Return to Vietnam

Statistics

82′ Patrol Boats
Assigned to Squadron One
27 May 1965-15 August 1970

DIVISION 11 TURNOVER
USCGC Point Banks (WPB 82327) 26 May 1970
USCGC Point Clear (WPB 82315) 15 September 1969
USCGC Point Comfort (WPB 82317) 17 November 1969
USCGC Point Garnet (WPB 82310) 16 May 1969
USCGC Point Glover (WPB 82307) 14 February 1970
USCGC Point Grey (WPB 82324) 14 July 1970
USCGC Point Marone (WPB 82331) 15 August 1970
USCGC Point Mast (WPB 82316) 16 June 1970
USCGC Point Young (WPB 82303) 16 March 1970

DIVISION 12
USCGC Point Arden (WPB 82309) 14 February 1970
USCGC Point Caution (WPB 82301) 29 April 1970
USCGC Point Dume (WPB 82325) 14 February 1970
USCGC Point Ellis (WPB 82330) 9 December 1969
USCGC Point Gammon (WPB 82328) 11 November 1969
USCGC Point Lomas (WPB 82321) 26 May 1970
USCGC Point Orient (WPB 82319) 14 July 1970
USCGC Point Welcome (WPB 82329) 29 April 1970

DIVISION 13
USCGC Point Cypress (WPB 82326) 15 August 1970
USCGC Point Grace (WPB 82323) 16 June 1970
USCGC Point Hudson (WPB 82322) 11 December 1970
USCGC Point Jefferson (WPB 82306) 21 February 1970
USCGC Point Kennedy (WPB 82320) 16 March 1970
USCGC Point League (WPB 82304) 16 May 1969
USCGC Point Partridge (WPB 82305) 27 March 1970
USCGC Point Slocum (WPB 82313) 11 December 1969
USCGC Point White (WPB 82308) 12 January 1970
27 May 1965-15 August 1970
Miles Cruised 4,215,116
Vessels detected 838,299
Vessels boarded 236,396
Vessels inspected 283,527
NGFS missions conducted 4,461
Personnel detained 10,286
Enemy KIA/WIA 1,055
USCG KIA 7
USCG WIA 59
Vessels damaged/destroyed 1,811
Structures damaged/destroyed 4,727
High endurance Cutters
Assigned to Coast Guard Squadron Three
4 May 1967 to 31 January 1972

First Deployment Deployment Turnover
USCGC Barataria (WHEC 381) 4 May 67 — 25 Dec 67
USCGC Half Moon (WHEC 378) 4 May 67 — 29 Dec 67
USCGC Yakutat (WHEC 380) 4 May 67 — 1 Jan 68
USCGC Gresham (WHEC 387) 4 May 67 — 28 Jan 68
USCGC Bering Strait (WHEC 382) 4 May 67 — 18 Feb 68

Second Deployment
USCGC Androscoggin (WHEC 68) 4 Dec 67 — 4 Aug 68
USCGC Duane (WHEC 33) 4 Dec 67 — 28 Jul 68
USCGC Campbell (WHEC 32) 14 Dec 67 — 12 Aug 68
USCGC Minnetonka (WHEC 67) 5 Jan 68 — 29 Sep 68
USCGC Winona (WHEC 65) 25 Jan 68 — 17 Oct 68

Third Deployment
USCGC Bibb (WHEC 31) 4 Jul 68 — 28 Feb 69
USCGC Ingham (WHEC 35) 16 Jul 68 — 3 Apr 69
USCGC Owasco (WHEC 39) 23 Jul 68 — 21 Mar 69
USCGC Wachusett (WHEC 44) 10 Sep — 1 Jun 69
USCGC Winnebago (WHEC 40) 20 Sep 68 — 19 Jul 69

