0
The US Navy Battleship USS New Jersey (Iowa Class), and all aircraft carriers, cruisers, and destroyers rotated thru the gunlines off the North and South Vietnamese Coastlines. The US Navy's second "navy" was the "Brown Water Navy" (aka Riverine Force), this organization consisted of: Swift Boats (PCF-Patrol Craft Fast, all aluminum construction, 50 feet long, 5 crewmen and 1 officer commanding); PBR (Patrol Boat River-all fiberglass construction, water jet propelled, 5 crewmen, 32 feet long); Alpha Boats (ASPB-Assault Support Patrol Boat, all steel construction, the only US Navy riverine boat designed from the drawing board up, for the Vietnam War; used as a minesweeper to lead river boats up and down rivers, as it was especially designed to withstand river mines); Monitors (converted WW2 steel landing craft; River Battleships, with a 40mm or 105mm howitzer cannon in the forward turret).
What else can I help you with?
What body of water in which American ships reported they were attacked in 1964 was?
The Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Vietnam.
What were boats made of in world war 2?
USN ships of WWII were built of steel; USN PT Boats were built of WOOD. USN ships of WWII also fought in the Vietnam War; USN Swift Boats during the Vietnam War were built of ALUMINUM.
What was the immediate result of real or imagined attacks by North Vietnam on American ships in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed in Congress, giving the President and the Department of Defense the authority to engage North Vietnam in combat to defend South Vietnam from communist incursion.
What was on the ships docking in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Soviet (Russian) cargo ships were unloading MiG17, MiG21, and mostly SAM missiles to the North Vietnamese Air Force and Ground Defense Units. Chicom MiG19 jets were transported across the Red Chinese border into North Vietnam via trucks or rail (or flown in by NVAF pilots). The above countries/methods also included PT76 light tanks, T54/55 medium tanks, artillery, trucks, ammunition, and small arms (AKs, etc.).
What was the effect of north Vietnam torpedoing the us navy ship?
There was no visual or physical evidence of torpedo attacks, although objects were picked up on the ships sonar. In any event, Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which began Americas involvement in the Vietnam War.
How many ships lost in Vietnam?
2
How does rice from Vietnam get to US?
Cargo ships
How did the Americans leave Vietnam?
By ships and planes.
How many American ships were lost in the Vietnam war?
There were no American naval ships lost during the Vietnam War.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin?
Location off the coast of communism North Vietnam where US ships were attacked and lightly damaged by North Vietnamese ships
What us ships tranported marines to Vietnam?
U.S. ships that transported Marines to Vietnam included amphibious assault ships, such as the USS Iwo Jima and USS Bon Homme Richard, as well as troop transport ships like the USS General William O. Darby. These vessels were essential for deploying Marines and their equipment during the Vietnam War, particularly during significant operations like the initial landing at Da Nang in 1965. The use of these ships enabled quick and efficient troop movements, crucial for military operations in the region.
What ships provided naval gunfire support off the coast of Vietnam?
uss parsons ddg33
What body of water in which American ships reported they were attacked in 1964 was?
The Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Vietnam.
What was the name of the bay that north Vietnam attacked US Navy Ships?
Not a bay; a gulf...the Gulf of Tonkin.
What were boats made of in world war 2?
USN ships of WWII were built of steel; USN PT Boats were built of WOOD. USN ships of WWII also fought in the Vietnam War; USN Swift Boats during the Vietnam War were built of ALUMINUM.
What allowed the US to fight in Vietnam without being in war?
Johnson the united states president ordered the u.s navy and the air force to strike back at north Vietnam after they attacked U.S ships.
What was the immediate result of real or imagined attacks by North Vietnam on American ships in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed in Congress, giving the President and the Department of Defense the authority to engage North Vietnam in combat to defend South Vietnam from communist incursion.
