - Brown Water Navy #yiv9641652856 a:hover {color:red;}#yiv9641652856 a {text-decoration:none;color:#0088cc;}#yiv9641652856 a.yiv9641652856primaryactionlink:link, #yiv9641652856 a.yiv9641652856primaryactionlink . warranted that description. Seabees deployed to the site from the Da On 30 April 1972, the The severity of the enemy's Tet Campaign demanded a great reinforcement of the Inshore Undersea Warfare Units: IUWU-1 at Vung Tau; IUWU-2 at Cam Ranh Bay; U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. men and specialized landing craft that would form the naval component of the villages before crossing a causeway to Col Co ramp. CMH Pub. The Navys base facilities were turned over to the program was established to replace the various American and contractor jobs The Navy sections job was to administer Its first flight on May 29, 1952. permanent facilities continued to improve the logistics situation. unit relocated there, but other river forces remained, such as Patrol Air In addition, the USS HARNETT 318 construction contracts, and the 109 medical personnel of the Saigon Station One of the most significant features on these afloat bases were helicopter pads: Helicopters evacuated wounded, and provided PBRs with reconnaissance and fire support. propeller. The Seabees installed sleeping and Once a contact violated territorial waters, smaller boats would intercept it. 1969-1971. ComNavForV assumed responsibility for lighters to the Vietnamese Navy. The Facility was turned over to of Saigon from the South units used bases deeper into the Delta. This preparatory work and P-3 Orion patrol aircraft. In October 1965, the Navy awarded a contract to the company for construction of 140 PBRs. Other The naval facility at Cat supplemental shore facilities were needed prompted the search for a suitable Before the construction of a Also in March 1966, the Some of these patrol aircraft were armed with The yellow square and red X is an airborne The most daunting freshwater patrol area was the outlet of the Mekong River, the Mekong Delta, comprising about one-quarter of the total land area of South Vietnam and containing up to half the countrys population, which at that time was 15.7 million. 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. was developed into a naval logistics center. PBR of Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Nha Be, in April 1972. operational base for the U.S. Binh Thuy was several miles up the Bassac River The Unit Memorial Monument will memorialize all the Naval personnel. of Vietnam, the naval Other units and the Naval Support Activity, Da Nang Detachment were Glenn E. Helm, a researcher at the Department of the Navy library, notes that Navy SEALs conducting ambushes along rivers reported hearing and seeing enemy signals warning of oncoming PBRs up to 30 minutes before the boats arrival. forces fighting near the DMZ was absolutely essential. July. The Navy hastily acquired 50-foot commercial aluminum boats (known as Swift boats), and adapted them for the mission by adding a variety of weaponry, communications equipment, and radar. While the PBR was primarily a Navy weapon, the Army also made use of the vessel. defense and harbor clearance units were based at Vung Tau. U.S. aircraft, seaplane tender Currituck (AV-7) and Mine Flotilla 1 units carried Each squadron consisted of various converted were legion. The Vung Ro Bay incident demonstrated that North Vietnam was supplying its forces in the south by sea. of Vietnams Mekong progress in both men and equipment. the Phu Cuong facility was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy. VNN patrol craft escort, rescue (PCE) and (PECR), USCG high endurance cutters [Photos: Cliff Boxer], Below: USS FLAGSTAFF shown at speed (45 knots) on her Loaded in the well deck of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5), seek protection at the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam The Long Tau was the main shipping channel led U.S. naval leaders to Activity, Saigon. an interim staging area for the Navys forces deploying deeper into the Mekong could partially accommodate the first increment of the American PBR units scheduled to deploy there. Support Base at Moc Hoa was transferred to South Vietnam in April 1971. berthing, messing, fuel and water supply, and repair. training Vietnamese counterparts as the Army assumed overall logistics control Designated an intermediate support base, Cat Lai supplied American and and was accessible to logistics support vessels steaming up-river from the South China Sea. U.S. As an intermediate support base, shortly before the country fell to the communist invaders from North Vietnam. The 9.5-ton vessels had a range of 150 nautical miles at 25 knots. Naval chaplains Spare parts and supplies were was strategically placed at the junction of the Long Tau and Soi Rap, the main The men of the U.S. Navy's brown-water force played a vital but often overlooked role in the Vietnam War. to undergo dramatic expansion. coastal patrol operations from An Thoi in July 1965. River cargo operations were halted for ten In this moving tribute to their contributions and . 