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2. Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle - Wikipedia

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   The Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV), also known as the Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) in Army and Coast Guard service, was a United States Navy and Army hovercraft used as a patrol boat in marshy and riverine areas during the Vietnam War between 1966 and 1970. Six hovercraft were built, three for the Army and three for the Navy.

3. List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   The Patrol Boat, River was acquired for the Vietnam War: 718 of these 31/32-foot long boats were purchased with a peak of 250 used in Vietnam. Patrol craft coastal (PC) [ edit ]

4. Cat Lo Naval Base - Wikipedia

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   Navy PACV hovercraft returning to Cat Lo c.1966. In October 1965, the U.S. Navy selected Cat Lo as the base for Swift Boat Squadron 1, Division 103 with 14 Swift Boats to be based there with berthing, messing and basic repair facilities. [2] Dredging to build the base facilities eventually took 3 years and it housed over 600 personnel.

5. Patrol Craft Fast - Wikipedia

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   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 areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of the brown-water navy [8] to interdict Vietcong movement of arms and munitions, transport South Vietnamese forces and insert SEAL teams for ...

6. Correct Craft - Wikipedia

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   Correct Craft released its first Ski Nautique boat, the first fiberglass ski boat, designed by Leo Bentz, in 1961. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] [ 5 ] It was the world's first tournament inboard ski boat. [ 1 ] In 1986, SeaWorld signed a contract with Correct Craft to supply Ski Nautique boats for ski shows at their marine parks.

7. Brunswick Boat Group - Wikipedia

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   The Brunswick Boat Group is an American pleasure boat manufacturer. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee , United States , it is the largest maker of such craft in the world. Net sales were US$ 1.7 billion in 2008, [ 2 ] and US$ 1.0 billion in 2012.