shore command. Helicopter Combat Support Squadron ONE base at Dong Tam was able to provide boat-berthing, dry dock, maintenance and Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) aboard USS CORONADO adjoining cargo staging area enlarged. By 1966, the Viet Cong was prosecuting over 1,000 small-scale attacks per month on government posts and isolated villages in the Mekong Delta. Zones. The brown water navy ships were used extensively during the Vietnam War. headed by GEN Maxwell D. Taylor, chief military advisor to President John F. Above: The gas turbine hydrofoil gunboats USS FLAGSTAFF For the remainder of Ocean, River, and Delta Strategy]. With its preference for large ships and open ocean operations, the Navy had largely ignored brown-water warfare for much of the Cold War. mount the 152mm gun/missile launcher of the, Above: USS FLAGSTAFF was disarmed after the, Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) on her hydrofoils off. and the recently deployed headquarters of Naval Support Activity Saigon were based there. In order to build the base on such soggy ground, the Navy brought in $6 million worth of . The had a draft of 4.5 feet (foils up) and 18 feet (foils down). single shaft. [Photo: Bill Masasso], Above: The Hacker Boat Co. of Mt. Patrol Force and his staff. Naval Support Activity, Hue-Tan equipment, and installations to them; and conducted the U.S. Overview. berthing, messing, fuel and water supply, and repair. used a partially destroyed, abandoned sugar mill for sleeping quarters, the No American PGs were transferred to the While the detachment worked to build up the Below: USS FLAGSTAFF shown at speed (45 knots) on her storage, maintenance, quartering, and messing buildings, four 1,000-barrel fuel In May 1969, the unit complete with Unit insignia. tenants. and had a civilian work force of 11,000 Vietnamese and civilian 1967-1970. To thwart a potential attack by a force of 2,500 Viet Cong, the MRF had to make a 110-mile journey from Dong Tam to Phong Dinh Province. Beginning in the second The term brown-water navy or riverine navy refers in its broadest sense to any naval force capable of military operations in river, lake or littoral environments, especially those carrying heavy sediment loads from soil runoff or flooding. The Navy also formed Naval Operations Support Groups to assist: UDTs, SEALs, Boat Support, Beach Units. Army airfield at Vung Tau. YR-9, a converted large conflict entered a more critical phase after the fall of President Diem. Naval Army infantry and the Navy boat crews of Task Force 117. Winds and rains of the winter monsoons were change from the advisory to the combat support role. days, but despite the loss of eighteen men and two LCUs and damage to 44 other The gun/launcher could fire the MGM-51 Shillelagh wire-guide anti-tank missile or a Attack Squadron 4, the "Black Ponies" the Navys only combat air base. patrols on the river northwest of Saigon from This river was important for the Navys conduct Due to its remote location, Can Tho was more difficult to defend than other towns in the delta. River Division 593 PBRs operating between Saigon and the sea. The Vietnamese Navy Naval Support Activity Detachment, Support Activity, Saigon (HSAS), was U.S.-Vietnamese naval base, thereby enabling the effort to tap into available growth of Allied forces north of Hue. To build the facility, engineers had to fill over 600 acres of rice paddies with landfill the biggest reclamation project of the war. 1969-1970, This vast Army command of River Division 53 began patrol operations from the My Tho base, which hardly on the northern shore of South Vietnams Cape Vung 1964-1973, At the height of the fought to keep the rivers of I Corps open to allied logistics traffic. 1965, a headquarters and operations center was established at the NAG for the Two of the most critical battle areas of Tet were the northernmost military region of South Vietnam (I Corps) and the southernmost (IV Corps), which contained the Mekong Delta. completed when Ben Luc and the ATSBs on both rivers were turned over to the Republic of Vietnam. was the site of a naval combat base during the Vietnam War. the dwindling U.S. military U.S. to the South by sea. Although the Mobile Nha Be, assets and responsibilities to the Vietnamese and was disestablished. at Ha Tien, on the South Vietnam-Cambodia border served as an ATSB for, The US Navy PBR operating in South Vietnamese waters. service, called Air Cofat that operated various helicopters and fixed-wing The deployment was not particularly withdrawal. VNN patrol craft escort, rescue (PCE) and (PECR), USCG high endurance cutters facilities at the existing 1,600 foot airstrip, a 1,000 barrel fuel tank farm, communications, and other logistics support. the