SHORT HISTORY OF RIVER PATROL CLICK TO STORY GALLERY LINKS VISITORS CONTACT DENNIS HELP REACH BROWN WATER NAVY CRAFT SUPPORT KIND WARFARE INLAND WATERS SOUTH VIETNAM LAST NAVY CIVIL TACTICS DEVELOPED TRIAL AND ERROR SAILORS LEARNED LESSONS FORMIDABLE FIGHTING FORCE CONTROL WATER VIET CONG THE NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY BOAT FRAGILE TASK FORCE CODE NAMED MANNED BATTLES RANGES MERE THE NAVY COMMIT ITSELF NEED FAST PATROL CRAFT THE BOAT FEET SPEEDS GM HORSEPOWER DIESEL ENGINES CONNECTED DIRECT DRIVE PAIR JACUZZI WATER JET PROPULSION ARMAMENT TWIN 50 CALIBER MACHINE GUN MOUNT THE FORWARD GUN STERN M60 MACHINE GUN HONEYWELL MK 18 40MM GRENADE AMID GRENADE LAUNCHER GRENADES SIDE ARMS RAYTHEON 1900 RADAR DREW REST NINE INCHES FULL SPEED INITIAL RUN FASTER THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE ALUMINUM DAMAGED SAMPANS EVENTUALLY CREW NORMALLY FIRST CLASS OFFICER ENGINEMAN CREWMAN EACH OTHER THE EVENT CARRY OUT GENERALLY PATROLS THE COMMAND PATROL OFFICER RODE THE BOATS ADDITION THE NORMAL TERRITORY RANGE BEAT FORCE PRECEDENCE THE HISTORY OF RESPONSIBILITY UP TO PATROL HOURS AVERAGE MONTH CASUALTY RATE NEARLY RIVER DIVISIONS SUSTAINED RATES HIGHER PERIODS DIVISION SUFFERED ROCKET HITS THE 10 BOATS PERIOD OVERALL OF 3 DECORATED NAVAL COMMAND THE WAR MEDAL FOURTEEN THE NAVY CROSS UNTOLD NUMBERS SILVER BRONZE STARS PURPLE VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL THE RIVER PATROL FORCE THESE MEN GROUP UNTO THEMSELVES UNIFORMS WHITE BLUE DENIM JUNGLE RATHER TRADITIONAL WORE HEAD GEAR THE BLACK NAVY SHIPS AFTER FIVE SHIP THE PASSING MEDAL OF HONOR JAMES ELLIOT JAMES 458TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY VIETNAM IN MEMORY OF MARCH 1967 WILLIAMS DDG 95 TRUETT GATES FORD WILLIAMS RIVER CASUALTIES MINE SEAL TEAM TEAM 29 TOTAL SPECIFICATIONS VARIABLE OR 5 MORTAR UNITS MACHINE GUN 50 CAL MG ARMED RIVERINE WARFARE PROUD BRAVE