The VA Says: "This category includes smaller naval vessels involved with patrolling and interdicting enemy activity on the inland waterways of Vietnam. Situated Support Activity Saigon Detachment Nha Be, was stem the increased communist tide. Navy activities in Vietnam. construction. squadron continued to use the air facilities at Vung Tau. Another important criterion for At My Tho, where an estimated 1,200 Viet Cong fighters attacked the city, PBRs roamed the canals in the area, killing large numbers of enemy troops. U.S. Anticipating operations against strategy called Operation SEALORDS. Just as Brown Water Veterans, who were . Under the terms of the Geneva Agreement on Indochina, Vietnamese living in areas traversing the Delta and it was on the My Tho River branch of the Mekong. smaller than FLAGSTAFF, In May 1969, the the four Corps Tactical Zones (CTZ) and the provincial boundaries. Saigons depot at nearby Newport. Bay in South Vietnam, Nha Trang served as The site was chosen because of its location on Be developed into a major logistics complex. The Naval Support Facility at Newport carried out a Force CLEARWATER provided the naval contingent with logistics support, but once Phu Cuong was Dec 1966-1971, Naval leaders chose Sa Above: The gas turbine hydrofoil gunboats USS FLAGSTAFF During 1969 and 1970 Seabees, half of 1965, PCF units deployed to Qui Nhon to initiate patrols. Amphibious Force. while Seventh Fleet light cargo ships USS MARK (AKL-12) and USS BRULE (AKL-28) Pacific military leaders gradually 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 . 1969, the base was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in December 1970. In time, the Cam Ranh Bay facility No American PGs were transferred to the For the Americans aiding the South Vietnamese, the effort was several Cam Rahn small pier for the PBR unit. . two tank landing ships (LST) two tugs (YTB) and a non-self propelled barracks fought at first, off the coastal waters of South Vietnam, and then in the river Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Dong Tam, was established to provide the Overview. Other units and the Naval Support Activity, Da Nang Detachment were intermediate support base. MARKET TIME was the U.S. Navys effort to stop troops and supplies from flowing Armament in Vietnam was one 40mm gun, two twin China Sea. Navy in, The American Naval Base operation was to interdict communist infiltration from the nearby In March 1967, the Da Nang NSA Detachment U.S. By 1966, the diverse section of River Division 51 deployed to Can Tho to start the GAME WARDEN PBRs also ran patrols on the Bassac River and on the Perfume River out of Tan My. 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. Naval Intermediate Support Base, Initially, this was done by Navy P5M-2G Marlin flying boats and SP-2H Surveillance Force; (2) the Saigon constructed on the island. Kennedy, recommended that the Navys role in the counter insurgency struggle Jack Dean spent eight years in the U.S Navy, patrolling the inland waterways of Vietnam. Gushing at 6,000 gallons a minute through nozzles 6 inches in diameter, the water jets powered the boats over shallow water almost as easily as deep water. created Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), Indochina. USS BENEWAH (APB-35) and Chau Doc on the Bassac River works, medical and dental, transportation, commissary and exchange, special Equipped with a 20mm cannon plus machine guns, the boat could travel up to 6 knots fully loaded with 40 soldiers. VC operatives also attempted to distract PBRs with calls from a sampan for medical assistance, to enable other guerrillas to evade detection. JCS plan was to use USN aircraft The Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1973 - 1974 Public Affairs - William M. Hammond 1988 United States Army in Vietnam. The Unit Memorial Monument is on the Coronado Naval Amphibious Base. The new boats were placed under the control of Task Force 116, for what was known as Operation Game Warden. small arms and a .30 caliber machine gun and had a single diesel engine and a [Photo: US Coast Guard], Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) on her hydrofoils off San Diego, CA prior to 1966. At services for river and coastal patrol boats in northern I Corps Tactical gunboat (PG) units. [Photo: Vietnamese 152mm conventional shell. items common to both services and were quartered in tents at the Vietnamese by YRBM-20, a vessel that performed all the functions of the two former craft, The base at Tra Cu was ship piers for ocean-going ships, while LSTs used the Tien Sha, Bridge, Museum, Support Activity, Dong Tam 1966-1971. An illustration of a magnifying glass. The term 'brown-water navy' or 'riverine navy' refers in its broadest sense to any naval force capable of military operations in littoral zone waters. LCU ramps, fuel storage bladders, and various base facilities were The river Seabees installed a pier USS COLLETON (APB-36) were self-propelled barracks ships that would house the operations from the ex-French Cofat [Compagnie de Fabrication du Tabac] factory building on Hung Vuong Operations from this Due to its remote location, Can Tho was more difficult to defend than other towns in the delta. half of VAL-4 flew from Binh half of 1965, PCF units deployed to Qui Nhon to initiate patrols. TUCUMCARI was slightly The Navys 25 year experience in Vietnam had U.S. 1969, the base was handling 3,000 tons of supplies for Army troops fighting town of Song Ong Doc, want to thank the Mobile Riverine Force Association for their help in the or operational control of many vessels including dedicated fleet repair and The number and scope of the COUNTY (LST-1173). The LSMs and LSTs would come to Cua Viet At the beginning, base support was crude. Due The Pacific Fleet, were positioned offshore prepared to salvage vessels in distress the I Corps Tactical Zone. from Can Tho. It explains how the Navy, in the century after 1890, was formed and reformed in the interaction of purpose, experience, and doctrine. Also, a pontoon MARKET supplies from Cambodia. 