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THE TANGO, CCB AND MONITOR BOATS
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Command and Communications CCB Boat

Command and Communications Boat (CCB)

THE COMMAND AND COMMUNICATIONS BOAT
C-132-1




Photo courtesy of Fred McGavran
EMAIL: FMcGavran[ at ]FROJAC.com

The CCB was an Operations Command Center and even had air conditioning.
The Bar Armor caused rockets to detonate prematurely before hiting the superstructure.






Richard P Turner gives this account.
EMAIL: rickypt[ at ]efortress.com

Wow what a great web site. 
It brings back memories of  the crew of T-152-13

Boat Captain:    BM2 Glenn A Eakes
Coxswain:        BM3 Richard P Turner
Radioman:        BmSn Steve Goerner
Gunners:         Gmg 3 Caral A Clarke
                 Gmgsn Mike Williams
                 Enfn Ernest Butrum (Stumpy)
                 Hm3 allan Bunch
Chief Enginer:   En2 Howard Dole
                 En2 Dean Borham

Half way through his tour Bm2 Eakes was badly injured 
from friendly fire and lost the use of his right arm 
he lives with his wife in Yocuksa Japan. 
En2 Dole took the boat over I would love to locate these guys 
GMGCM Clarke just retired from USS Normandy. 
I meet two years ago at the pier in Newport RI 
When I was on a port visit. I was a rigger at that time at Newport Naval Station.
Forget Nam Never.  PTSD
                                                        



Mark Melanson gives this account.
EMAIL: mark[ at ]melanson.org

I was on C-152-1 in the Mekong Delta during the summer of 69. I was a radioman on a "Charlie" boat, or as it was officially known as a CCB. A CCB was not a monitor, it was a Command Communication Boat.
I was on the op that Lt. Kelley won the Medal of Honor. It was my first firefight. We were the medical aide boat so he came aboard so the corpman could get him ready for dustoff. I helped get him on the chopper, he didn't want to leave us.
I was only in country for 3 months when I was sent back to the world as one of the 25,000 man pullout. It was the best of times and the worst of times or vice versa.

The CCB 18 in San Diego was the training CCB at the Naval Inshore Operations Training Center (NIOTC) at Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo, California. I trained on her before going in country.




Lanny R. Snyder gives this account.
EMAIL: lrsnyder[ at ]home.com

I was the boat engineer and 2nd highest rating on a Tango Boat (T-92-6) during 1968 and 1969 until turnover.

In the breathtaking prologue in Browm Water/Black Beret Book, The T-92-6 was the unknown tango boat with he PBRs that were ambushed




George Michelbrink [bm3] gives this account.
EMAIL: GeorgeRiverRat[ at ]aol.com

I was the coxswain on CCB 151-2 from the time she got there, until we turned her over to the Vietnamese. I was on my way home Oct of 69.

We were in too many firefights to count, especially snoopys nose,and rocket alley. Worked with 9th infantry, and vietnamese rangers. We did operation sea float,and many others. Snoopys nose, and rocket alley weren't much fun. We also helped support the marines when they were trying to take hill 881, or was that seafloat.

I know it was a long drive. We hit the ocean and either went up or down the coast. We hauled the officers, and they didn't tell us much either. I was just following the boat in front of me. The 15 and 13 boats weren't there when we were in country. We waited for them on the Benewah, but didn't take long to get there, they were still being built in Washington State where I am from, Aberdeen to be exact.

Thanks to this wonderful computer in the last two weeks, I have contacted on the phone 4 guys who were on my boat. VEGA, angel akaromeo, zero AKA Richard coontz, and Gus. Did you try Mike Harris site he may be able to help. That's how I found these guys. I knew Mike too helped him get his monkey drunk. Have a great day, you have a super site. Mare Island brought back some memories, as well as Whidby Island, a two and a half hour drive from here. PTSD







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A composite photo of a T-152-1 taken by Carl hill before its transfer to the Vietnamese Navy in December 1970. Mike Harris served onboard this Tango 1 from July 1968 to July 1969
and Carl Hill from June to December 1970.