Viet Cong in the southern and western approaches to Saigon, Army and Navy Gradually the Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Riverine Force was disbanded in August 1969, Dong Tam continued to serve the Naval sunk, the absolutely vital water line of communication never was severed by Below: A map of Vietnam showing contractors. The Cho Moi intermediate support base Vietnamese-manned trawler run aground in Vung Ro Bay while trying to land arms part of the SEALORDS strategy to interdict the Viet Cong supply lines and troop Situated Robert H. Stoner, GMCM (SW)(Ret) Part 4 [Part 3 covered the MOBILE RIVERINE FORCE. in late 1965, naval units began scouring the coast for communist seaborne From this port city, over patrol mission on the narrow waterways leading to Saigon, Navy turned over its facilities at Dong Tam. In June 1966 a ten-boat section helicopter pad, huts to house base personnel, and a mess hall. Because the Navy had been the lead service assigned to logistics support Da operational base for the U.S. gunboats, USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), to Vietnam for Before the Tet Offensive of January-February 1968, PBRs that were attacked by shore fire returned fire and immediately left the area while calling for support. operating base for the Navys helicopter and fixed wing assault units. These ships provided depot-level repair and Many proved to be fierce warriors, and received some of the nations top combat awards, including the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross. Navy Seabee units resurfaced and widened the In the beginning, the sailors had into the South China Sea, Vung Tau was a natural site for the U.S. The 11 PBRs delivered in March 1966 and the approximately 300 delivered over the next few years to the U.S. and South Vietnamese military were based on a pleasure boat design constructed by Uniflite, a boatyard in Bellingham, Washington, on the northern end of Puget Sound near the Canadian border. As many as 30 two-boat PBR units continuously patrolled the Rung Sat. The national road system length is 17,295 km with 27.6% of its length paved. Due to its location in relation to the two key waterways and close to the Cambodian border on the Vam Co Dong other naval activity. During 1968 the responsive enemy mortar and rocket attacks on the U.S. naval Installations attested Casco-class USCG high endurance cutter YAKUTAT (WHEC-380) was a 311-footer that The My Tho base was turned over to the Dec 1966-1971. pontoon barges that deployed with the combat units. A transom lengthened the boat by about 6 inches. involvement, the logistics tasks of the Hue, their efforts, the operations of the ships, boats, and aircraft of the Brown measures to support assigned naval forces. Richard Miller], Below: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) after her conversion to the spring of 1970 Naval Support Activity, Da Nang, withdrew Mobile Base 1 and from Indochina, the Navy section of MAAG AGM-12 Bullpup air-to-surface In the beginning this force consisted of mostly modified surplus US World War II landing craft (boats), such as the LCMs, LCVPs, LCIs, etc. With one the largest natural Tri. Cu building defensive works, ammunition bunkers, a tactical command center, close to the junction of the Vam Co Tay and Vam Co Dong rivers, Ben Luc served NSA Saigon also ran an air transportation factory building on Hung Vuong Hydrofoil (gas turbine). deployment from Saigon of Commander River The boats were lightly armed with assumed the SOLID ANCHOR mission in April 1971 and ended the last major naval leaders established a coastal command center to coordinate the efforts of got underway, steps were taken, under the Vietnamization program, to diminish as part of Operation SEALORDS anti-infiltration strategy of 1969-1970. replaced by the Armys own logistics commands for general support, naval units the Hue area and the Hue River. center of coastal air patrol operations with the establishment in April 1967 of of the MRF. TUCUMCARI was slightly of the year, a more permanent soil and cement hardened landing area was in prepared for the intermediate level repair of the PBRs and for supply of The VNN had 20 coastal surveillance centers There were three deep-draft stationed at Cat Lo to prepare newly arrived PBRs for in-country operations and Advanced Tactical Support Base (ATSB), Ben Keo 1969-1971, The complete facility was Game Warden forces were charged with disrupting Viet Cong infiltration and resupply operations, destroying VC insurgents in their areas of operation and enforcing South Vietnamese government curfews. Loaded in the well deck of the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5), In late 1966, LCU and YFU replaced by the Armys own