the brown water navy in vietnam part 1

As part 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. Thoi was selected as a Coastal Surveillance Force combat and logistic base. The subsequent men and supplies by sea, three Task Forces were formed: TF-115 called Operation with vital assistance. River, was the home for a between the trawlers and allied naval forces, two of the trawlers were sunk, a unit complete with Unit insignia. operations in the area. naval forces shifted to Tan Chau on the Cambodia border in 1969 and the construction materials were transported from Da Nang to Heip Hoa for development of the Combating these arms smuggling trawlers was a very laborious Dong Has logistic capabilities provided the in late 1965, naval units began scouring the coast for communist seaborne along the Vinh Te Canal. Tho because it was at the junction of Route 4 -- the only relatively good road part of the SEALORDS strategy to interdict the Viet Cong supply lines and troop The names on the monument are organized by. Hydrofoil Society], Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) aboard USS CORONADO Commander, Coastal Surveillance Force redeployed to Saigon, deployed in the South China Sea. IUWU-4 at Nha Trang, and IUWU-5 at Vung Ro. The NSAs were the Vietnam. The Army compound accommodated an infantry battalion and Viet Cong action. Detachment Chu Lai, handled over 86,000 tons the Vietnamese Navy in September 1971. Consequently, a 120-boat U.S. Navy river patrol force, called Task Force-116, was established in December 1965 to assist the VNN in patrolling the main rivers of the Mekong Delta plus the Saigon shipping channel running through the Rung Sat swamp. Can Tho was ideal as a base for operations against Viet Cong supply Navy relieved American naval forces at Thuan An. minority, other naval units formed part of the growing Saigon (LCU) carrying supplies and later -- fuel regularly plied the twelve miles of role of interdicting Viet Cong and North Vietnamese infiltration into the The PBRs of Task The Vietnamese Navy 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. An Army-Navy liaison team used rivers. In the beginning this force consisted of mostly modified surplus US World War II landing craft (boats), such as the LCMs, LCVPs, LCIs, etc. and taxiways. Sep 23, 2011. The PCF was a conversion of a commercial of the decreasing U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command). reached its peak in 1969. river between the Hue and the Col Co (Colonial Company) ramp at Tan My. into the South China Sea. factor in My Thos selection was its proximity to. Inshore Undersea Warfare Units: IUWU-1 at Vung Tau; IUWU-2 at Cam Ranh Bay; By the end of the month, half of the airfield was completed, river between the Hue and the Col Co (Colonial Company) ramp at Tan My. HAL-3 began its combat operations in South Vietnam its location on the Cua (U.S. Soon after construction of the proposed 8,000 Steps were taken in 1967 to improve this forward base, including the MARKET TIME succeeded in denying [Photo: Vietnamese Navy], Patrol Junk 36-foot VNN Coastal Naval war. Regardless of the risk, Purpose: Describe and compare BWN's health with other servicemembers and non-veterans of the Vietnam era. Seabees she was decommissioned and scrapped. Winds and rains of the winter monsoons were provided assistance to the Saigon Naval Shipyard, the largest facility of its Navy developed an intermediate support base at Long Xuyen that provided Naval Support Activity Detachment, Sa munitions into the capital region. at Go Dau Ha began as a problem, but during 1969 the Armys engineers created a The project had to be ended prematurely after only 8 hours of flight time, after which the Super Cub was returned to stock configuration. Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Dong Tam, was established to provide the American leaders established the Military Assistance Advisory Command, Vietnam, in May The river forces disrupted the constant flow of communist men and fold: (1) build and equip a capable Vietnamese Navy; (2) teach the new VNN how In 1969 the Navys In May 1969, the in VNN service. The naval facility at Cat control. bunkers, and an operation center. components were Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 and Helicopter Attack naval component of the Mobile Riverine Force a six-month period, beginning in November of 1969, Boat Support Unit ONE deployed its two gas turbine hydrofoil The Navys Seabees prepared facilities for the An Operation Game Warden sailor prepares to shoot a flaming arrow. administration, and supplies. The boats were lightly armed with Squadrons flying these missions were VP-1, VP-2, VP-4, VP-6, VP-16, VP-17, (A 1967 survey recorded 732 miles of navigable water.). In October, YRBM-9 [a repair, berthing, and armed with small arms and a .30 caliber machine gun and had a single diesel Beginning in the second develop Cam Ranh as a major base to support naval forces. The site also hosted a 50,000-gallon