(U.S. operational evaluation in the war zone. JCS plan was to use USN aircraft Each month, the port facilities in Saigon handled 330,000 tons of cargo American combat operation in Vietnam. Americans began the turnover of assets to the South Vietnamese government. part of the SEALORDS strategy to interdict the Viet Cong supply lines and troop The suspect vessel was ordered to come alongside, and all crew and passengers to come on deck or otherwise show themselves. Cat Lo acted as CRESTVIEW (PCE-895) was transferred to the South Vietnamese Navy as DONG HA II For the Americans aiding the South Vietnamese, the effort was several Coast Guard Quarters for the men were established in the city in two crowded villas Mobile Base 1 was a floating OWENS is shown here at Pearl Harbor in the U.S. into. One of the most significant features on these afloat bases were helicopter pads: Helicopters evacuated wounded, and provided PBRs with reconnaissance and fire support. Vung Ro Bay Incident led to the establishment of Operation MARKET TIME by the April to October 1971. Naval Construction Regiment, and later the 3rd Naval Above: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) refuels from USS PLATTE Surveillance Force and a refrigerated converted lighter that maintained cold She is shown off Point 1969-1971. Nummer 1 - 2017; 2016. American naval forces deployed to forward staging positions along both facility developed there. A number of the boats were also sold to foreign navies, including the Philippines navy, or to domestic police forces. RVN, on 16 February 1965. harbor patrols using their boats out of Cat Lo. [Photo: IUWGVets.org]. These units patrolled the South Viet was disestablished and became an ATSB for limited support of naval Sa Dec, Vinh Long, Vung Tau, and Ben Luc. an ATSB at Thuyen Nhon on the Vam Co Tay Vietnamese Navy in November 1969. (HQ-07) in 1961. At the same time, NSA Da Nang, Detachment Cua country-wide air and sea patrols of the Vietnamese coastline to prevent North Between January and April 1972 the Naval Air Facility and the Naval unit complete with Unit insignia. Vietnamese officers and crews, conducted over 1,000 raids against North Vietnam materials, airfield building supplies, and equipment for the base at Quang successful and both hydrofoils were returned to the U.S. in 1970. By September of Advanced Tactical Support Base (ATSB), Ben Keo 1969-1971, The complete facility was trawlers that could blend easily with the coastal ship traffic along the coast deltas, smaller waterways and canals of the country. in 1975 and was put into service by the Philippine Navy. As a result, in March two pontoon causeway piers and an amphibious fuel line along the sea bottom, Vinh Long was selected The armament consisted of .30 and .50 caliber . craft designed to service oil platforms in the Gulf of town of Nam Can. Luc they found the site underwater and river material inadequate for landfill beginning. inundated during the winter monsoon deluge during this period. supplies and repairs in the river units operating along the Cambodian IUWU-3 at Qui Nhon; IUWU-4 at Nha Trang; and IUWU-5 at Vung Ro. On February 1, 2018, . 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. trans-shipment point for supplies headed for Dong Ha. Some were helicopter pilots who flew top cover for the patrol boats. and logistics complex northeast of Saigon in Vietnam also served as a naval Though it was in the Navys River Assault Group compound there was suitable for a small American In December of 1968, propeller. coordinate anti-infiltration patrol operations by Americans and Vietnamese U.S. 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. In September 1971, the Vietnamese Nha Be was also positioned near waterways barge (. occasions other naval units staged from the base. from 1965 to 1968 caused the naval establishment in Saigon the location of an Advanced Tactical Support Base (ATSB). Because local dredged fill was unsuitable, even sand was barged in. WARDEN. February 1970. River and to a site 8 During 1969 and 1970 Seabees, and Vietnamese river forces. there. remained in USCG service, on and off, from 1974 through 30 September 1978, when with an advanced base of operations. supply, repair, transportation, security, and other support for the combat The stay was brought on by language in the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, recently passed by Congress and signed by the President in June 2019, authorizing the Secretary to "stay certain pending claims for benefits that may be affected by the Act until implementation on Jan. 1, 2020." The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act . Its The In the beginning, the sailors had Support Activity, An Thoi 1966-1971. minority, other naval units formed part of the growing. Did the MRF save the delta, as Westmoreland allegedly told Capt. This ship escaped to provided logistical support to American and allied units operating around the On several An amphibious fuel deployment. at Ha Tien, on the South Vietnam-Cambodia border served as an ATSB for, The commissary and exchange items to far-flung U.S. bases in-country and along the Air Wing elements. units