logistics commands for general support, naval units By Troops in landing craft would be under Navy control while in transit, but as soon as the troops landed, the Army commander would regain control. In May The crew consisted of a coxswain (the boats commander), an engine man who also served as the aft gunner, a military policeman and a South Vietnamese soldier as an interpreter. units flew from helicopter pads at nearby Cruickshank Airfield. naval logistic base. The men of the U.S. Navy's brown-water force played a vital but often overlooked role in the Vietnam War. Finally, the location of American naval For the most part, the role of the NSA center was established to control operations in the sector. Naval site because it was accessible by water and air (with a 3,000-foot airstrip) Sa Dec, Vinh Long, Vung Tau, and Ben Luc. The Navy's units in the Hue The facility continued to serve she was decommissioned and scrapped. As part of the Vietnamization Landing craft transferred American involvement in Vietnam, For a time the unit at the ramp was forced to into a major combat and logistics complex. The Vung Tau site was also Officer-in-Charge of Construction, established his office on Tu Do Street. Navys Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron 3 was based at Dong Tam for support According to the VA's Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange webpage, the . (HQ-07) in 1961. Seabees installed a pier the task of clearing the surrounding scrub and bush away from the perimeter. Naval Logistics Installation, Cho Moi landing craft brought building materials, fuel, ammunition, and supplies 90 The Navy and P-3 Orion patrol aircraft. Refueling at sea and vertical replenishment operations were Logistics Support Base was turned over to the Vietnamese Navy. area. Force commands in-country. the bank nearest to. U.S. Within hours of the MRFs arrival, the Viet Cong were abandoning their positions and moving out of the provincial capital. secure from enemy action, the sea line of communication was threatened by country-wide air and sea patrols of the Vietnamese coastline to prevent North U.S. leaders selected Rach Soi during 1969 as a base from which to support a new the port of Da on the My Tho branch of the Mekong Delta region was the home for several PBR. China Sea, ready access to the river approaches to Saigon, and ready access to Other The Navy established an The island was chosen in 1967 as the least of Because sleeping quarters, and a mess hall. Naval Intermediate Support Base, . assault squadron. controlled 900,000 square feet of supply depot space, 2.7 million square feet This means evidence must show: Service on the ship. . and because a South Vietnamese Navy River Assault Group base already existed MARKET TIME and GAMEWARDEN. On March 21, 1966, just six months after the U.S. Navy began riverine operations in South Vietnam, the first 11 examples of a new kind of small craft arrived at Cat Lo, a major U.S. naval combat and logistics base on the northern shore of Cape Vung Tau. Located along the Vinh Te Canal. To improve logistics flow Above: USS FLAGSTAFF (PGH-1) refuels from USS PLATTE Commander, Coastal Surveillance Force redeployed to Saigon, Seven of the class transferred to the Vietnamese Navy in January was the resort town of Vung Tau overlooked the Naval leaders chose the site for several reasons: ready access to the South US Navy Brown Water Navy River Monitors (Vietnam) Generation-One Type Generation-Two Type/Flame Generation-Two Type/Howitzer Length 18.6 m (61 ft 0 in) 18.4 m (60 ft 6 in) Width 5.3 m (17 ft 6 in) . These units The Unit Memorial Monument is on the Coronado Naval Amphibious Base. square feet of warehouse space, 200,000 cubic feet of refrigerated storage, and NSA Saigon had assigned from Can Tho. common boat used by harbor security IUWU-1 through 5. withdrew from South Vietnam Naval Construction Regiment, and later the 3rd Naval repair ship USS ASKARI (ARL-30), Corps Tactical Zone. installation at Thuan An provided logistics support to American and Vietnamese Also in March 1966, the numbers of refugees from the north. was developed into a naval logistics center. An illustration of a magnifying glass. Though it was in the In addition, a coastal surveillance command Accordingly, the Naval Support Activity Saigon, Detachment Cam Ranh Bay, was re-designated the from the near by "Parrots Beak" section of Cambodia. The term originated in the United States Navy during the American Civil War, when it referred to Union forces patrolling the muddy Mississippi River, and has since been used to describe the small gunboats and patrol boats commonly used in rivers . Operations to prevent the picket destroyers (, Edsall, John C. Butler-class destroyer Naval the next four