Vietnam War Ships
From the small to the big, the US Navy and allies were well-represented in Southeast Asia by a plethora of watercraft vessels.
1969
The United States Navy, much like the French Navy before it during the First Indochina War, saw the importance of controlling...
1969
The Assault Support Patrol Boat (ASPB) - otherwise known as "Alpha Boats" - were the dedicated destroyers and minesweepers of...
1964
Not since the Civil War of 1861 had America found a need for a "brown water navy" - that is, a naval force charged with comba...
1941
Since the first boat was used to assault enemy-held shores in ancient warfare, the amphibious assault has been a key tool in ...
1967
The HMAS Brisbane was a Perth-class guided missile destroyer built by the United States as a modified Charles F. Adams-class ...
1966
The PACV ("Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle") was a patrol hovercraft made notable by its involvement in the Vietnam War under the ...
1966
One of the most intriguing of the United States Navy's crafts during the Vietnam War arguably was the PBR (or "Patrol Boat, R...
1965
The PCF (Patrol Craft, Fast) vessels - or better known as "Swift Boats" - were a product of the Sewart Seacraft company which...
1965
The USS America (CV-66 though initially designated as CVA-66) was a conventionally-powered aircraft carrier that served the U...
1943
The USS Canberra was a United States naval warship that was put into action in the middle years of World War 2 and survived l...
1961
This modernized version of the World War 2-era aircraft carrier became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the worl...
1971
The USS FLINT (AE-32), a Kilauea-class ammunition/cargo replenishment ship, was commissioned on November 20, 1971. She was t...
1943
The USS Intrepid served the United States Navy throughout World War 2 and beyond. The vessel was designed from the new Essex-...
1943
The USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship of the massive and powerful Iowa-class battleships of World War 2. She was followed by...
1961
USS Kitty Hawk traveled the world in support of US military actions and relations building, undergoing countless exercises an...
1942
Designed and operated in the early 1940's, the USS New Jersey saw extensive combat actions in the Pacific Theater of War assi...
1962
The historical beginning of the LPH ship - "Landing Platform Helicopter" was in World War 2 in the Pacific Theater of war whe...
1956
The crew called her Sara and she was ordered as a "Large Aircraft Carrier" the fifth ship in the United states Navy to have t...
1969
The USS Wichita was a replenishment oiler and operated in support of fleet operations during her time. She was the second shi...
1944
Though numbered before the USS Missouri (BB 63), the USS Wisconsin (BB 64) actually completed construction before her sister ...
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