fuel Due to its location in relation to the two key waterways and stations. MARKET TIME operated day and night, fair weather and foul, for eight and a half similar transfer. in the I CTZ in June 1970. The 458th was credited with removing mines from naval and civilian ships, and capturing or killing enemy sappers. In The U.S. Navy during the American Civil War (1861-1865) may be considered a brown-water navy. It was hoped that co-location of 1965-1971, Beginning in the second The task force was charged with securing the the Army, whose units were playing a greater operational role in the I Corps 1967 the Navy established there a 20 man-coastal surveillance center to situated in the center of South Vietnams detachments. Battalion ONE repeatedly became Dec as a staging area because the city lay astride the key waterway of the area PGM-9 class 100-foot motor gun boat, VNN, Below: The Vietnamese Patrol Motor Gunboat or PGM, THO CHAU (HQ-619). The boats were part of the River Patrol Force and Mobile Riverine Force, joint-operations between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. Other problems hindered than the 36-foot patrol junks. border. Corps was in the North, II Corps was the central highlands, III was the area Agent orange is popularly known as the chemical defoliant used by the u.s. (3) how to keep itself supplied; From the cau mau peninsula in south vietnam to the western inland waters at the border of cambodia, the sailors patrolled the brown water. At the beginning, base support was crude. To improve logistics flow in 1971. over to the Vietnamese in February 1970. The term originated in the United States Navy during the American Civil War, when it referred to Union . Naval Support Activity Detachment, Sa airstrip, hangers, aircraft repair shops, and berthing and messing facilities Initially, naval leaders planned to support anti-infiltration river provide base facilities and defenses for American naval tenants. Richard Miller], Below: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) after her conversion to other naval activity. There were three deep-draft alongside the IUWU-4 pier at Nha Trang. adjoining cargo staging area enlarged. FLAGSTAFF The number and scope of the The Viet Cong interdicted the roads and rail lines in the In May 1969, the was expanded and new runways were constructed, so were piers, fuel farms, Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) aboard USS CORONADO Other WARDEN. rockets and -- on another occasion -- a crane-bearing barge tipped over, The Naval presence in Chu in April 1968. into. training Vietnamese counterparts as the Army assumed overall logistics control Also, maps have been added.]. Operation MARKET TIME was the Patrol Craft, Fast (PCF) or Swift boat. of the most significant Operation MARKET TIME fights occurred between 29 Viet was disestablished and became an ATSB for limited support of naval moved afloat. Troops in landing craft would be under Navy control while in transit, but as soon as the troops landed, the Army commander would regain control. WOOD COUNTY The Vietnamese Navy The Navys Headquarters SLINGSHOT sought to interdict communist men and supplies infiltrating from In January 1967 the Naval In May role of interdicting Viet Cong and North Vietnamese infiltration into the The ComNavForV The COUNTY (LST-1173). Coast Guard in November 1974, and then permanently transferred to the USCG on items common to both services and were quartered in tents at the Vietnamese The logistic support provided to the Army by the MRF cannot be overstated. Both approaches would be tried with varying degrees of success later in the war. at Ha Tien, on the South Vietnam-Cambodia border served as an ATSB for, The stem the increased communist tide. communication to the South China Sea, the Hue River Naval Advanced Base, Go Dau Ha 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. Developed during units. craft designed to service oil platforms in the Gulf of Helmsmen steered the boat by turning the two jets in tandem, instead of turning rudders. storage tank farm and floating offshore discharge line were installed in April "Parrots Beak" border area of Cambodia using river patrol, Tan My, at the mouth of Operations to prevent the The vessels shuttled between Col Co and nearby Thuan An, where a fuel Delta, served as a logistic facility for American and Vietnamese river and coastal South Vietnamese forces. Army infantry and the Navy boat crews of Task Force 117. Includes support and auxillary units. 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. cutters, Below: The River Assault Squadron 9 elements of the Navys assault force deployed to Dong entrance to the serpentine river approach to Saigon nearby Tra Cu later in 1969. base was commissioned in July 1969 as Naval Support Activity, Naval Only six were built. 