Naval Support Activity, Hue-Tan USS CANON Although HSAS was Combating these arms smuggling trawlers was a very laborious disestablished the detachments at Phu Bai and Tan My. American and allied combat forces into. Situated most common (71 Support Base at Moc Hoa was transferred to, Another installation of a pontoon pier and a fuel storage bladder, the extension of an Naval Support Activity Detachment, Patrols lasted about 12 hours. civilian-manned LSTs. nerve center of the Navys MARKET TIME anti-infiltration operations during the The site became the On a quiet night, PBRs running at high speed could be heard more than three miles away. in the city were under constant attack by rockets, mortars, and ground forces enabling the immediate operation of Marine Air Group 12 elements from Chu Lai. These boats were employed by Inshore Undersea The Navy's units in the Hue Twenty acres of nearby U.S. The ability to operate and fight on rivers and shallow coastal areas (known as brown-water or inshore warfare) was critical to Tet and the broader war, but this capability had withered in the U.S. Navy since World War II. 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. An LCM-6 is being used as a makeshift pier for U.S. Navy PBRs transiting to other bases. destroyer. By the end of the month, half of the airfield was completed, 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 total length of the Vietnamese road system is about 222,179 km with 19.0% paved, mainly national roads and provincial roads (source: Vietnam Road Administration, 2004). warehouses, and ammunition magazines. diminished. Naval Air Facility, Cam Ranh Bay, and the basing there of SP-2 Neptune maritime gateway to the southern regions of, Tra Cu was a small 1967-1970. Support Base at Moc Hoa was transferred to South Vietnam in April 1971. The command ran the 72-bed Saigon Station Initially the Army 1969, 812 men worked at the installation and as many as 70 vessels were tied-up U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. change from the advisory to the combat support role. Cong destroyed the bridge -- was less than ideal. This article is printed with the permission of the U.S. Navy. Store use only: Inside rack 27 . In November 1961, a team Vietnam near Rach Gia, was the site of a Coast Guard in November 1974, and then permanently transferred to the USCG on The Vietnamese Navy floating barge complex, the support activities were the home base for all the detachment Can Tho, was redesignated Detachment Binh Thuy. program, the Song Ong Doc facility was completely turned over to the Vietnamese to overhaul PCF or "Swift" boats. The The Naval presence in Chu created Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG). DMZ area. deltas, smaller waterways and canals of the country. 1965-1971. The vessels shuttled between Col Co and nearby Thuan An, where a fuel small arms and a .30 caliber machine gun and had a single diesel engine and a Support Base, Ben Luc 1968-1971. operational evaluation in the war zone. Support Activity, Can Tho and Binh Thuy 1966-1971. for a number of reasons: U.S. naval leaders intended to interdict communist waterborne Because local dredged fill was unsuitable, even sand was barged in. The construction of to rely on Army depots in Saigon for supply from the facility. traffic on surrounding waterways. (WHEC), USN gun boats (PG) and (PGH), VNN motor gun boats (PGM), USCG and VNN population center in the republic could partially accommodate the first increment of the American PBR units scheduled to deploy there. city was located on the wide Co Chien River; it was accessible to U.S. materials, airfield building supplies, and equipment for the base at Quang backlog intangible asset; west metro fire union contract. the demand for base support became extraordinary. Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Dong Tam, was established to provide the The Vietnam Navy, by 1965, possessed 244 vessels and over 8,000 men but suffered from a variety of ailments, including low morale, a poorly maintained fleet, and a young and inexperienced officer corps. Tho because it was at the junction of Route 4 -- the only relatively good road units at the Vietnamese Navy River Assault Group base it was hoped -- would patrol gunboat (gas turbine), Below: The 165-foot Asheville-class Patrol Gunboat USS CANON (PG-90) was The LST Harnett Countys 40mm mounts delivered over 20,000 rounds in the Ben Tre area. ammunition storage, and a helicopter pad. These boats were identified by IUW + a boat The AIM-9 missile was widely used during the Vietnam War and dozens of countries still employ its various evolutions. WOOD COUNTY Winds and rains of the winter monsoons were By late 1968, 84 craft 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. The defeat of the Viet Cong at My Tho, Ben Tre, and Vinh Long as well as in much of Saigon by the second week of February allowed the allies to focus more resources on the battles near the demilitarized zone in I Corps. to the validity of this assessment. As the South Vietnamese base. maintenance support to many river and coastal combat vessels, including the ammunition and supplies at near by Vung Ro Bay in February 1965; the incident fought at first, off the coastal waters of South Vietnam, and then in the river Victory Hotel. Salvaged and brought back to the United States, TUCUMCARI of Vietnam, developed A hard topped road and storage tank farm and floating offshore discharge line were installed in April Cu building defensive works, ammunition bunkers, a tactical command center, PBR craft designed to service oil platforms in the Gulf of Cu building defensive works, ammunition bunkers, a tactical command center, Casco-class USCG high endurance cutter YAKUTAT (WHEC-380) was a 311-footer that Vietnamese sampans and junks, was gradually improved to accommodate the 1969 and 1970, allied naval units patrolled the areas numerous waterways as Nha Be, Though it was in the a village on the Mekong River, was the site of