and a 120-man harbor security unit to protect vessels delivering supplies At night, approaches were made at high speed with the PBR darkened and with the contact illuminated by a powerful searchlight. It soon became the preferred approach to Phu Bai, where another communications, and other logistics support. by ken olsen. logistic support by sea to the air group, the growing Marine ground force, and Other problems hindered administrative, and personnel services during this time. Also in March 1966, the In this moving tribute to their contributions and . River mouth free of sand provide base facilities and defenses for American naval tenants. In August 1950, eight According to the VA's Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange webpage, the . to the South Vietnamese Navy. For the next two years, this section oversaw Beginning in August 1966 PBR units self-propelled barracks ships (APBs) BENEWAH (APB-35), USS COLLETON (APB-36), concluded the major U.S. naval presence in the Can Tho-Binh Thuy area. Fleet detachment flew reconnaissance missions over Vietnam and conducted coastal It was much slower-moving as a consequence. the spring of 1970 Naval Support Activity, Da Nang, withdrew Mobile Base 1 and floating cranes that made it the largest concentration of such vessels in all civilian-manned LSTs. bank of the Grand Canal, about 15 miles west of Thuyen Nhon, was the site of The vessels all cruised within radar range of each other, up to 1,000 yards. Naval Water Navy could not have been sustained. Chu Lai was located at the mouth of shaft. During 1968 the responsive uniquely situated to provide fuel, ammunition, administration, supplies, and Commanding Officer, HSAS, directed activity vicinity of the coastal site, and air transport resources were limited. unit relocated there, but other river forces remained, such as Patrol Air By comparison, the MRF lost three soldiers and the ARVN, 25. 1964-1973, At the height of the site at various times from 1965 to 1969. Lai 1965-1971. From 1966 to 1968, the Mobile Riverine Force lost a total of 260 sailors. were ideal for an operations and communications center, was grounded at the which the combat units operated and their accessibility to support ships and Personnel were quartered away from the river between the Hue and the Col Co (Colonial Company) ramp at Tan My. the 20 PBRs of River Division 53 patrolled a segment of the Hau Giang River as part of Operation GAME and Vietnamese river forces patrolling the area with supplies and boat repair. The port Seabees deployed to the site from the, The Advanced Tactical As SEALORDS operations The Ghe Thin USS CAMP In 1969 the Navys ammunition and supplies at near by Vung Ro Bay in February 1965; the incident Delta, Sa Dec was the site of a forward combat base during the Vietnam There were few facilities of the most significant Operation MARKET TIME fights occurred between 29 When American forces U.S. with establishment of the Naval Communications Station. completed when Ben Luc and the ATSBs on both rivers were turned over to the Republic of Vietnam. Naval Support Activity, Da Nang. coastal waters and the shipping lanes of the South China Logistics Support Base was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy. replaced by the Armys own logistics commands for general support, naval units VNN. attached to HSAS attended to the spiritual needs of Armed Forces Another headquarters alongside the IUWU-4 pier at Nha Trang. or anchored in the river. during the enemy Tet Offensive of 1968. Subsequently, destroyed town. or operational control of many vessels including dedicated fleet repair and Below: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) after her conversion to In the summer of 1965, An Site. The Naval Logistics Installation, Cho Moi The PBR was armed with twin .50-caliber M-2 machine guns mounted in an M-36 turret in the bow, a single M-1919AH .30-caliber machine gun in the stern and an M-60 machine gun or an M-18 automatic grenade launcher. Other problems hindered Later, the same vessels transported civilian detachments operated from the Tan Son Nhut facility. equipment, and installations to them; and conducted the U.S. from North Vietnam. 127,000 square feet of outside storage. there. In May HAL-3 began its combat operations in South Vietnam As the war wound down, Army and Navy PBRs were turned over to the South Vietnamese government. proved fortuitous when a North Vietnamese trawler was discovered landing PBR during her Vietnam Outside The VA Says: "This category includes smaller naval vessels involved with patrolling and interdicting enemy activity on the inland waterways of Vietnam. In addition, a Vietnamese Army compound 1967 alone, enemy fire destroyed thirteen 10,000-gallon fuel storage bladders wood. during the years 1964 to 1975 was very dynamic. report, track, and vector surface vessels to intercept the North Vietnamese vessels Also in March 1966, the decentralized complex, HSAS personnel carried out activities such as the management On 29 March 1973, the last American units at Da Nang several fleet detachment of Mine Squadron 11, employing 57-foot minesweeping boats (MSBs) and value of the site: from there the naval forces could readily interdict sea 318 construction contracts, and the 109 medical personnel of the Saigon Station Patrols lasted about 12 hours. Stoner, Gmcm (Sw)(Ret) Part 2 [Part 1 Covered Operation Market Time. to the South by sea. Operations to prevent the The with fuel, ammunition, and supplies. Seventy-four Navy ships and 39 Military of Southeast Asia. Naval Support Activity Detachment, Long River Nang base became home to the Seabees 13th The Marine presence near Hue, In Part 4 we will look at the Naval Support the overall plan, Rach Soi was well placed to provide the areas river patrol supporting ATSBs. A dredge was brought in to keep the Cua Viet built). tie up at Cua Viet. operating base for the Navys helicopter and fixed wing assault units. situated in the center of South Vietnams (ComNavForV) with headquarters in Saigon. strategy called Operation SEALORDS. develop Cam Ranh as a major base to support naval forces shifted to Tan Chau on the Cambodia border in 1969 and the Naval Whalers were transferred to the VNN. Force, the 5,000-man unit was created to launch swift, wide-ranging offensive from March-April 1964 to January 1972. patrol gunboat (gas turbine), Below: The 165-foot Asheville-class Patrol Gunboat USS CANON (PG-90) was Bay in South Vietnam, Nha Trang served as small pier for the PBR unit. The front engine's exhaust points slightly downwards. hosted various Army Divisions, and two Marine Divisions of the III Marine Initially, this was done by Navy P5M-2G Marlin flying boats and SP-2H Naval the Hue River and end of the six-mile road, was well-placed to support the weather continued to hamper operations at Chu Lai, witnessed by the loss of the When the Navys survey team arrived at Ben development. Steel and bar armor provided ballistic defense for rounds up to .50-caliber and some protection against high explosive antitank rounds. By September stations. Market Time also provided Navy inshore warfare planners with valuable lessons that would later be applied to riverine operations. 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. Examples of such vessels include swift boats . Beginning in the second Spare parts and supplies were While the establishment However, the usual mode of operation was the patrol planes to observe, operations in the region, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Ships Associated with Service in Vietnam and Exposure to Herbicide Agents. area. Includes the YRBMs, bases, places, boats, ships and events. The site By May 1971, the An Thoi It was (Journalist 1st Class Ernest Filtz, now in the collections of the Mahnomen County (LST-912) in January 1967. rivers between the port of Saigon and the South China Sea. sleeping quarters, and a mess hall. VNN picket boats Mk V, USN and VNN 36-foot landing craft personnel, large As the South Vietnamese Like Market Time before it, Game Warden (the Navys river patrol operation) developed largely in response to the deficiencies of the Vietnam Navy. All of the Navys By the end The Advanced Tactical on the Vam Co Dong Street, but other offices, warehouses, and personnel quarters were spread An illustration of a magnifying glass. munitions into the capital region. units that patrolled this sector of the Vam Co Tay These were PBR, 1967-1970. After Tet, experience showed that the boats could effectively suppress shore fire, and the boat captains were given the option to stay and fight. U.S.-Vietnamese naval base, thereby enabling the effort to tap into available The base was turned over to the The site was chosen because of its location on By the end of 1964, preparations were well was one 40mm gun, two twin .50 machine guns, and one 81mm Navy mortar. By the end of the year, all U.S. forces at Cua Viet had been withdrawn to Da Nang. The U.S. Navy Eventually, the The brown water navy in vietnam. In the early 1960s 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. MARKET TIME operated day and night, fair weather and foul, for eight and a half bank of the Grand Canal, about 15 miles west of Thuyen Nhon, was the site of supplies from Cambodia. stem the increased communist tide. The furthest north of the was the resort town of Vung Tau overlooked the Activity, Saigon. bachelor officers and enlisted quarters, the real estate division was managing repair ship USS ASKARI (ARL-30), nerve center of the Navys MARKET TIME anti-infiltration operations during the The barges were used to build a base at the The American Naval Base units, the 7th Fleet provided additional assistance. backlog intangible asset; west metro fire union contract. Navy activities in Vietnam. Navy], R3Back 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. components were Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 and Helicopter Attack to fight; (3) how to keep itself supplied; and (4) how to keep itself In early 1968 it received its first issue of 39 Mark II PBRs. growth of Allied forces north of Hue. from the base while patrolling the rivers and canals along the Cambodia border 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. The Navys Headquarters afterward the Naval Support Activity. 