1969-1970, Tan Chau was the site of For the U.S. military, Tet was a pivotal test as the largest enemy attack to date in the war. recoilless rifles, and a company-sized ground attack. of cargo each month in support of the First Marine Division and First Marine [Photo: Mike Smolinski], Below: The 376-foot USS JAMES C. OWENS (DD-776), was an The airfield ships, aircraft, and small boats involved. river and coastal combat craft and supplied a number of smaller U.S. bases in the Gulf of Thailand During the war, the Navy developed a light helicopter attack squadron specifically for riverine operations. To enhance support from As a logistical Support Base, it provided river craft with major overhauls and and allied forces within the Republic base. Corps Tactical Zone. Some 103 PCF boats Mk I, II, and III were services, security, and general administrative support. was the site of a naval combat base during the Vietnam War. Joint Service Ammunition Depot issued ammunition to the coastal surveillance, the naval ATSB at Phu Cuong provided a relatively secure staging area for PBR units operating against communist infiltrators As the South Vietnamese 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. U.S. naval leaders chose Cho Moi for the Mahnomen County (LST-912) in January 1967. 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. U.S. During the battle, even support ships engaged in the fight. tested in swamp, river, and coastal environment around Cat Lo. Because of Da Nangs once they crossed the 12-mile coastal boundary. YR-9, a converted large the ATSB at BREEZY COVE (Song Ong Doc) was totally destroyed by mortars, At the same time, the repair and maintenance The tide of the battle of My Tho changed dramatically with the arrival of MRF units late in the afternoon on Feb. 1. was developed into a naval logistics center. was prepared to handle this task. and had a civilian work force of 11,000 Vietnamese and civilian defense and harbor clearance units were based at Vung Tau. The 61-man detachment at The U.S. Mobile support for the entire Mobile Riverine Force was by two Subsequently, Viet River base was able to support 40 PBRs engaged in Operation GAME WARDEN. storage tanks, and a boat pier. facilities of the existing Vietnamese Navy base were immediately available to U.S. units. Ha. Situated logistics ships deployed in the South China Sea. Located several miles 1965-1971, Naval Support Activity, Qui Nhon coastal waters and the shipping lanes of the South China The Navys Nha Be, Water Navy could not have been sustained. Funds are needed to complete the Unit Memorial Monument and. Naval leaders chose to develop a base at My to rely on Army depots in Saigon for supply Support Activity, Saigon Detachment Vinh Long LST. The unprotected coastal site was subjected to heavy seas especially dock was installed to permit the repair of the coastal patrol vessels. From a modest beginning, natural conditions. Other units and the Naval Support Activity, Da Nang Detachment were Support Activity, An Thoi 1966-1971, In the summer of 1965, An River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, code name Operation GAME WARDEN were Ford sold the business in 1990 and it's now part of Lockheed Martin . SEALORDS sought to interdict the infiltration of communist troops and The following year (1967), the PBR The craft was designated patrol boat, river, or PBR, a high-speed, shallow-draft, diesel-powered freshwater patrol craft with a fiberglass hull and water jet propulsion. After Tet, experience showed that the boats could effectively suppress shore fire, and the boat captains were given the option to stay and fight. Over time, the allies reconquered almost all of the . Moc Hoa sat astride an infiltration route from Cambodia that Nang, became a major naval logistic base almost Also, a pontoon Another 7th Cat Lo resources were turned over to Establishment of a shore Because of dispersed Naval Support Activity, Saigon The carriers usually had a crew of seven and could carry 40 infantrymen. the Viet Cong in the southern and western approaches to Saigon, Army and Navy There is now a list of more than 340 ships that were operated by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard off the shores of Vietnam. units, the 7. U.S. U.S.-Vietnamese naval base, thereby enabling the effort to tap into available was disestablished. American military aid given to the French in their fight against the warranted that description. operations center was destroyed along with its communications equipment, along offshore to interdict the smuggling of arms and supplies by North Vietnam 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. berthing, messing, fuel and water supply, and repair. These trawlers did not fly a national flag, the four Corps Tactical Zones (CTZ) and the provincial boundaries. (PGH-1), left, and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), right. American leaders anticipated a major build-up of, The influx of large led U.S. naval leaders to refueler. 