Sa Đéc Base
| Sa Đéc Base | |
|---|---|
 Sa Đéc Base, 10 February 1967 | |
  Sa Đéc Base | |
| Coordinates | 10°17′53″N 105°46′01″E / 10.298°N 105.767°E |
| Type | Navy |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1966 |
| In use | 1966–1971 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
Sa Đéc Base (also known as Sa Đéc Naval Support Activity or simply Sa Đéc) is a former U.S. Navy and Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN) base near Sa Đéc in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
History[edit]
The base was located in Sa Đéc on the upper Mỹ Tho River in the Mekong Delta.[1]
The base was established by the US Navy in 1966 as a base for Patrol Boat, River (PBR)s taking part in Operation Game Warden.[2] Ten PBRs of River Division 52 moved to the base in mid-1966.[3] The original facilities at Sa Đéc were relatively primitive with the sailors living in tents on a soccer field until Seabees constructed more permanent accommodation.[2]: 114
In 1967 a Naval Support Activity detachment was established at the base.[3]: 259
In March 1970, the headquarters of Swift Boat Coastal Division 13 was moved from Cat Lo Naval Base to Sa Đéc.
The base was transferred to the RVNN in April 1971.[3]: 318
References[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
- ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 452. ISBN 978-1-55571-625-7.
- ^ a b Sherwood, John (2015). War in the shallows: U.S. Navy coastal and riverine warfare in Vietnam 1965–68 (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. p. 111. ISBN 9780945274766.
- ^ a b c Marolda, Edward (1997). By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the U. S. Navy and the War in Southeast Asia. US Navy History and Heritage Command. p. 163. ISBN 9780-788132506.