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At the height of the U.S. Navy's involvement in the Vietnam War, the riverine force, or "Brown Water Navy" as it came to be known, included more than 30,000 Sailors and over 350 patrol vessels.
Among these vessels was the Patrol Craft Fast, a class of civilian water taxis that the Navy obtained to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways. Outfitted with armor and heavy firepower, these boats would be better known by their nicknames: Swift Boats.
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