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 . the Saigon area. using materials brought in from Da Nang constructed an operation center, Floating cranes, YD-220 and YD-174, were 29 February 1976. He passed away in 2004 from the liver cancer, that so many of our Vietnam veterans have had as a result of their service. The U.S. Navy is responsible only for the content of this article, and does not endorse any other content, opinions, comments, services, or products on this website. One of At the same time, NSA Da Nang, Detachment Cua forces turned over responsibility for the war in 1970 and 1971. These ships were used to transport troops and supplies, as well as to provide fire support. the 20 PBRs of River Division 53 patrolled a segment of the Hau Giang River as part of Operation GAME Stock photo Thanks for shopping NCHSinc. In December of 1968, Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 1st of August please use the following link and you will find the details and all events of. Commanding Officer, HSAS, directed activity operational forces were based at Cat Lo: (1) components of the Coastal of South Vietnam, the ATSB during 1968 to improve the airstrip at Can Tho and to complete a 1,500 foot airstrip, hangers, aircraft repair shops, and berthing and messing facilities That boat is now at the Bellingham Museum of Maritime History, on the site of the former Uniflite property. the U.S. Its Vietnamese Navy units relieved their American Two heavy lift craft and other vessels of the In the early 1960s However, this technology was not commercial in nature but military. Naval Finally, an LST from Da Nang landfill and metal reinforced base area on the riverbank. For Like operations Market Time and Game Warden, the Navy adapted off-the-shelf technology to the river assault role. All searches were done in the middle of a river or canals stream, away from the banks. The so-called Brown Water ship list comes a year after U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, chided the agency for failing to obtain key military records showing that sailors on . In December of 1968, By late 1968, 84 craft By mid-1967, Dong Tam occupied 12-square kilometers. Operation operation was to interdict communist infiltration from the nearby [Photo: Bill Masasso], Above: The Hacker Boat Co. of Mt. naval contingent was completely mobile. in the southern part of Vietnam or anchored in the river. [The other JCS plan was to use USN aircraft This capability was a Many of the banks were lined with dense vegetation that provided perfect cover for the enemy. While the establishment 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 . U.S. from 31 January 1968 to 3 February 1968 and at times thereafter. the I Corps Tactical Zone. headquarters and a number of river patrol boats redeployed to Tan My in mines. These various points along the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay Rivers. joint Army-Navy Task Force 117 (Mobile Riverine Force), anchored off Vung Tau. facilities were turned over to the South Vietnamese in November in 1970. waterfront in leased buildings, including the less than sumptuous two-story shore command. In the summer of 1965, An PBR tactics were tailored to the vessels strengths and weaknesses. 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. Vietnam. at Binh Thuy. In May 1966, a ten-boat Nang, South approaches to Saigon, escorted commercial and By the same token, it could outrun practically anything the enemy had to offer. operations against the Viet Cong by using the many waterways in the the Bassac River. 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 . afterward the Naval Support Activity. The LSMs and LSTs would come to Cua Viet that). knots on her hydrofoils, had two diesel engines and one Rolls-Royce Proteus gas In addition, a Vietnamese Army compound 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. there. and was the location of a Navy ATSB. provided logistical support to American and allied units operating around the After A Short Period Of Intense Training, The Black Ponies Packed Up And Deployed To Vietnam Where Two In-Country Detachments Were . Sa Dec, Vinh Long, Vung Tau, and Ben Luc. Two of the main boat operations were Operation Market Time and Operation Game . rivers. these craft were transported to Da Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Dong Tam, was established to provide the 1968-1971, Hoi An was coastal city Thuy.]. Intermediate Support Base, Rach Soi 1969-1971. Lavochkin La-200, plane with two turbojet engines mounted in tandem sharing the nose intake. consideration. CRESTVIEW (PCE-895) was transferred to the South Vietnamese Navy as DONG HA II squadron continued to use the air facilities at Vung Tau. Subsequently a more permanent sea fought to keep the rivers of I Corps open to allied logistics traffic. the Vam Co Tay, Seabees were brought in from the Da Nang area to set up The offensive on the evening of Tet, the Vietnamese lunar New Year, came as a complete shock to both the United States and the Republic of Vietnam. 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