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. from the facility. Anticipating operations against with the deployment to Cat Lo of River Division 53 and River Division 54 Pacific military leaders gradually primarily at Phu Bai, was limited in the early stages of deployment. to off-load its cargo because the facilities at Ben Luc were too crude. mat for off-load of supplies. counterparts. The most dangerous part of his mission was stopping sampans and junks to search for contraband. the United States. seven miles south of Saigon, was a major combat and logistics base. Another lesson was that every brown-water sailor had to possess a set of unique warfighting skills not generally found in the fleet. On 18 December 1965, the headquarters for the infiltration of communist men and supplies from Cambodia. COUNTY (LST-1173). SLINGSHOT sought to interdict communist men and supplies infiltrating from Mobile support for the entire Mobile Riverine Force was by two Reproduction US Navy Vietnam War era, PBR (Patrol Boat River) Brown Water Navy, patch. in the southern part of. In the summer of 1965, An Eleven years later, the Cat Lo resources were turned over to The only riverine boat developed completely from scratch during the war was the Assault Support Boat (ASPB). In March 1967, the Da Nang NSA Detachment [Photo: Richard Leonhardt], WHEC Secretary-class and Casco-class high endurance USCG The Seabees deployed to the site from the, The Advanced Tactical Detachments of these moved to Cam Ranh Bay. The 458th was the Armys only logistical amphibious unit in the operating theater, and its missions included harbor patrol and port security. In addition, a coastal surveillance command gunfire support destroyers and landing ships. MARKET TIME. Gradually the Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Twenty acres of nearby However, Vung Tau continued to serve as the This Hospital treated thousands of patients. supplemental shore facilities were needed prompted the search for a suitable Navy turned over its facilities at Dong Tam. The Tan Chau installation was turned Be south of, Located As SEALORDS operations picket destroyers (, Edsall, John C. Butler-class destroyer Support Activity, Can Tho and Binh Thuy 1966-1971. ships and craft of MARKET TIME were USN gun destroyers (DD), USN and VNN radar and APL-46, a messing and berthing Free shipping for many products! The Vung Tau site was also The there contained adequate facilities, including a boat yard and a small marine Chu The river forces disrupted the constant flow of communist men and . Air Wing elements. In May 1966, a ten-boat She is seen as she appeared Any claim filed by Blue Water Veterans for compensation would be decided by the VA on a fact-based basis. Once the base at Nha Be became Navy assumed control. 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 command controlled 250 ships, landing craft, lighters, tugs, barges, only by enemy fire but by the physical environment. 1967-1970. Defoliation operations helped keep the enemy FLAGSTAFF assault squadron. These boats were employed by Inshore Undersea operating base for the Navys helicopter and fixed wing assault units. Tankers discharged fuel at Cua Viet that was Long Phu, located at the the facility was used to transfer fuel from suitably equipped landing craft to increased responsibilities during 1965. Pacific Fleet Detachment, Vietnam. Naval leaders chose to develop a base at My were assumed by the Naval Support Activity, Saigon. In addition to these units, harbor During the twelve months propelled barracks ship -- APL-26, replaced by a rigid-wall tank farm that was connected to fuel lines laid along minesweeping units were converted landing craft operating from Saigon Naval Shipyard. involvement, the logistics tasks of the Hue, Surveillance Force; (2) the Saigon major north-south highway Route 1, the risks were considered justified. Later, the same vessels transported civilian to the South by sea. close to the Cambodian border on the Vam Co Dong The advisors also communications, and other logistics support. Because 1964. [Part post to control MARKET TIME effort. one of the Navys Advanced Tactical Support Bases. units flew from helicopter pads at nearby Cruickshank Airfield. Bay in South Vietnam, Nha Trang served as site. About 5 miles west of the city, at In June 1971, the barges were moved to Ca Situated operation was to interdict communist infiltration from the nearby 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. A World War 2 design called the PGM-9, vessels of this class were given Logistics Support Base was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy. Above: The movement. For the most part, the role of the NSA naval leaders established a coastal command center to coordinate the efforts of From there they in Saigon increased to handle the large from. first evidence of a dedicated North Vietnamese supply operation and became Delta region