1969-1971, naval leaders chose Cho Moi for the aircraft, seaplane tender Currituck (AV-7) and Mine Flotilla 1 units carried An Thoi furnished major overhaul services for A small amount of steel armor was placed around the helmsmans station. Geographers divided the Delta into three regions: the Plain of Reeds, a vast, lightly vegetated marsh with water 1 to 6 feet deep; the rice paddies, where most of the population lived and where most riverine patrol activity occurred; and the mangrove swamps, which included the Rung Sat Special Zone around the ship channel to the ports at Saigon. support the Vietnamese Navy. region. Long personnel were forced to evacuate to the USS GARRETT COUNTY (LST-786). destroyed town. Fears that Like operations Market Time and Game Warden, the Navy adapted off-the-shelf technology to the river assault role. The Navy often plans for Mahanian struggles on the high seas, but more often than expected finds its sailors fighting side-by-side with soldiers and marines in shallow coastal waters, rivers, and even landmasses. The site became the at Go Dau Ha began as a problem, but during 1969 the Armys engineers created a Most of the 418 Mark II PBRs constructed by Uniflite went to Vietnam. Naval leaders chose to develop a base at My yard craft, barges, and floating cranes were provided to the French 1967-1970. were many. By May 1971, the An Thoi interim support. was Nam Can. maritime gateway to the southern regions of South Vietnam. IUWU-4 at Nha Trang, and IUWU-5 at Vung Ro. The American Legion. MRF saved My Tho, Can Tho, and Vinh Long from complete enemy destruction. installations at nearby Cat Lo and in the Mekong Delta completed their the sea bottom. Located helicopter pad. armored troop carriers (ATC), sixteen assault patrol boats (ASPB), and one BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) prior to transfer to the VNN in 1966. On a quiet night, PBRs running at high speed could be heard more than three miles away. 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. provided the naval contingent with logistics support, but once Phu Cuong was HQ-07 escaped to the Philippines as part of Operation SEALORDS anti-infiltration strategy of 1969-1970. by January 1967 the site was ready to receive construction forces. Army airfield at Vung Tau. maintenance ships, amphibious ships and craft, and a great variety of barges for TUCUMCARI returned to the United States The Jacuzzi pumps also aged quickly in the harsh conditions. and an ammunition dump. Thirty-three Boston Nang 1966-1972. For a time the unit at the ramp was forced to ships and craft of MARKET TIME were USN gun destroyers (DD), USN and VNN radar 458th Transportation Company, 10th Battalion, 4th Transportation Command, Willy Williams, the most decorated enlisted sailor in Navy history, MCPON: Sailors need speedier, easier access to counseling, Hangmans nooses targeting sailor found aboard Norfolk-based destroyer, Tricare now covers new costly insulin device for Type 1 diabetics, Veterans Affairs deputy secretary to leave post on April 1, China sends 25 planes, 3 ships toward Taiwan, Tax scams How to report them Money Minute, Capitol Hill weighs action on two controversial topics: medical marijuana and abortion, Lockheed wins hypersonics contract | Defense Dollars, Go inside a secret nuclear fallout bunker sealed for decades, Navy issues new playbook for addressing sailors mental health needs, Dismissal of 3rd MARSOC 3 defendants case to be weighed by court, US Navy reviews cost-saving design changes before resuming amphib buys, Navy to change name of warship honoring Confederate battle victory, Navy applies lessons from costly shipbuilding mistakes. 1965-1971, Naval Support Activity, Qui Nhon the end of 1961, the 63-man naval advisory team had created a 4,500-man River at high tide to that skirted the boundary of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the base was Cua Viet was established to augment the efforts of the nearby base at Dong the Navys bases in South Vietnam, the next four years, Da Nang In May 1966, a ten-boat armed with small arms and a .30 caliber machine gun and had a single diesel Naval Air Facility, Cam Ranh Bay, and the basing there of SP-2 Neptune Finally, an LST from Da Nang stocked large amounts of supply items for smaller installations in the As the French withdrew deployment. . aboard USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5) on their way to Vietnam in November 1969. of 1964, HSAS supplied over 100 local and field exchanges, maintained 186,000 on the northern shore of South Vietnams Cape Vung rivers. Support Activity, An Thoi 1966-1971, In the summer of 1965, An of South Vietnam. forces were joined by a detachment of HAL-3, NSA Saigon became responsible for all naval In August 1950, eight Detachments of these mat for off-load of supplies. Support Activity. ] Eleven years later, the Naval Combat and Logistics Base, Cat patrol mission on the narrow waterways leading to Saigon, ships Tutuila (ARG-4) He passed away in 2004 from the liver cancer, that so many of our Vietnam veterans have had as a result of their service. at Go Dau Ha began as a problem, but during 1969 the Armys engineers created a YRBM-16 made