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Photograph Item Number: VA049396
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A U.S. Navy Minesweeping Boat (MSB) makes one of its daily sweeps down the Long Tau river to clear mines planted by the Viet Cong under cover of darkness. The MSB's patrol the river from 4 a.m. until sundown to keep the channel open for shipping enroute to the port of Saigon.
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Collection: Charles E. Rogers Collection
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Added: 21 Jan 2007 [Updated: 21 Jan 2007]
A U.S. Navy Minesweeping Boat (MSB) makes one of its daily sweeps down the Long Tau river to clear mines planted by the Viet Cong under cover of darkness. The MSB's patrol the river from 4 a.m. until sundown to keep the channel open for shipping enroute to the port of Saigon.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Charles E. Rogers Collection
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Added: 21 Jan 2007 [Updated: 21 Jan 2007]
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Photograph Item Number: VA049376
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The U.S. Navy minesweeping boat (MSC-17) sweeps the Long Tao River to ensure that no Viet Cong mines endanger ships bound for the Port of Saigon. The boat is a Unit of Detachment Alpha of Mine Squadron Eleven homebased at Long Beach, California. A Navy minesweeper, part of Task Force 116, sweeps the Long Tao River in the Rung Sat Special Zone.
Item Creation Date: 12 August 1966
Collection: Charles E. Rogers Collection
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Added: 18 Jan 2007 [Updated: 18 Jan 2007]
The U.S. Navy minesweeping boat (MSC-17) sweeps the Long Tao River to ensure that no Viet Cong mines endanger ships bound for the Port of Saigon. The boat is a Unit of Detachment Alpha of Mine Squadron Eleven homebased at Long Beach, California. A Navy minesweeper, part of Task Force 116, sweeps the Long Tao River in the Rung Sat Special Zone.
Item Creation Date: 12 August 1966
Collection: Charles E. Rogers Collection
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Added: 18 Jan 2007 [Updated: 18 Jan 2007]
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Photograph Item Number: VA015630
[Number of Pages: 1]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. Collection
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Added: 22 Aug 2001 [Updated: 22 Aug 2001]
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. Collection
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Added: 22 Aug 2001 [Updated: 22 Aug 2001]
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Memo from Commander Mine Squadron Three to Chief of Naval Operations and Attachment - re: Minesweeping Boats, Comments on the Use of
Document Item Number: 24991106005
[Number of Pages: 5]
Item Creation Date: 13 October 1951
Collection: Dale W. Andrade Collection
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Added: 01 Mar 2017 [Updated: 20 May 2019]
Item Creation Date: 13 October 1951
Collection: Dale W. Andrade Collection
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Added: 01 Mar 2017 [Updated: 20 May 2019]
Minesweeping WW II & Minesweeping Boat (MSB) Operations On The Long Tau River, South Vietnam
Moving Image Item Number: 998VI0573
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[Number of Pages: 0]
Two films. First film was made during World War II, and focuses on tactical employment of minesweepers. It is narrated. Very technical with graphs and charts; some combat footage. Second film: All scenes were shot from a U.S. Navy minesweeper (MSB) underway on the Long Tau River. Includes excellent details of the minesweeper and the equipment utilized during its operation, as well as weapons carried on board. The following is a list of the scenes in the Vietnam-era film, which appears second on the video. Looking toward stern on minesweeper underway. Pennant flying from minesweeping equipment which is being towed. Sailor sleeping on deck, another writes in engineering log. Tow cable leading into the water. Various shots of weapons aboard the minesweeper. Sailor gets water from cooler. Camera shot along cable to pennant on minesweeping equipment in water. Cargo ship passes in background. American flag flying from mast. Skipper looks thru binoculars. Vietnamese minesweeper and a cargo ship passing by. Bow cutting thru the water.Freighter passing. Sailors hauling minesweeping gear aboard ship. Drum pays out cable. Wake of minesweeper underway. Sailor eating C-ratons. Freighters passing in channel. Interior shot of armor-plated wheelhouse. Sailor at helm. Freighter passing. Minesweeping equipment being put into the water. Sailor in machine gun tub on minesweeper. Skipper looks thru binoculars. Vietnamese minesweeper and cargo ship passes. Minesweeping gear being hoisted aboard after sweep. Minesweeper turns around and starts up river. Sailor listens to transister radio. Sailor in aft gun tub. Two sailors on bridge. Freighter passes in background.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive Collection
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Added: 12 Feb 2002 [Updated: 19 Nov 2013]
