Hans' Black Bottom Vietnam Adventure
Photos by former QM2 Hans Burkhardt, USCG while serving aboard USCGC Blackhaw in Vietnam 1969-1970.
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SWIFT Boat Base, Qui Nhon, RVN

USS Crockett (PG 88).in foreground, this Ashville Class 165-foot ship carried a rapid fire 3" gun forward, a 40mm gun aft, a 81mm mortar and two .50 caliber machine guns with a crew of 25 officers and men.
USS Vireo (MSC 205) in background.