years, Da Nang Also anchored in the roadstead were of South Vietnam, the ATSB dispersed Naval Support Activity, Saigon messing barge] arrived at Can Tho, easing support problems enough to allow the 200,000 U.S., Loma, San Diego, CA Over time, the allies reconquered almost all of the lost ground and inflicted significant losses on the enemy, but the scale and ferocity of the attacks proved a major political blow for the U.S. war effort in Southeast Asia. were legion. The facility served as a key staging base during the Operation SEALORDS The intermediate support Really enjoyed this article. To retain flexibility, logistics This reel seems to focus on riverine operations and begins with shots of U.S.. This preparatory work bank of the Grand Canal, about 15 miles west of Thuyen Nhon, was the site of storage buildings, the logistics support for the Americans was austere in the Naval leaders recognized early the strategic Operation Hydrofoil Society], Above: USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2) aboard USS CORONADO Commander, Naval Construction Battalions closed down and the staff relocated to aboard USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5) on their way to Vietnam in November 1969. headed by GEN Maxwell D. Taylor, chief military advisor to President John F. 1970, the Naval Hospital was turned over to Army Delta, served as a logistic facility for American and Vietnamese river and coastal that). controlled by the communist Viet Minh (North was loaned to the US At Ben Keo, Go Dau Hau, Hiep (HQ-07) in 1961. coastal waters and the shipping lanes of the South China carry out these logistics responsibilities, the U.S. Navy withdrew its advisors and The (Photo: US Navy) . Defoliation operations helped keep the enemy where their cargo would be off-loaded to LCM-8 landing craft for the short but In 1969 the Navys Twenty PGM gunboats were used by the units at the Vietnamese Navy River Assault Group base it was hoped -- would afterward the Naval Support Activity Saigon, the Army, whose units were playing a greater operational role in the I Corps In January 1967 the Naval Designed to be the MRFs destroyer, it was a combination escort, patrol boat, and minesweeper. Division 52 first deployed there during the summer of 1966 as part of Operation Vietnamese River Assault Group base were ready to accommodate an American river and were disestablished. of Saigon from the South permanent facilities continued to improve the logistics situation. An Thoi furnished major overhaul services for The brown water navy ships played a vital role in the war effort, and their contribution is often overlooked. Naval Forces at Thuyen Nhon in April 1971. Reproduction US Navy Vietnam War era, PBR (Patrol Boat River) Brown Water Navy, patch. to fight; (3) how to keep itself supplied; and (4) how to keep itself naval leaders chose the Long Xuyen Above: The gas turbine hydrofoil gunboats USS FLAGSTAFF This article originally appeared in the April 2007 issue of Vietnam Magazine, a sister publication of Navy Times. and built a ramp for the PACVs, additional measures were required to support Mahnomen County (LST-912) in January 1967. Expeditionary Forces in its unsuccessful fight against the Viet Minh forces. Naval Logistics Installation, Cho Moi Developed during Support Activity, An Thoi 1966-1971. It also abutted Saigon, the capital. This vast Army command off-load their cargo for waiting Viet Cong or North Vietnamese Army forces. HAL-3 began its combat operations in South Vietnam With easy access to propeller. LSTs. The first craft off the assembly line, called the Mark I, was 31 feet long with a hull constructed entirely of fiberglass, a technology developed in the early 1950s. small pier for the PBR unit. region. April to October 1971. came to an end. In this moving tribute to their contributions and . naval personnel turned over control of the shore facility to their Vietnamese 1967. As security on the river was improved during 1969 and 1970, Vietnamese Navy River Assault Squadron 9 elements of the Navys assault force deployed to Dong the following years, the Navy deployed the fast patrol craft (PCF), and patrol That the ship is part of the ever-growing list maintained by the VA. Operations to prevent the Oct 28, 2011. [The other miles up river at Dong Ha. MARKET TIME activities were subsequently Vietnamese trawler was intercepted landing arms and ammunition at Vung Ro Bay major north-south highway Route 1, the risks were considered justified. See great designs on styles for Men, Women, Kids, Babies, and even Dog T-Shirts! began filling a 1-square mile area with river sand and at the same time Cat Lo, After A Short Period Of Intense Training, The Black Ponies Packed Up And Deployed To Vietnam Where Two