Fourth Deployment
USCGC Spencer (WHEC 36) 11 Feb 69 — 30 Sep 69
USCGC Mendota (WHEC 69) 28 Feb 69 — 3 Nov 69
USCGC Sebago (WHEC 42) 2 Mar 69 — 16 Nov 69
USCGC Taney (WHEC 37) 14 May 69 — 31 Jan 70
USCGC Klamath (WHEC 66) 7 Jul 69 — 3 Apr 70

Fifth Deployment
USCGC Hamilton (WHEC 715) 1 Nov 69 — 25 May 70
USCGC Dallas (WHEC 716) 3 Nov 69 — 19 Jun 70
USCGC Chase (WHEC 718) 6 Dec 69 — 28 May 70
USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) 31 Mar 70 — 2 Jul 70
USCGC Ponchartrain (WHEC 70) 2 Apr 1970 — 25 Oct 1970

Sixth Deployment
USCGC Sherman (WHEC 720) 22 Apr 70 — 25 Dec 70
USCGC Bering Strait (WHEC 382) 17 May 70 — 31 Dec 70* ** 1 January 1971
USCGC Yakutat (WHEC 380) 17 May 70 — 31 Dec 70* 1 January 1971

Seventh Deployment
USCGC Rush (WHEC 723) 28 Oct 70 — 15 Jul 71
USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC 722) 6 Dec 70 — 31 Jul 71

Eighth Deployment
USCGC Castle Rock (WHEC 383) 9 Jul 71 — 21 Dec 71* 21 December 1971
USCGC Cook Inlet (WHEC 384) 2 Jul 71 — 21 Dec 71* 21 December 1971

* Turned over to the Government of South Vietnam
** Second deployment
4 April 1967 to 31 January 1972
Miles cruised 1,292,094
Percent of time underway 62.6
MARKET TIME patrols 205
Vessels detected 69,517
Vessels inspected 50,000
Vessels boarded 1,094
Personnel detained 138
NGFS missions conducted 1,368
Rounds fired 77,036
Structures destroyed 2,612
Structures damaged 2,676
Enemy KIA 529
Enemy WIA 243
Underway replenishments 1,153
Vertical replenishments 87
Small craft replenishments 1,516
Civic Action Projects 20
Medical Civil Action Program 131
Other Coast Guard Cutters in Vietnam

Buoy Tenders
USCGC Basswood (WLB 388)
USCGC Blackhaw (WLB 390)
USCGC Ironwood (WLB 297)
USCGC Planetree (WLB 307)

Cargo Vesse
USCGC Nettle (WAK 169)
Major Trawler Engagements
Involving Coast Guard Units

10 May 1966 Trawler destroyed: Point Grey, Point Cypress
20 June 1966 Trawler captured: Point League, Point Slocum, Point Hudson
1 January 1967 Trawler destroyed: Point Gammon
14 March 1967 Trawler destroyed: Point Ellis
15 July 1967 Trawler captured: Point Orient
29 February — 1 March 1968 1. Trawler destroyed: Androscoggin, Point Welcome, Point Grey
2. Trawler destroyed: Winona, Point Grace, Point Marone, Point Hudson
3. Trawler destroyed by USN units, USCG units not involved
4. Trawler turned back: Minnetonka
21 November 1970 Trawler destroyed: Rush, Sherman
11—12 April 1971 Trawler destroyed: Rush, Morgenthau
Coastguardsmen Killed in Vietnam

LTJG David C. Brostrum CO, Point Welcome 11 August 1966 Friendly Fire (USAF)
EN2 Jerry Phillips Point Welcome 11 August 1966 Friendly Fire (USAF)
LT Jack Ritticher 37th ARS 9 June 1968 Helo crash during rescue attempt
FN Heriberto S. Hernandez Point Cypress 5 December 1968 KIA during small boat ops
ENC Morris S. Beeson Point Orient 22 March 1969 KIA during boarding ops
EN1 Michael H. Painter Point Arden 9 August 1969 KIA in mortar attack
LTJG Michael W. Kirkpatrick XO, USCGC Point Arden 9 August 1969 KIA in mortar attack