U.S. Navy Harbor Defense craft

Item

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363-02721.jpg

Digital Object Identifier

363-02721

Title

U.S. Navy Harbor Defense craft

Description

Original caption: "Harbor Defense - The crew of a U.S. Navy Harbor Defense craft in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, search a passenger junk, checking personal identification and looking for equipment which could be used to sabotage the cargo ships at anchor there. The LCPLs, a unit of the Harbor Defense Force of Operation Stable Door, patrol the sheltered harbors of Vietnam to ward off threats to ships bringing vital supplies to Free World Forces. Operation Stable Door is part of the Coastal Surveillance Force which also conducts Operation Market Time." Two small motor boats on the open water. There are American soldiers and Vietnamese people onboard.

Date

1967, Apr. 7

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Navy; Junks; Shore patrol; Sailors; Civilians in war; Coast defenses; Cargo handling; Operation Market Time, 1965-1973; Blockade

Location

Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam

Coordinates

11.8933; 109.1702

Size

15 x 22 cm

Container

B146, F3

Format

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Collection Number

MS 363

Collection Title

Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

Creator

United States. Navy

Collector

Keever, Beverly Deepe

Copyright Information

These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.

Publisher

Archives & Special Collections

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