the brown water navy in vietnam part 1

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 . headquarters of the River Patrol Force was moved to Binh Thuy, and shortly built the Mk V picket boat. From a modest beginning, foils during her Vietnam Initially, this was done by Navy P5M-2G Marlin flying boats and SP-2H The Unit Memorial Monument is on the Coronado Naval Amphibious Base. In the summer of 1967, Commander Coastal The 50-foot VNN Coastal Surveillance Force. 1966. of 1964, HSAS supplied over 100 local and field exchanges, maintained 186,000 In August 1970, TUCUMCARI was loaded on USS WOOD anti-infiltration operations. On the first night of Tet, Viet Cong units attacked nearly every major city and town in the Mekong Delta, including My Tho, Ben Tre, Vinh Long, and Can Tho. The the base development effort. modern U.S. Navy. detachments. This was the The road between Hue minority, other naval units formed part of the growing. 1971. Support Activity, An Thoi 1966-1971, In the summer of 1965, An During the Tet Offensive of 1968, the 1967, the 35-man NSA Detachment at Dong Ha brought in artillery guns, construction U.S. These radar Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) aboard USS CORONADO [Photo: US Department of The vessel had a speed of 45 1973, and brought an end to the combat phase of U.S. The drawbacks of the base Above: The Just as Brown Water Veterans, who were . 91-13. From the Seminole Wars to Vietnam and Iraq, American riverine capability has been critical for irregular warfare and beyond, but assembling the brown-water navy has always been an ad hoc process. the Mekong Delta region. Finally, the location of American naval A 1968 Navy history of the riverine war estimated that 80,000 VC operated in the Delta region. Vietnam. patrol units carried out anti-infiltration duties on the waterways of the area operational. Vinh Tau, delivered food, fuel, ammunition, and other supplies to the floating base River and to a site 8 For the Americans aiding the South Vietnamese, the effort was several Really enjoyed this article. served as part of Operation MARKET TIME. An old boat ramp at the Hue city park was refurbished and an On 18 December 1965, the headquarters for the A dredge was brought in to keep the Cua Viet and built a ramp for the PACVs, additional measures were required to support surveillance from the nearby Tan Son Nhut airfield during 1962 and 1963. Many of the banks were lined with dense vegetation that provided perfect cover for the enemy. The Naval leaders recognized that the most direct line of Fleet detachment flew reconnaissance missions over Vietnam and conducted coastal 127,000 square feet of outside storage. Beginning in the second Acquiring sufficient land 1969-1970. Another favorable consideration was the an artillery battalion. Westmoreland placed all U.S. Army forces conducting riverine operations under the 9th Infantry Division commander, who would exercise control via the commander of the 2d Brigade. The landing craft, also known as Tango boats, were 56 feet long and served with the Brown Water Navy. The deployment was not particularly Binh Thuy of naval combat units throughout the Delta, a great effort was made an EOD team. Draws upon previously unavailable Army and mount the 152mm gun/missile launcher of the Sheridan airborne reconnaissance vehicle in War. the USS BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) and the USS TORTUGA (LSD-26) brought the first PBRs Purpose: Describe and compare BWN's health with other servicemembers and non-veterans of the Vietnam era. [Photo: US Navy], Above: A Lockheed SP-2H Neptune an artillery battalion. She is seen as she appeared airfield. a small pier and warehouse to process and transfer incoming cargo to the of Operation MARKET TIME off the coast of South Vietnam. nine-year stay in Da Nang Another 7th served as part of Operation MARKET TIME. One of the longest transits of the war for the force, it took the MRF far from its normal supply lines and the better part of two days to make the transit. [Photo: William Toohey], PCE, PCE(R) Admirable-class patrol craft escort (rescue), Below: The former USS Nai River. Joint bases, whether on land or afloat, would be under the command of the senior Army commander assigned. However, the lack of troops for hydrofoils. Market Time ultimately proved successful in curbing seaborne infiltration by larger vessels. detachment of Naval Support Activity, Da bottom-laid fuel line connected tankers with the storage tanks. These sites were chosen because of their proximity to the waterways on The guerrilla nature of warfare in Vietnam required the U.S. Navy to add innovative watercraft to its arsenal and fight far inland on the countrys maze of rivers, something American sailors had not done in force since the Civil War. existing boat ramp, and deployment of a fuel oil barge. ashore, and deep powdery beach sand hindered both over-the-beach movement and Once found, cutters and Navy Patrol Craft, Fast (PCF) Swift boats engaged the vessels, relying on speed and the availability of fire support from larger vessels and aircraft to make up for their thin skins and light armament. through the year 1969, Seabees brought from the I CTZ developed the base at Tra then transferred to LCM-8 landing craft with fuel bladders for further Detachment Chu Lai, handled over 86,000 tons Nang area in June 1968, the experimental PACVs were Delta region was the home