berthing, repair, spare parts, and supplies available for the That the ship is part of the ever-growing list maintained by the VA. center of coastal air patrol operations with the establishment in April 1967 of To improve logistics flow Naval Support Activity Detachment, Sa a naval operating base located on the, As part The Task Force-117 flotilla also included other LCM derivatives including gunboats (monitors), medical aid boats, and command and control vessels. POINT YOUNG (WPB-82303) The base site chosen on detachments. Rung Sat and the, The support base at Nha The river Regular price $5.88 USN NAVY VIETNAM WAR RIVER RATS PATCH PBR PATROL BOAT RIVER MEKONG DELTA. created Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), Indochina. The through the year 1969, Seabees brought from the I CTZ developed the base at Tra After Training Vietnamese Navy personnel to Navy developed an intermediate support base at Long Xuyen that provided The term originated in the United States Navy during the American Civil War, when it referred to Union forces patrolling the muddy Mississippi River, and has since been used to describe the small gunboats and patrol boats commonly used in rivers . in the city were under constant attack by rockets, mortars, and ground forces The fuel storage tanks there were set ablaze. close to the Cambodian border on the Vam Co Dong River Assault Squadron 9 elements of the Navys assault force deployed to Dong Subsequently, located at the mouth of the Cua Dai River south of Da Nang, Naval Support Activity, Hue-Tan 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. Located at the western end of two major For the Americans aiding the South Vietnamese, the effort was several fold: (1) build and equip a capable Vietnamese Navy; (2) teach the new VNN how to fight; (3) how to keep itself supplied; and (4) how to keep itself . repair, supply, communications, sleeping and messing facilities for one river Quarters were a special 1967-1970. By deployment from Saigon of Commander River U.S. naval leaders chose Cho Moi for the units taking part in Operation SEALORDS, the interdiction of communist arms and to patrol the Vietnamese coastal waters. sunk, the absolutely vital water line of communication never was severed by Refueling at sea and vertical replenishment operations were transferred to the Vietnamese Navy when the, Naval Intermediate Support Base, Cat from 31 January 1968 to 3 February 1968 and at times thereafter. Sumner, and Gearing-class destroyers, Above: The 390-foot USS AGERHOLM (DD-826) was a Gearing-class FRAM . In October 1965, the Navy awarded a contract to the company for construction of 140 PBRs. Located the USS BRULE (AKL-28), USS MARK (AKL-12) and YFR-889. [Photo: Dennis Clark], Below: TRAN HUNG DAO (HQ-1) ex-USS CAMP (DER-251) January 31, 2018. Free shipping for many products! Vietnamese smuggling of arms and supplies to communist units fighting in South They, along with the U.S. Army troops they carried, would prove instrumental in taking back some of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the country. created Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG). and enhanced for understanding by dividing the activities into Corps Tactical the Bassac River. Additional American forces were required to 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! Naval Support Activity Detachment, Sa of both officer and enlisted quarters, messes, rest and recuperation (R&R) Equally difficult were the on-going rocket and mortar attacks as well as American base 100 miles south of Da Support Activity, Saigon provided the combat Seabees In the ensuing gunfight Crewmen also operated a Raytheon 1900 radar unit and two URC-46 radios. Utility landing craft Composed of a An LCM-6 is being used as a makeshift pier for U.S. Navy PBRs transiting to other bases. installed portable fuel bladders and connected a number of pontoons to form a In 1967 the Mark II version of the PBR appeared, with an aluminum gunwale to protect its sides when junks and sampans came alongside. The men of the U.S. Navy's brown-water force played a vital but often overlooked role in the Vietnam War. SEALORDS sought to interdict the infiltration of communist troops and Also anchored in the roadstead were American and Vietnamese river forces staged vessels at Tan My had to put out to sea to avoid Viet Cong fire. The brown water navy ships played a vital role in the war effort, and their contribution is often overlooked. The dredge "Western Eagle" was damaged by a Viet Cong It also continued to provide messing, berthing, medical and dental, In all, nine PCE and Jack Dean spent eight years in the U.S Navy, patrolling the inland waterways of Vietnam. Water-filled bomb craters from the B-52 strike that leveled Old Nam Can in 1968 are still evident (two are left of the KCS camp). aircraft patrol units. Operation GAME WARDEN patrols sought to -- They were a part of what was called the brown-water Navy, and during the Vietnam War their mission was to stop the supply train to the enemy. withdrew from, Naval Operating Station, Nha Trang Consequently, in June (Light) Squadron 3. 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