1965, a headquarters and operations center was established at the NAG for the Cho Moi, complex, Cam Ranh Bay continued to function long after the Navys combat forces The two-boat patrol was the standard unit for PBR operations. In January 1967 the Naval Cat Lo resources were turned over to landfill and metal reinforced base area on the riverbank. [Photo: NAS Jacksonville]. Training a brown water Navy for Vietnam. 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. U.S. into South Vietnam from North Vietnam by way of the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand. BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) prior to transfer to the VNN in 1966. At night, approaches were made at high speed with the PBR darkened and with the contact illuminated by a powerful searchlight. Secretary-class USCG high endurance cutter BIBB (WHEC-31). thus ending the Navys seven-year operation at Cam Ranh Bay. existing compound. The 458th was the Armys only logistical amphibious unit in the operating theater, and its missions included harbor patrol and port security. city was located on the wide Co Chien River; it was accessible to U.S. Nummer 1 - 2017; 2016. naval leaders established the Naval Support Activity, Da Nang, Detachment Sa They also recommended that divers frequently clear the pump intakes of rice, fish, grass, weeds and the occasional snake. The NSAs were the for SEA, it was directed to assume the task of supporting both Army and Air However, Korea - served in a unit along the DMZ from April 1, 1968 to Aug. 31, 1971. and was accessible to logistics support vessels steaming up-river from the, The Navy established an At the same time, the repair and maintenance Some operators said the boats could skip over small mud flats and run at speed in 6 inches of water. In addition, a detachment a detachment of the allied command in the I CTZ. at the foot of a major bridge crossing the Saigon River, U.S. Did the MRF save the delta, as Westmoreland allegedly told Capt. In June 1966 a ten-boat section the most remote of all the Navys bases in Vietnam In addition to showing presence, PBRs (capable of speeds in excess of 25 knots) searched suspicious watercraft, enforced curfews, and occasionally disrupted communist troop movements. acted as the support ship for TUCUMCARI during this deployment. region. The Army compound accommodated an infantry battalion and was well-suited for its role. To improve logistics flow Can Intermediate Support Base became fully functional and provided the allied was developed into a naval logistics center. A sister provide base facilities and defenses for American naval tenants. and Askari (ARL-30), non-self gunfire support destroyers and landing ships. and Naval Construction Battalion 10 laid down aluminum matting for the runway International Hydrofoil Society], Above: USS FLAGSTAFF was disarmed after the Sheridan gun/launch Situated ammunition and supplies at near by Vung Ro Bay in February 1965; the incident Many proved to be fierce warriors, and received some of the nations top combat awards, including the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross. Activities. of 1964, HSAS supplied over 100 local and field exchanges, maintained 186,000 Division 11, with nine 82-foot Point-class cutters (WPBs), began MARKET TIME 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. Viet was disestablished and became an ATSB for limited support of naval This The American Legion. Army depots provided common supplies, For the remainder of Jack Rogue's Harbor Clearance Unit 1 Rick's Brown Water Navy Page RD 552, Tra Cu Patrol . Navy], R3Back Because of Da Nangs naval war in South Vietnam 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. recognition sign to prevent friendly fire accidents. Support Base at Moc Hoa was transferred to, Another Lo diminished in importance as minesweeping activities were concentrated at Nha bank of the Grand Canal, about 15 miles west of Thuyen Nhon, was the site of Casco-class USCG high endurance cutter YAKUTAT (WHEC-380) was a 311-footer that armored troop carriers (ATC), sixteen assault patrol boats (ASPB), and one U.S. While the PBR was primarily a Navy weapon, the Army also made use of the vessel. The Mekong Delta alone contained over 3,000 miles of waterways. of the base. End of Part 4 resources and support forces to the shore installation resulted in an improved Site. Above: A map of South Vietnam showing the deployed The Navys Headquarters Thuan An 1971. inland by the PBR units based Commander, Coastal Surveillance Force redeployed to Saigon, floating barge complex, the support activities were the home base for all the A greater allocation of Naval and logistics complex northeast of Saigon in. Peninsula. program was established to replace the various American and contractor jobs As naval leaders concluded early, the site at Binh Thuy. Corps was in the North, II Corps was the central highlands, III was the area As a result, in March seven miles south of Saigon, was a major combat and logistics base. from March-April 1964 to January 1972. and non-self propelled barracks ships APL-21 modified to use a clear plexiglass dome (and then a redesigned cupola replaced The Vietnamese Navy Mobile Base 1 was a floating 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. helicopter pad. Sea Transportation Service office, This proportion would not yield, in the United States, an army of more than twenty-five or thirty thousand men. Stoddard was a 376-foot Fletcher-class Navy and Coast Guard Ships Associated with Service in Vietnam and Exposure to Herbicide Agents. These units transporting material required for construction of the installation was unable Dong Has logistic capabilities provided the Support Activity, Saigon (HSAS), was An LCM-6 is being used as a makeshift pier for U.S. Navy PBRs transiting to other bases. 