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The Seabees produced 11 different models of flame throwing tanks off three basic variations identified with a POA-CWS-H number [13] "Primary" where the main armament was removed and replaced. The first eight had Navy CB-H1 or CB-H2 flamethrowers.
Mid-September the Army decided to officially form a CWS "Flame Thrower Group" with Col Unmacht requesting 56 additional Seabees. [9] The group included more Army CWS and 81st Ordnance men as well. [7] It was apparent that a larger flamethrower on a bigger tank would be more desirable, but very few tanks were available for conversion.
Seabee Teams The World War II precursor to Seabee teams was the PT Advance base Detachment of the 113th CB. Each man was cross-trained in at least three trades with some qualified as corpsmen and divers. [ 152 ]
The Seabees of the 27th CB alone, logged 2.550 diving hours with 1,345 classified as "extra hazardous". [27] Seabee Underwater Demolition Teams were swimmers during WWII, but postwar transitioned to divers. Another historic note to the Seabees is that they had African American divers in the 34th CB.
The Seabees brought with an organic element the Marines did not have i.e. bulldozers with winches and D8s 132–148 Hp compared to the Marine's TD 18s 72–80 Hp. Afterwards the Marines assessment was that: "in all future amphibious operations a Seabee component or one with equal road building capabilities be assigned to the assault".
CBMU-302 was the last Seabee battalion to leave the Vietnam war zone, folding its colors at its base-camp in Bien Hoa, RVN on 22 January 1972 then redeploying back to Port Hueneme, CA. During the unit's short stay in Port Hueneme, it was downsized and fitted out with new personnel for its new role of maintenance for a single navy base.
US Navy 021213-N-1485H-001 Seabees of NMCB 40 load equipment onto an Air Mobility Command (AMC) C-5 "Galaxy" cargo plane Defense.gov News Photo 050417-F-7823A-027 U.S. Marine Corps Engineers and U.S. Navy Seabees work alongside members of the Thai Army to raise a framework of rebar as they build a bridge in Ban Jingteenuean, Thailand, during Exercise Cobra Gold 05 on 17 April 2005.
Pages in category "Seabee units and formations" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.