!!! SOLID ANCHOR !!!
CONSTRUCTION 1969 - 1970 |
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The Solid Anchor site was an ATSB on the banks [On the left in the above photo] of the Song Cau Lon at the site of Old Nam Can.
MATSB Sea Float was anchored in the Song Cau Lon river next to Solid Anchor.
ATSB Solid Anchor is near near the U Minh forest in Cam Mau province on the southern tip of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.
OLD NAM CAM
Old Nam Can may have been overrun and destroyed during the Tet Offensive of 1968???.
There was a mission to evacuate Old Nam Cam in Oct 1967.
Any body know the history??
THE BEGINNING
Solid Anchor was constructed by the SeaBees in 1970 on sand that was transported by tug and barge for Qui Nhon.
The site was known as CAMP HURT.
The area clear of trees was defoliated by Agent Orange.
There is also numerous bomb craters from earlier B-52 strikes and shell craters.
THE MOVE FROM SEAFLOAT
Seafloat crews moved to Solid Anchor in a single 4 to 12 hour period September 1970.
Was the New Solid Anchor frequently mortared or attacked ???
Solid Anchor never recieved a serious ground attack. It was to well defended.
On 20 November 1970 a swimmer zapper attack happened a 11:15 pm. The target was the RVN boats moored along the shore.
OPERATIONS AND BOATS
Admiral Zumwalts Son was said to have served here.
THE LAST AMERICAN FACILITY
Solid Anchor was the last American Naval Facility to be turned over to the South Vietnamese possibly after April 1972.
What is Solid Anchor today?? Anybody know??
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THE SOLID ANCHOR
PHOTO ALBUM |
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PHOTO 22
A photo of Solid Anchor as the helo approachs seafloat.
PHOTO 23
A View of a Canal that cuts through the Solid Anchor Site.
Huge Bomb Craters from a B 52 strike are filled with mud and water.
PHOTO 22224
Another closer view of the canal.
PHOTO 25
A view of Solid Anchor from Seafloat.
PHOTO 26
Photo shows the Old Nam Cam site on the Cua Lon River at Old Nam Cam.
Many Bombs have scared this area
This photo is courtesy of Ed Lefebvre
EMAIL: elefebv1[ at ]maine.rr.com
PHOTO 27
Photo shows the Solid Anchor site under construction on the Cua Lon River at Old Nam Cam.
This photo is courtesy of Ed Lefebvre
PHOTO 28
Seabees at work on a construction site.
Possibly starting a runway.
This photo is courtesy of Ed Lefebvre
PHOTO 29
Photo shows the Solid Anchor Construction Yard on the Cua Lon River at Old Nam Cam.
This photo is courtesy of Ed Lefebvre
EMAIL: elefebv1[ at ]maine.rr.com
PHOTO 30
Photo shows a RVN firebase on the Cua Lon River at Old Nam Cam.
This photo is courtesy of Ed Lefebvre
PHOTO 31
Photo shows a RVN Fort on the Cua Lon River at Old Nam Cam.
This photo is courtesy of Ed Lefebvre
PHOTO 32
A Howitzer Firebase on the muddy banks of some river on the southern Peninsula.
PHOTO 34
A Close up of a Howitzer Firebase on the muddy banks of some river on the southern Peninsula.
THE FOLLOWING
PHOTOS
ARE THE COURTESY OF LARRY ROWIN
EMAIL: Larry[ at ]larryrowan.com |
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