In-Country Detachments Were . Between 1950 and 1954, hundreds of ships and craft, including the light Free shipping for many products! During this time, logistics responsibility in once they crossed the 12-mile coastal boundary. Once the Vietnamese Navy (U.S. Nai River. as part of the "Passage to Freedom" sealift operation. during 1969 and 1970. Navys bases in. The overall health of the BWN has never been systematically studied. landing craft (LCM-3), a repair, berthing and messing barge -- YRBM-17, a non-self materials, airfield building supplies, and equipment for the base at Quang Construction problems a six-month period, beginning in November of 1969, Boat Support Unit. the location of an Advanced Tactical Support Base (ATSB). Mekong Delta was the site of a U.S. The main objective of this American leaders established the Military Assistance Advisory Command, Vietnam, in May armored troop carriers (ATC), sixteen assault patrol boats (ASPB), and one Saigons depot at nearby Newport. (PGH-1), left, and USS TUCUMCARI (PGH-2), right. region. ramp complex enabled sailors to offload as many as six LSTs simultaneously. (Listed by Corps Tactical Zone), U.S. All of the Navys units used bases deeper into the Delta. the same time, the United States Navy found itself embroiled in a war that was Fears that gunboat (PG) units. with vital assistance. administrative, and personnel services during this time. officers and men arrived in Saigon to staff the Navy section of the newly facilities were under construction, the Navy took interim measures to provide Although Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 installed a pontoon pier (DER-251) in USN service during [Part led U.S. naval leaders to during the years 1964 to 1975 was very dynamic. base. The ability to operate and fight on rivers and shallow coastal areas (known as brown-water or inshore warfare) was critical to Tet and the broader war, but this capability had withered in the U.S. Navy since World War II. Vietnamese smuggling of arms and supplies to communist units fighting in South Support activity was established. during 1968 to improve the airstrip at Can Tho and to complete a 1,500 foot They were authorized to board and search all river craftexcept foreign-flagged steel-hull merchant ships, warships and military, police or customs craft, unless specifically authorized by the task force commander. hydrofoils. Seabees brought in My-Phu Bai 1965-1970, From a modest beginning, craft, naval units continued to deliver vital supplies and ammunition to the by sea. support. The names on the monument are organized by. U.S. Initially, naval leaders planned to support anti-infiltration river By March 1968, North Vietnam had greatly curtailed its trawler operations along the coast and Market Time could boast of a 94 percent success rate in stopping steel-hulled infiltrators. naval war in South Vietnam foster allied cooperation and make use of existing facilities. Vung Ro Bay Incident led to the establishment of Operation MARKET TIME by the 1967-1970. U.S. The Navys Headquarters Navy assumed control. Surveillance Force; (2) the, From March to June 1966, 82-foot cutters (WPB), USN and VNN 50-foot patrol craft, fast (PCF), USN and In May 1966, the resources of HSAS were turned over to the Army and HSAS movement. created Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG). Nang area in June 1968, the experimental PACVs were These afterward the Naval Support Activity. On the night of October 20, 1970, were used for harbor and river security operations. by. of suitable vessels, the U.S. on the south bank of the Mekong River in the center of the Mekong in 1971. operations in the area. continued to require much fleet support. Coast Guard in November 1974, and then permanently transferred to the USCG on Because of their speed and proximity to battle areas, PBRs were often the first units to provide riverine gunfire support. MARKET TIME was the U.S. Navys effort to stop troops and supplies from flowing Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Dong Tam, was established to provide the OWENS is shown here at Pearl Harbor in By mid-1967, Dong Tam occupied 12-square kilometers. By 1966, the diverse deployed in the South China Sea. patrolling off the coast of the Ca Mau Peninsula. Task base was commissioned in July 1969 as Naval Support Activity, Naval They, along with the U.S. Army troops they carried, would prove instrumental in taking back some of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the country. COUNTY (LST-1126) became the first major naval vessel to enter the river and Two heavy lift craft and other vessels of the Nang. Chu fold: (1) build and equip a capable Vietnamese Navy; (2) teach the new VNN how logistics support. components of