Photo Courtesy of Mike Harris
EMAIL: mekong152[ at ]charter.net




The Sweet Peas. PHOTO 3

The Sweetpeas - A Zippo boat and Monitor with a Howitzer size gun

Photo Courtesy of Tom Byrnes
EMAIL: tombyrne[ at ]bellsouth.net





THE FOLLOWING ASSAULT BOAT PHOTOS ARE THE COURTESY OF TOM LEFAVOUR

EMAIL: jlefavour[ at ]mediaone.net
CCB monitor, Water Cannon Boat and an armored LCM -8
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A photo of a CCB monitor, Water Cannon Boat and an armored LCM -8.
Photo taken at the Na Bhe docks
CCB monitor, Water Cannon Boat and an armored LCM -8
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A photo of a CCB monitor, Water Cannon Boat and an armored LCM -8.
Photo taken at the Na Bhe docks



RVN French Dinassaut Boat PHOTO 4

RVN French Dinassaut Boat.

Photo Courtesy of Ken Keith
Photo taken by Tom Foster
EMAIL: tomsefd102[ at ]aol.com




Tango Boats at docks PHOTO 5

A B&W photo of a Tango Boats massed at a Dong Tam docking area

Photo Courtesy of Doug halsted
EMAIL: NONIESGRAM[ at ]aol.com





South Vietnam Flag The Brown Water Navy was being quickly turned over to the South Vietnamese in 1970 so many American made boats were no longer manned by Americans.
Monitor Boat
PHOTO 31

A monitor boat passes the YRBM 20
Tango Boat
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A Tango Boat passes close to the bank on the Bassac River. These were converted from landing craft with a Hilo pad, bar armor and a few monitor type gun turrets.
Tango Boats
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A floatila of Tangos docked at the YRBM 20



Engine Work PHOTO 6

An Engine change in Monitor M-111-1 which was later sunk, then raised and brought back to the Long Beach Naval Shipyard!

I had experimented with and installed some beefed up 67164HN9 Gray Marine Engines in this boat! The problem was that the boat was so heavy [overloaded] [100 tons] that the engines belched black smoke from their engine exhaust! The Viet Cong could spot them coming miles away! Yes, they were overloaded! It was my idea to beef up a couple of engines with 4 valve heads, a modification possible if you used your head and lo and behold it worked! Of course, this was before the in-line Series 71 Sixes come into being! The USS Askari could do anything!

Photo Courtesy of Bobby Freeman
EMAIL: cwofreeman[ at ]yahoo.com





THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS ARE THE COURTESY OF KENT KEITH
RVN French Dinassaut Boat
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RVN French Dinassaut Boat
Monitor and Tango Boat
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Monitor and Tango Boat


THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS ARE THE COURTESY OF SAM CRAWFORD

EMAIL: samispoor[ at ]aol.com
CCB Monitor
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CCB Monitor - RVN French Dinassaut Boat?
CCB Monitor Gun Turret
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CCB Monitor Gun Turret
RVN French Dinassaut Boat?
Monitor Gun Turret
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Monitor Gun Turret
Monkey
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Monitor monkey photo


THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS OF THE CORONADO CA MONUMENT CCB 18 ARE THE COURTESY OF EVERITT JONES

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The Command and Control Boat [CCB]was often called a Monitor.
The CCB 18 was the Mare Island Naval Shipyard Training Boat.
It was found in the Sacramento River Delta
Stern View of Props on CCB 18
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Stern View of Props on CCB 18
The Guys
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The Crew that made it all happen.
Side View of CCB 18
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Side View of CCB 18



Tango Cockpit
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The Cockpit of Monitor M-91-3

Photo Courtesy of Greg Hill
EMAIL: DragnflyM3[ at ]aol.com




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