Attack on the SS Baton Rouge Victory
Attack on the SS Baton Rouge Victory | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Viet Cong | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ho Xuan Canh | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
10th Special Operations Group | SS Baton Rouge Victory | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20 commandos | 1 freighter | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
1 freighter damaged 7 U.S. civilian employees killed. |
The attack on the SS Baton Rouge Victory was a commando attack launched by the Viet Cong on August 26, 1966, in which they attacked the Victory ship SS Baton Rouge Victory using two 2,400-pound mines[1] while it was proceeding along the Lòng Tàu River, about 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Saigon. The explosions killed seven American civilian sailors on board and tore a 16-foot (4.9 m) by 45-foot (14 m) hole in the ship's hull forcing the captain to run the ship aground to avoid sinking and blocking the shipping channel.[2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ (in Vietnamese) Thanh Trà, "Đặc công đánh đắm tàu Baton Rouge Victory 10.000 tấn" Archived August 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Xã hội Thông tin, retrieved on 26-8-2014.
- ^ Stephen Schwartz, "Remembering Vietnam's Forgotten Seamen", San Francisco Chronicle, October 20, 1997.
- ^ Culver, John A., CAPT USNR "A time for Victories" United States Naval Institute Proceedings February 1977 pp. 50-56.
- ^ Marolda, Edward (2015). Combat at Close Quarters Warfare on the Rivers and Canals of Vietnam (PDF). United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command. p. 26. ISBN 9780945274735.
- ^ Sherwood, John (2015). War in the shallows U.S. Navy coastal and riverine warfare in Vietnam 1965–1968 (PDF). United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-945274-76-6.