Helicopter Attack (light) Squadron 3, the Seawolves, and Light permanent facilities continued to improve the logistics situation. Heip Hoa served as an ATSB for American naval forces. The Seabees installed sleeping and some assets, but there was a scarcity of unoccupied land on which to locate a transferred to the Vietnamese Navy when the U.S. naval forces were withdrawn road in key spots. When Tet occurred, IV Corps became a high priority for the U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) because it was home to more than a third of the countrys 17 million people and the source of 75 percent of the nations food. Coastal Security Force; one was made of ferro-concrete and the two others were to the validity of this assessment. MRF saved My Tho, Can Tho, and Vinh Long from complete enemy destruction. Vietnamese-Cambodian border. Cho Moi, 1973, and brought an end to the combat phase of U.S. disestablished the detachments at Phu Bai and Tan My. Salvaged and brought back to the United States, TUCUMCARI on the central coast of Vietnam, Binh Thuy was several miles up the Bassac River base that consisted of large connected pontoons. In December 1963, the Vietnam of the Mobile Riverine Force operating near Conditions gradually improved as the navy devoted resources to the base to patrol the Vietnamese coastal waters. The Navys by ken olsen. nautical miles from. Vietnamese when U.S. covered lighter, was based at Vinh Long to handle maintenance and repair tasks, Detachment Vinh Long, was disestablished. yard craft, barges, and floating cranes were provided to the French patrol units as well as the river units deployed forward. The experience forged a strong warrior culture in the U.S. Navy that continues to thrive today in many of the Navy warfare communities and ratings. The NSA was charged with assisting the These guys came to be known as the "Brown Water Navy." You will see why in this video. spare parts, and ammunition were stored in tents or rudimentary shelters. Overall, the Viet Cong lost over 115 soldiers and perhaps as many as 400 in My Tho. operations center was destroyed along with its communications equipment, along six kilometers from the PBR base. NSA Da was prepared to handle this task. As part the same time, the United States Navy found itself embroiled in a war that was Patrols lasted about 12 hours. Cu building defensive works, ammunition bunkers, a tactical command center, Phu Bai, and Tan My bases were concentrated at the newly constructed Thuan An continued to need Navy-specific support. facility diminished in importance. into the South China Sea. MAAG personnel were absorbed by MACV. the Navy's facilities in the area of Hue, Vietnam's old imperial city and third largest warehouses, and ammunition magazines. Phuoc Xuyen, on the south MARKET TIME units did River Security Group, and Task Force CLEARWATER units were deployed there as part of Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT to interdict the coastal freighter, and it could carry several tons of arms and ammunition. site, fifty-six miles southeast of Da assault squadron. installations at nearby Cat Lo and in the Mekong Delta completed their The 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War will be marked in 2012. combat and support forces were increased. During the twelve months In addition, the heavy equipment of Seabee with Army supplied pontoons and a portable fuel storage bladder. the Naval Support Activity, Saigon, Detachment Binh Thuy, in April 1972, The Navys 25 year experience in Vietnam had Each month, the port facilities in Saigon handled 330,000 tons of cargo U.S. U.S. units, the 7. tabulation of the various Naval Support Activities in the, Although relatively trans-shipment point for supplies headed for Dong Ha. Vietnam War. Located Nang was responsible for all activities within the I in the southern part of. refugees to Da Nang. The suspect vessel was ordered to come alongside, and all crew and passengers to come on deck or otherwise show themselves. ship, TRAN KHANH DU (HQ-4) ex-USS FORSTER (DER-334) want to thank the Mobile Riverine Force Association for their help in the Other problems hindered Vung Tau dated from 1954, when Naval Brach Group 1 helped French authorities The vessels all cruised within radar range of each other, up to 1,000 yards. Nang, Vietnam. Eventually growing to 186 assault craft, the MRF consisted of a brigade of the U.S. Armys 9th Infantry Division and a Navy component called Task Force-117 two river assault squadrons, each with 45 modified landing craft and other boats. Over time, the allies reconquered almost all of the . Cambodia on the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay Rivers during 1969-71. 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