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Military installations of the United States in Laos (5 P) Military installations of the United States in South Vietnam (3 C, 19 P) Military installations of the United States in Thailand (1 C, 4 P)
It was the major military seaport used by the United States for the offloading of supplies, military equipment and as a major Naval base. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force units all had compounds and units assigned to the Cam Ranh Bay facility from its opening in 1965 until its closure in 1972 as part of the drawdown of United States ...
An in-country rest and recreation center was established at the base and it was used for rehabilitation of Marine units coming in from operations along the DMZ. [5] On 21 February 1969 at 03:15 a U.S. Navy LCM-6 tied up at the base was damaged by an explosion, killing one sailor. At 04:00 two other LCMs were damaged by explosions.
The plan was for the 147th Marine Brigade to withdraw to the Tân Mỹ Base where they would be picked up by Republic of Vietnam Navy ships. [7] The base was soon swamped with Marines, soldiers and civilians seeking evacuation, however only smaller ships were able to dock at the base and ferry evacuees to larger ships offshore.
United States military bases of the Vietnam War (3 C) Pages in category "Vietnam War military installations" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Saigon Naval Shipyard is a former French Navy, Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN) and Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) base in Saigon Vietnam. [1]The 57-acre (230,000 m 2) base, located on the southwest bank of the Saigon River about 30 miles (48 km) from the South China Sea, represented the largest single industrial complex in South East Asia.
Marine/Army base: Site information; Operator: Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) United States Marine Corps United States Army (U.S. Army) Site history; Built: 1965 () Built by: 30th Naval Construction Regiment: In use: 1965-1972 () Battles/wars: Vietnam War Operation Starlite: Garrison information; Garrison: 3rd Marine Division 1st Marine ...
Navy PACV hovercraft returning to Cat Lo c.1966. In October 1965, the U.S. Navy selected Cat Lo as the base for Swift Boat Squadron 1, Division 103 with 14 Swift Boats to be based there with berthing, messing and basic repair facilities. [2] Dredging to build the base facilities eventually took 3 years and it housed over 600 personnel.