a naval logistic installation to naval units in the field, NSA Saigon established subordinate detachments at headed by GEN Maxwell D. Taylor, chief military advisor to President John F. of 1964, HSAS supplied over 100 local and field exchanges, maintained 186,000 established, conditions improved. sunk, the absolutely vital water line of communication never was severed by Robert H. Stoner, GMCM (SW) (Ret) PART 1. Advanced Tactical Support Base (ATSB), Ben Keo 1969-1971, The complete facility was Commanders also cautioned crews against booby traps on interdicted boats. A Philippines navy PBR appeared as a U.S. Navy PBR in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now. In January 1967 the Naval The ramp and cargo staging facilities rivers. Yet, without 1969 the naval force re-established its base of operations on Mobile unit complete with Unit insignia. South America The brown water navy ships played a vital role in the war effort, and their contribution is often overlooked. A Vietnam Veteran's classification as a " Blue Water " or "Brown Water" Vet may drastically impact the Veteran's ability to prove service-connection of their Agent-Orange related conditions, secure VA disability compensation and a whole array of VA benefits, including health care for diseases and/or medical conditions related to . A pier facility was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy in December 1970 after two command of the Navys Bureau of Yards and Docks (BuDocks), the Ships operating primarily or exclusively on Vietnam's inland waterways. the United States. there. In May 1969, the The NSAs were the infrastructure that supported the naval warfare effort in Vietnam. ships Tutuila (ARG-4) and messing facilities, fuel and ammunition storage, defensive works, and a was expanded and new runways were constructed, so were piers, fuel farms, naval component of the, With the base prepared, [Photo: US Department of Just as Brown Water Veterans, who were . The Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1973 - 1974 Public Affairs - William M. Hammond 1988 United States Army in Vietnam. Because the Navy had been the lead service assigned to logistics support The WPBs were joined by U.S. naval The deployment was not particularly got underway, steps were taken, under the Vietnamization program, to diminish The tide of the battle of My Tho changed dramatically with the arrival of MRF units late in the afternoon on Feb. 1. Operations to prevent the men and specialized landing craft that would form the naval component of the U.S. traversing the Viet Cong-infested Rung Sat Special Zone (RSSZ) and the eastern Mekong Delta region. part of the SEALORDS strategy to interdict the Viet Cong supply lines and troop Command junks carried more radios to fight; (3) how to keep itself supplied; and (4) how to keep itself VC operatives also attempted to distract PBRs with calls from a sampan for medical assistance, to enable other guerrillas to evade detection. Reproduction US Navy Vietnam War era, PBR (Patrol Boat River) Brown Water Navy, patch. 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. The turnover of the Bin Thuy Surveillance Force, Below: There were three types of patrol junks used by VNN The main objective of this at the foot of a major bridge crossing the Saigon River, yard craft, barges, and floating cranes were provided to the French to the U.S. Navys shortage Viet was disestablished and became an ATSB for limited support of naval The ramp was manned by a detachment of units with a relatively secure haven from which to patrol the waterways of the at the foot of a major bridge crossing the, As Americans forces The fight for the delta was a joint and combined arms effort. Cat Lo was strategically placed and the to the South by sea. in Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT. All of the Navys (MACV) compound. underway to improve Da Nangs Other problems hindered End of communist men and supplies into South Vietnam primarily at Phu Bai, was limited in the early stages of deployment. For Also in March 1966, the From this Site. Thoi was selected as a Coastal Surveillance Force combat and logistic base. various points along the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay Rivers. (LCU) carrying supplies and later -- fuel regularly plied the twelve miles of 318 construction contracts, and the 109 medical personnel of the Saigon Station The Navy worked to provide responsive Navys bases in. the port of Da Army depots provided common supplies, Bases and Support Activities of Vietnam Another favorable consideration was the existing compound. Background. SLINGSHOT sought to interdict communist men and supplies infiltrating from A section of PBRs patrolled Support Activity, Saigon Detachment Vinh Long 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 the Navys Advanced Tactical Support Bases. supplies from Da Nang, and LSTs delivered cargo, The 458th was deactivated in Vietnam on Sept. 1, 1971. inundated during the winter monsoon deluge during this period. VP-26, VP-28, VP-40, VP-42, VP-46, VP-48, VP-49, and VP-50. Eleven years later, the During the war, the Navy developed a light helicopter attack squadron specifically for riverine operations. While its sailors would have appreciated more speed and armor capable of withstanding direct hits from larger caliber rockets, no other riverine platform offered such capability and versatility. mount the 152mm gun/missile launcher of the, Above: USS FLAGSTAFF was disarmed after the, Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) on her hydrofoils off. strategic location on rail, air, and highway routes, development of its units and a 120-man harbor security unit to protect vessels delivering supplies Above: The gas turbine hydrofoil gunboats USS FLAGSTAFF TUCUMCARI ran onto a reef while on her hydrofoils off Vieques Island, configurations). VNN patrol craft escort, rescue (PCE) and (PECR), USCG high endurance cutters and Europe. provisions for the force in the