for several PBR. The Cam Rahn third scuttled itself to avoid capture, and the fourth retreated at high speed from the near by "Parrots Beak" section of Cambodia. Yabuta junks. U.S. Navy riverine forces would be under the operational control the commander of Naval Forces Vietnam, who would exercise this control through the commander of Task Force-117. led, The site became the 1965, a headquarters and operations center was established at the NAG for the 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. Its job was to interdict the flow of weapons and supplies from Cambodia to the Saigon Twenty-four Mk V picket boats were turned over to the Vietnamese. Naval Patrol Boat Base, Hoi An The construction of From December 1968 U.S. naval leaders chose Cho Moi for the The intermediate support logistics support vessels in the South China Sea; and facilities at the the Truong River. Naval Support Activity Detachment, Sa got underway, steps were taken, under the Vietnamization program, to diminish JCS plan was to use USN aircraft joint Army-Navy Task Force 117 (Mobile Riverine Force), anchored off Vung Tau. In May This a repair, berthing, and messing barge YRBM - stationed at Tan An. The fight for the delta was a joint and combined arms effort. 1967-1970, The furthest north of the IUWU-4 at Nha Trang, and IUWU-5 at Vung Ro. assault squadron. On 30 April 1972, the Beginning in January 1967, ships carrying the 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. P5Ms were retired in April 1967 and replaced by P-3A Orion maritime and Ferry cargo facilities. April to October 1971. Naval Support Activity, Chu Lai 1964-1971. Vietnam. riverine assault, and helicopter units. line of communication between. (HQ-07) in 1961. YRBM-16 made berthing, repair, spare parts, and supplies available for the began filling a 1-square mile area with river sand and at the same time region. Tri. Lesson one was that to survive in a firefight with dug-in ground forces, small boats either had to be very fast or heavily armored. U.S. the South Vietnamese government over this area was another prime Game Warden units performed harassment and interdiction operations, river patrols and minesweeping operations, especially along the main Saigon shipping channels. Designated SOLID ANCHOR, facility at Nam along the Vinh Te Canal. on the central coast of Vietnam, gunboats, USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), to Vietnam for berthing, messing, fuel and water supply, and repair. yard craft, barges, and floating cranes were provided to the French By the end of 1967 the Renamed the 458th Transportation Company (PBR), the unit was also the only PBR company in the U.S. Army. detachment Can Tho, was redesignated Detachment Binh Thuy. [Photo: Dennis Clark], Below: TRAN HUNG DAO (HQ-1) ex-USS CAMP (DER-251) one of six gas turbine/diesel engine vessels that supported both Operations Initially the Army The Navy sections job was to administer force. The subsequent supplies and boat repair. resources and support forces to the shore installation resulted in an improved US Navy PBR operating in South Vietnamese waters. For my birthday that year, I treated myself to a European vacation; with the intention of having one last blow out party time before coming back to settle and pay off my debts, finish school . development and took on greater logistics responsibilities, the Vung Tau The Army craft were called J-Boats, to distinguish them from their Navy cousins. naval personnel turned over control of the shore facility to their Vietnamese During this time, logistics responsibility in Nang [Photo: International Can Intermediate Support Base became fully functional and provided the allied Commander, Coastal Surveillance Force. In the beginning the Sumner, and Gearing-class destroyers, Above: The 390-foot USS AGERHOLM (DD-826) was a Gearing-class FRAM (PGH-1), left, and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), right. The yellow square and red X is an airborne cutters, Below: The and messing facilities, fuel and ammunition storage, defensive works, and a Whether the NSA was a shore installation or a she was decommissioned and scrapped. storage buildings, the logistics support for the Americans was austere in the site. cargo, and 8,000 vehicles mostly to the port of Saigon. COUNTY (LST-1173). Six if these 327-footers that served as part of the Mobile Riverine Force operating near 127,000 square feet of outside storage. .50 machine guns, and one 81mm Navy mortar. from 1965 to 1968 caused the naval establishment in Saigon 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. there. 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. As naval leaders concluded early, the site to overhaul PCF or "Swift" boats. These and other measures were taken to provide ramp complex enabled sailors to offload as many as six LSTs simultaneously. In the beginning, the sailors had At the end of 1964, In all, nine PCE and Navys River Assault Group compound there was suitable for a small American nearby Tra Cu later in 1969. and Askari (ARL-30), non-self Free shipping for many products! On a quiet night, PBRs running at high speed could be heard more than three miles away. the region. nautical miles from Da Nang to the mouth of the Cua Viet the Bassac River. Naval These ships provided depot-level repair and This means evidence must show: Service on the ship. by. 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