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Two films. First film was made during World War II, and focuses on tactical employment of minesweepers. It is narrated. Very technical with graphs and charts; some combat footage. Second film: All scenes were shot from a U.S. Navy minesweeper (MSB) underway on the Long Tau River. Includes excellent details of the minesweeper and the equipment utilized during its operation, as well as weapons carried on board. The following is a list of the scenes in the Vietnam-era film, which appears second on the video. Looking toward stern on minesweeper underway. Pennant flying from minesweeping equipment which is being towed. Sailor sleeping on deck, another writes in engineering log. Tow cable leading into the water. Various shots of weapons aboard the minesweeper. Sailor gets water from cooler. Camera shot along cable to pennant on minesweeping equipment in water. Cargo ship passes in background. American flag flying from mast. Skipper looks thru binoculars. Vietnamese minesweeper and a cargo ship passing by. Bow cutting thru the water.Freighter passing. Sailors hauling minesweeping gear aboard ship. Drum pays out cable. Wake of minesweeper underway. Sailor eating C-ratons. Freighters passing in channel. Interior shot of armor-plated wheelhouse. Sailor at helm. Freighter passing. Minesweeping equipment being put into the water. Sailor in machine gun tub on minesweeper. Skipper looks thru binoculars. Vietnamese minesweeper and cargo ship passes. Minesweeping gear being hoisted aboard after sweep. Minesweeper turns around and starts up river. Sailor listens to transister radio. Sailor in aft gun tub. Two sailors on bridge. Freighter passes in background.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive Collection
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Added: 12 Feb 2002 [Updated: 19 Nov 2013]
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Naval Forces Intelligence Study (NAFIS) (U), Vietnam - DDI-1200-VM-77
Document Item Number: 2322709001
[Number of Pages: 10]
Item Creation Date: 01 January 1977
Collection: Douglas Pike Collection: Unit 06 - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Added: 14 Feb 2005 [Updated: 12 Nov 2019]
Item Creation Date: 01 January 1977
Collection: Douglas Pike Collection: Unit 06 - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Added: 14 Feb 2005 [Updated: 12 Nov 2019]
[Number of Pages: 12]
Item Creation Date: 01 October 1979
Collection: Douglas Pike Collection: Unit 06 - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Added: 15 Feb 2005 [Updated: 18 Dec 2023]
Item Creation Date: 01 October 1979
Collection: Douglas Pike Collection: Unit 06 - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Added: 15 Feb 2005 [Updated: 18 Dec 2023]
The Jackstaff News (U.S. Naval Support Activity) - Newspaper - Saigon
Newspaper Item Number: 2663Newspaper594357
[Number of Pages: 6]
Volume: 1
Issue: 19
Item Creation Date: 14 July 1967
Collection: Franklin C. Cowperthwaite Collection
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Added: 26 Apr 2015 [Updated: 13 Nov 2019]
Volume: 1
Issue: 19
Item Creation Date: 14 July 1967
Collection: Franklin C. Cowperthwaite Collection
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Added: 26 Apr 2015 [Updated: 13 Nov 2019]
The Navy in Vietnam - U.S. Navy - U.S. GPO 1968 O-313-073
Document Item Number: 1070903002
[Number of Pages: 34]
Item Creation Date: 1968
Collection: Glenn Helm Collection
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Added: 31 Jul 2005 [Updated: 13 Sep 2024]
Item Creation Date: 1968
Collection: Glenn Helm Collection
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Added: 31 Jul 2005 [Updated: 13 Sep 2024]
Article, United States Naval Institute - Pictorial: 'A Chain of Ships'
Document Item Number: 18030103007
[Number of Pages: 12]
Author(s): Chief Journalist Byron S. Whitehead & Captain Edward F. Oliver
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Jim Brown Collection
Association: Mobile Riverine Force Association
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Added: 11 Oct 2012 [Updated: 16 Oct 2012]
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Author(s): Chief Journalist Byron S. Whitehead & Captain Edward F. Oliver
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Jim Brown Collection
Association: Mobile Riverine Force Association
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Added: 11 Oct 2012 [Updated: 16 Oct 2012]
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Report, United States Navy - The Navy in Vietnam
Document Item Number: 20580308009
[Number of Pages: 34]
Item Creation Date: 25 June 1968
Collection: Fred Walker Collection
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Added: 24 Mar 2017 [Updated: 24 Mar 2017]
Item Creation Date: 25 June 1968
Collection: Fred Walker Collection
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Added: 24 Mar 2017 [Updated: 24 Mar 2017]
Report, U.S. Navy - Record of Missions for Unknown Riverine Squadron, January-8 May 1967
Document Item Number: 18030109008
[Number of Pages: 5]
Item Creation Date: [circa May 1967]
Collection: Jim Brown Collection
Association: Mobile Riverine Force Association
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Added: 23 Oct 2012 [Updated: 31 Jul 2025]
Item Creation Date: [circa May 1967]
Collection: Jim Brown Collection
Association: Mobile Riverine Force Association
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Added: 23 Oct 2012 [Updated: 31 Jul 2025]
Report: Asian Security Environment -Special Study Mission To Asia: Committee On Foreign Affairs U.S. House Of Representatives
Document Item Number: 2202406003
[Number of Pages: 17]
Item Creation Date: 01 February 1980
Collection: Douglas Pike Collection: Unit 03 - POW/MIA Issues
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Added: 21 Jun 2004 [Updated: 21 Jun 2004]
Item Creation Date: 01 February 1980
Collection: Douglas Pike Collection: Unit 03 - POW/MIA Issues
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Added: 21 Jun 2004 [Updated: 21 Jun 2004]
Report, United States Pacific Fleet - Pacific Operation Area Naval Operations Review
Document Item Number: 1071624001
[Number of Pages: 102]
Item Creation Date: January 1968
Collection: Glenn Helm Collection
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Added: 26 Apr 2018 [Updated: 26 Apr 2018]
Item Creation Date: January 1968
Collection: Glenn Helm Collection
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Added: 26 Apr 2018 [Updated: 26 Apr 2018]
The Riverine Force in Action, 1966-1967 - U.S. Naval Institute Naval Review - Journal Article
Document Item Number: 29350110006
[Number of Pages: 37]
Author(s): W.C. Wells
Item Creation Date: 1969
Collection: Jim Sprinkle Collection
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Added: 04 Apr 2022 [Updated: 04 Apr 2022]
Author(s): W.C. Wells
Item Creation Date: 1969
Collection: Jim Sprinkle Collection
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Added: 04 Apr 2022 [Updated: 04 Apr 2022]
USN 1971 NOVEMBER HISTORY PART 1
Document Item Number: 168300011228
[Number of Pages: 50]
Item Creation Date: 07 February 1972
Collection: Bud Harton Collection
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Added: 11 Jul 2006 [Updated: 11 Jul 2006]
Item Creation Date: 07 February 1972
Collection: Bud Harton Collection
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Added: 11 Jul 2006 [Updated: 11 Jul 2006]
Handbook, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces Information and Education - Handbook for U.S. Forces in Vietnam
Document Item Number: 18250102006
Part A
Part B
[Number of Pages: 97]
Item Creation Date: 10 June 1966
Collection: Theodore R. Kramer Collection
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Added: 19 Jun 2011 [Updated: 06 Jul 2011]
Item Creation Date: 10 June 1966
Collection: Theodore R. Kramer Collection
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Added: 19 Jun 2011 [Updated: 06 Jul 2011]
Part A
Part B
Part C
[Number of Pages: 175]
Item Creation Date: 10 June 1966
Collection: William M. Verebely, Jr. Collection
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Added: 17 Jun 2002 [Updated: 01 May 2023]
Item Creation Date: 10 June 1966
Collection: William M. Verebely, Jr. Collection
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Added: 17 Jun 2002 [Updated: 01 May 2023]
Interview with ClarenceJerryWages
Oral History Item Number: OH0601
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[Number of Pages: 143]Captain Clarence 'Jerry' Wages (U.S. Navy, retired) discusses his experiences in Vietnam. Wages served aboard numerous minesweepers and destroyers in his Navy career, and later commanded riverine operations in the Rung Sat Special Zone in South Vietnam. Captain Wages passed away before the completion of the interview.
Author(s): Laura M. Calkins, PhD
Item Creation Date: 11 August 2006
Collection: Clarence Jerry Wages Collection
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Added: 03 Mar 2008 [Updated: 30 Sep 2019]
U. S. Naval Forces, Vietnam: Monthly Historical Summary, November 1971
Document Item Number: 13120323001
Part A
Part B
[Number of Pages: 78]
Item Creation Date: November 1971
Collection: United States Naval Forces, Vietnam Monthly Historical Summaries, 1966-1972, 1973
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Added: 13 Apr 2004 [Updated: 13 Apr 2004]
Item Creation Date: November 1971
Collection: United States Naval Forces, Vietnam Monthly Historical Summaries, 1966-1972, 1973
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Added: 13 Apr 2004 [Updated: 13 Apr 2004]
Clarence Jerry Wages Collection (337) Finding Aid
Collection/Finding Aid Item Number: 3370000000
The collection consists of approximately three linear feet of materials including theses, books, photographs, artifacts, articles, Chieu Hoi leaflets, oral history interviews, awards and citations, naval administrative reports, information from the Seawolves' Agent Orange Relief Effort (SAORE), and files concerning the USS Calcaterra and USS Exultant that document Captain Clarence Jerry Wages' 34 years of service in the United States Navy from 1947-1981 (including two years of service in Vietnam) and his subsequent volunteer work with the SAORE after retiring from the Navy.
Collection: Clarence Jerry Wages Collection
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Added: 06 Jan 2002 [Updated: 24 Sep 2025]
Collection: Clarence Jerry Wages Collection
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Added: 06 Jan 2002 [Updated: 24 Sep 2025]
Interview with Dr. William Doolittle
Oral History Item Number: OH1162
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William Doolittle discusses his tour of duty in Vietnam as a member of the U.S. Navy. Doolittle served with Mobile Riverine Forces Task Force 117, Division 91, Squadron 9 from September 1967 to October 1968.Item Creation Date: 09 June 2021
Collection: William E. Doolittle Collection
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Added: 09 Jun 2021 [Updated: 13 Dec 2023]
Command and Staff Action, FMFM 3-1 - U.S. Marine Corps - Field Manual
Document Item Number: 3880101001
[Number of Pages: 491]
Item Creation Date: 21 May 1979
Collection: James O'Kelley Collection
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Added: 17 Apr 2011 [Updated: 03 Jan 2025]
Item Creation Date: 21 May 1979
Collection: James O'Kelley Collection
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Added: 17 Apr 2011 [Updated: 03 Jan 2025]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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