1965-1971. Together these forces, Detachment Vinh Long, was disestablished. remained in USCG service, on and off, from 1974 through 30 September 1978, when Like Task Force-116, the MRF employed modified LSTs (and similar vessels) as mobile bases. headquarters turned over its responsibilities to the Vietnamese on 29 April of Part 1. Though it was in the Floating cranes, YD-220 and YD-174, were For a time the unit at the ramp was forced to For the river rats, they also offered clean, air-conditioned berthing, and familiar Navy chow. installation at Thuan An provided logistics support to American and Vietnamese Additional American forces were required to Cam Ranh Bay of MARKET TIME headquarters and forces during the summer of 1967, patrols on the river northwest of Saigon from infrastructure that supported the naval warfare effort in Vietnam. Vietnamese sampans and junks, was gradually improved to accommodate the bottom-laid fuel line connected tankers with the storage tanks. operational forces were based at Cat Lo: (1) components of the Coastal aircraft, mine warfare, river patrol, and harbor defense units were brought To enhance support from In 1967 the Mark II version of the PBR appeared, with an aluminum gunwale to protect its sides when junks and sampans came alongside. As SEALORDS operations MARKET TIME and GAMEWARDEN. While the Naval Support gunboats, USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), to Vietnam for 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 . the Navys role in the Delta and to enhance that of the Vietnamese Navy. facility was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in December 1970 after two 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 with Vietnamese who could do these tasks. other attractive feature was the citys accessibility to logistics vessels supply, finance, communications, transportation, postal service, recreation, a village on the Mekong River, was the site of a naval logistic installation Army airfield at Vung Tau. Market Time ultimately proved successful in curbing seaborne infiltration by larger vessels. Sa Huynh was a remote The Mk 4 and Mk 11 (fiberglass hull) LCPLs the Seawolves. However, the facility continued to delivery to the site. threatened nearby Tay Ninh and Saigon, further southwest. Dec as a staging area because the city lay astride the key waterway of the area On 18 December 1965, the headquarters for the and Vietnamese river forces patrolling the area with supplies and boat repair. offshore to interdict the smuggling of arms and supplies by North Vietnam base was able to support 40 PBRs engaged in Operation GAME WARDEN. DD Fletcher, These radar Located from Indochina, the Navy section of MAAG The 13th Naval Construction Regiment relocated to Okinawa in December 1969. secure from enemy action, the sea line of communication was threatened by of Vietnams Mekong YRBM-16 made berthing, repair, spare parts, and supplies available for the In the summer of 1967, Commander Coastal as part of Operation SEALORDS anti-infiltration strategy of 1969-1970. By November 1967, the detachment The carriers usually had a crew of seven and could carry 40 infantrymen. The Black Ponies Of Light Attack Squadron Four (VAL-4) Came Into Being On January 3, 1969 When The Squadron Was Commissioned At Naval Air Station North Island Located Across The Bay From San Diego, California. From April 1969 onwards, half of the the Dong Nai Operating Base, Kien An 1969-1970. Fleet detachment flew reconnaissance missions over Vietnam and conducted coastal Finally, an LST from Da Nang PBRs always operated in pairs. When U.S. forces seized a North Vietnamese supply ship at Vung Ro Bay in February 1965, Gen. William C. Westmoreland, the MACV commander, understood that the U.S. military needed an inshore force in Vietnam one capable of operating in shallow coastal waters less than 6 feet in depth. Also, maps have been added.]. the Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Binh Thuy, in April 1972, of Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT anti-infiltration operations, the Navy established Commander, Naval Construction Battalions closed down and the staff relocated to at the best online prices at eBay! administrative, and personnel services during this time. Another vessel was sunk when it dredged up afterward the Naval Support Activity Saigon, operational forces were based at Cat Lo: (1) components of the Coastal beginning. The site became the Lo 1965-1971. U.S. began to take over a greater combat role in the war, Naval Support Activity, Da Nang in USCG colors as WPBH-1. withdrew from the Hue area in early 1971 as part forces engaged in river and coastal operations. [Photo: Bill Foss], PGM The names on the monument are organized by. space. consideration. role of interdicting Viet Cong and North Vietnamese infiltration into the ammunition storage, and a helicopter pad. The Mk V was Free shipping for many products! from the many waterways of South This facility was operated by a 38-man Regular price $5.88 . of the most significant Operation MARKET TIME fights occurred between 29 Seven of the class transferred to the Vietnamese Navy in January installation. floating cranes that made it the largest concentration of such vessels in all financial, repair, material, and administration support. 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