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A naval mine explodes in Haiphong Harbor on 9 March 1973 during Operation End Sweep, photographed by the automatic mine locator camera aboard an American CH-53A Sea Stallion helicopter. It is believed to be the only explosion of a mine during End Sweep. The Mark 105 hydrofoil minesweeping sled the helicopter is towing is at right
Operation End Sweep to demine North Vietnamese harbors, coastline and inland waterways began. [26]: 287 9 February. With the Khmer Rouge closing in on Phnom Penh, the United States resumed bombing of North Vietnamese military bases and supply routes (the Ho Chi Minh Trail) in Cambodia. The ceasefire in North and South Vietnam did not apply to ...
Operation Name Unit(s) – Description Location VC-PAVN KIAs Allied KIAs Jan 28 - Jul 18 73: Operation End Sweep [1] US Navy demining of Haiphong Harbour, mined as part of Operation Pocket Money: Haiphong Harbour: Feb 12 – Apr 4 73: Operation Homecoming [2] Repatriation of U.S. prisoners of war from North Vietnam: Gia Lam Airport: Apr 27 ...
The minesweeper was assigned to participate in Operation End sweep after the war (removing mines laid by United States in Haiphong Harbor in North Vietnam and other water ways). Operation End sweep was one of the final military operations to end the war in Vietnam. The crew of USS Fortify crew earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation for their ...
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The clearing of US mines in North Vietnamese waters, particularly Haiphong, was the last remaining precondition to the release of the US prisoners of war. That morning, the commander of TF 78, Rear Admiral Brian McCauley, embarked on the Tripoli and began negotiations with North Vietnamese representatives over the conduct of Operation End Sweep ...
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