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The Patrol Craft Fast (PCF), [7] also known as Swift Boat, [7] were all-aluminum, 50-foot (15 m) long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of the brown-water navy [8] to interdict Vietcong movement of arms and munitions, transport South Vietnamese forces and insert SEAL teams for ...
Patrol Boat, Riverine, or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until 1975. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon ...
PFT boats were replaced by the new Patrol Craft Fast (PCF) boats that were more widely used in Vietnam. There are five PTF boats that have survived and are in various state of restoration. The Torpedo Boat, Fast designation is a hold over from World War II, as PTF boats were not equipped with torpedoes, as they were mostly used in shallow river ...
Following the withdrawal of US forces from South Vietnam, the RVNN 4th Coastal Flotilla with 26 patrol craft based at An Thoi was responsible for coastal waters down to the border of An Xuyen Province. [6] The base remains in use by the Vietnam People's Navy as Cổng Quân Đội Nhân Dân - Vùng 5 (5th Regional Command (E Regional Command)).
The Patrol Boat, River was acquired for the Vietnam War: 718 of these 31/32-foot long boats were purchased with a peak of 250 used in Vietnam. Patrol craft coastal (PC) [ edit ]
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth – a reference to the type of boat Kerry served on while in Vietnam – launched a series of ads in the summer of 2004, when Kerry was leading Bush in the polls.
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.
US Navy Swift Boats, River Division 543 PBRs, Vietnamese Coastal Group 14 junks, and River Assault Group 32 operation to clear and keep open the Cua Dai River for commercial and fishing activities: Cua Dai River: Apr 2 – 10: Operation Overland [3] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation