The Patrol Craft Fast (PCF), [7] also known as Swift Boat, [7] were all-aluminum, 50-foot (15 m) long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal …

Needed for close-in coastal patrols during the Vietnam War, the Navy deployed patrol craft, fast (PCF) swift boats. Ordered in April 1965, they were serving in South Vietnam interior...

Apr 3, 2023 · Swiftships delivered 193 patrol boats to the US Navy throughout the Vietnam conflict, creating a reputation as an excellent and trusted supplier of shallow water hulls. …

Oct 28, 2021 · The U.S. Navy adapted the Swift Boat (PCF), built by the Sewart Seacraft Company of Louisiana to service offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, for its combat missions …

On Dec. 18, 1965 the U.S. Navy formalized a Brown Water Navy, commissioning the water taxis as Patrol Craft, Fast, or swift boats. From the Cau Mau peninsula in South Vietnam to the …

Jul 27, 2017 · The PCF (Patrol Craft, Fast) vessels - better known simply as "Swift Boats" - were a product of the Sewart Seacraft concern of Berwick, Louisiana USA which designed and …

Coastal Division TWELVE was originally PCF Division 102 (PCF stands for Patrol Craft Fast, aka Swift Boats). Its primary mission was to interdict ships from North Vietnam and prevent supply...

Travel along with young American sailors as they experience a year's tour on board Swift Boats during the late 1960's. In many ways the experiences depicted here are typical of all the crews …

PCF 4 was the first Swift boat sunk in Vietnam. There were four killed and two wounded in the mining incident in February 1966 off the Three Sisters area between Rach Gia and Ha Tien. …

PCF 816 Swift Boat, a Vietnam-era Patrol Craft Fast, now offers visitors an immersive experience at the Maritime Museum of San Diego, honoring those who served in the U.S. and Malta.