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First Patrol Boat in Vietnam

Swift Boats were first used in Operation Market Time to patrol

the coastline of South Vietnam to prevent infiltration of soldiers,

munitions and other supplies via the sea from North Vietnam.

They were known as the workhorses of the US Navy’s Vietnam

Coastal Surveillance Force: TASK FORCE 115.

First Patrol Boat in Vietnam

In late 1968, they joined with the PBRs (Patrol Boat River) and the

Mobile Riverine Force in Admiral Elmo Zumwalt’s successful

Mekong Delta riverways interdiction strategy: SEALORDS.

First Patrol Boat in Vietnam

Best estimates put the number of Swift personnel assigned as crew

or in a support role to total between 3,000 and 3,500 from 1965

through 1973 when the last U.S. Naval Advisors left country.

Swift Boat Sounds

Enjoy the sounds of our Swift Boats. Hit the start buttons to get underway once again.

Good Morning Vietnam!

Sounds of our Engine

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