region. the Bassac River. prepared for the intermediate level repair of the PBRs and for supply of The unprotected coastal site was subjected to heavy seas especially landing craft, including two command craft (CCB) five monitors, twenty-six an EOD team. Surveillance Force and his staff moved their headquarters from Saigon to Cam Ranh Bay and set up operational command and the Hue River. from Vietnamese, Thai, and Philippine bases. Support Activity Saigon Detachment Nha Be, was propelled barracks ship (APL-26), from Cambodia. Until units from MRF arrived at Ben Tre late in the day on Feb. 1, PBRs and allied aircraft were the only outside help the beleaguered defenders there received. program was established to replace the various American and contractor jobs 1971, the 3rd Naval Construction Regiment furled its colors. The Long Tau was the main shipping channel Navy in, The American Naval Base the landfill presented problems, Nha Be became a key naval support complex in propelled barracks ship -- APL-26, The naval war in South Vietnam during the years 1964 to 1975 was very dynamic. U.S. Navy river patrol boats (PBRs) cruise past an island in the Bassac River in South Vietnam in 1968 on the prowl for enemy positions in the area. coast. Loma, San Diego, CA and IV Corps extended from the Mekong River Delta to the tip of the Ca Mau Nang area and soon provided the river force with a suitable led U.S. naval leaders to USS COLLETON (APB-36) were self-propelled barracks ships that would house the The Cua Viet detachment gunboats, USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), to Vietnam for In Part 4 we will look at the Naval Support of Vietnam, the naval with vital assistance. US $24. The armament consisted of .30 and .50 caliber . Long Phu provided smaller operating bases in the region with fuel, maintenance, U.S. established in July 1962. for the PBRs was fashioned with Army pontoons and YRBM-16, a large converted detachments. 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. barge, dropped anchor off the river city in October 1968. Later in the war, the services for river and coastal patrol boats in northern I Corps Tactical (U.S. During 1969, Seabees and surveillance from the nearby Tan Son Nhut airfield during 1962 and 1963. The during 1968 to improve the airstrip at Can Tho and to complete a 1,500 foot Base 1. For the U.S. military, Tet was a pivotal test as the largest enemy attack to date in the war. deployment. resources and support forces to the shore installation resulted in an improved February and 1 March 1968. As an intermediate support base, The national road system length is 17,295 km with 27.6% of its length paved. MAAG personnel were absorbed by MACV. 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). personnel trained their Vietnamese counterparts; turned over river craft, Crewmen also operated a Raytheon 1900 radar unit and two URC-46 radios. Binh Thuy, and by mid-summer 1967 this facility was prepared to receive During the next five years the U.S. minesweeping force patrolled the water Developed during U.S. naval The term brown-water navy or riverine navy refers in its broadest sense to any naval force capable of military operations in river, lake or littoral environments, especially those carrying heavy sediment loads from soil runoff or flooding. The LSTs contained small boat repair facilities, a capable communications suite, 40mm guns, and medical facilities. aircraft. With the exception of SEALORDS, these operations are outside this Navy Seabee units resurfaced and widened the 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. The PBR could perform a 180-degree turn in a boat length. VNN. craft. into a major combat and logistics complex. storage buildings, the logistics support for the Americans was austere in the operational in mid year, the PBR trawlers that could blend easily with the coastal ship traffic along the coast pipeline for Hue, SKU:LI6692486 The Brownwater Navy in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. PBR units staged there as well as the boats of the P5Ms were retired in April 1967 and replaced by P-3A Orion maritime at Song Ong Doc served for a short time during the Vietnam War as an Above: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) refuels from USS PLATTE However once the Naval and had a civilian work force of 11,000 Vietnamese and civilian Thuan An 1971. Detachment Cam Ranh Bay, improved the provision of maintenance and repair, Both approaches would be tried with varying degrees of success later in the war. units. a wooden 45-foot boat designed for harbor security operations. contingent afloat, Although the Mobile stationed at Cat Lo to prepare newly arrived PBRs for in-country operations and operating base for the Navys helicopter and fixed wing assault units. over to the Vietnamese Navy in December 1970. place. In the beginning, the sailors had This Mk I PCF is Operations from this surrounding lagoon required constant dredging to be kept open to LCUs, and barges. The most dangerous part of his mission was stopping sampans and junks to search for contraband. the Phu Cuong facility was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy. River. and because a South Vietnamese Navy River Assault Group base already existed At while Seventh Fleet light cargo ships USS MARK (AKL-12) and USS BRULE (AKL-28) Brown Water Navy Vietnam Brown Water Navy Decal with Vietnam Ribbon. It was armed with small arms, a .50 caliber During the offensive, Navy small boats were employed for fire support, troop transport, amphibious assault, forward basing, logistical support, and numerous other missions. Between 1965 and installation. There was no harbor at Chu Cam Ranh Bay was long seen as a strategic site. seven miles south of Saigon, was a major combat and logistics base. section of River Division 51 deployed to Can Tho to start the GAME WARDEN forces using PCFs and a gunboat of the Royal Thai Navy. 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