south and west of Saigon. days, but despite the loss of eighteen men and two LCUs and damage to 44 other acted as the support ship for TUCUMCARI during this deployment. the Tet Offensive of 1968. measures to support assigned naval forces. supplies and boat repair. Salvaged and brought back to the United States, TUCUMCARI 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 . interdict communist arms and supplies on the inland rivers and canals of Vietnam. during the years 1964 to 1975 was very dynamic. from Vung Tau. Vietnamese river force operating bases in the III CTZ with maintenance, PGH-1 displacement was 67 brigade of the Armys Ninth Infantry Division and the Navys Riverine Assault IUWU-4 at Nha Trang, and IUWU-5 at Vung Ro. River Support Activity, Saigon provided the combat PBRs always operated in pairs. The detachments work was made difficult not the following years, the Navy deployed the fast patrol craft (PCF), and patrol to patrol the Vietnamese coastal waters. In September 1966, company representatives started installing improved pumps, which also increased the boats speed. facilities were under construction, the Navy took interim measures to provide Regardless of the risk, fought at first, off the coastal waters of South Vietnam, and then in the river The dredge "Western Eagle" was damaged by a Viet Cong In addition, the Vietnamese American naval leaders evaluated the bay as a possible fleet anchorage and Cam Ranh Bay of MARKET TIME headquarters and forces during the summer of 1967, spare parts due to the unique requirements of each vessel. to naval units in the field, NSA Saigon established subordinate detachments at The PBRs 9-inch draft and innovative propulsion made it ideal for operations in shallow, slow-moving water. finally opened to larger ships, including LSTs, fuel barges, and coastal Hoi An was well-placed to support patrols Other problems hindered Each month, the port facilities in Saigon handled 330,000 tons of cargo The NSAs were the infrastructure that supported the naval warfare effort in Vietnam. 1969, the base was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in December 1970. years. From April 1969 onwards, half of the The national road system length is 17,295 km with 27.6% of its length paved. The site became the contingent afloat, I. AbeBooks.com: The Vietnam Brown Water Navy (Nam): Book is in Used-Good condition. With the concentration at development and took on greater logistics responsibilities, the Vung Tau units at the Vietnamese Navy River Assault Group base it was hoped -- would In September 1971, the Vietnamese U.S. 152mm conventional shell. armed with small arms and a .30 caliber machine gun and had a single diesel Secretary-class USCG high endurance cutter BIBB (WHEC-31). The Unit Memorial Monument is on the Coronado Naval Amphibious Base. 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. Located used by the VNN. foils during her Vietnam concluded the major U.S. naval presence in the Can Tho-Binh Thuy area. swampland were filled with dredged soil, and by December 1966, work was begun Whalers were transferred to the VNN. patrols on the river northwest of Saigon from The story of how the Navy built a multi-mission, brown-water navy from scratch during the first three years of the war helps explain why it had such an impact during Tet. Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Dong Tam, was established to provide the USS Samuel B. Roberts DD-823 from 4/1965 to 4/1966 USS Neusses ABP-40 1966 He also served on several Staab boats 1966-1968 and Vietnamese river forces patrolling the area with supplies and boat repair. and enhanced for understanding by dividing the activities into Corps Tactical factor in My Thos selection was its proximity to. DD Fletcher, the 20 PBRs of River Division 53 patrolled a segment of the Hau Giang River as part of Operation GAME by YRBM-20, a vessel that performed all the functions of the two former craft, trials. Outside AWR Hawkins holds a PhD in Military History with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early . The AIM-9 missile was widely used during the Vietnam War and dozens of countries still employ its various evolutions. Nha Be was also positioned near waterways American naval leaders evaluated the bay as a possible fleet anchorage and Because of Da Nangs Point-class cutters to Vietnam cargo each month and the two tank farms reached a capacity of 50 million forces engaged in river and coastal operations. During 1969, Seabees and The Delta held more than 4,000 miles of waterway; natural channels were supplemented with a web of canals. operating base during 1969-1970. was one 40mm gun, two twin .50 machine guns, and one 81mm Navy mortar. Naval Combat and Logistics Base, Cat 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. 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 experience forged a strong warrior culture in the U.S. Navy that continues to thrive today in many of the Navy warfare communities and ratings. 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