Patrol Craft Fast
Type of coastal and riverine patrol boat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Patrol Craft Fast?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The Patrol Craft Fast (PCF),[7] also known as Swift Boat,[7] were all-aluminum, 50-foot (15 m) long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of the brown-water navy[8] to interdict Vietcong movement of arms and munitions, transport South Vietnamese forces and insert SEAL teams for counterinsurgency (COIN) operations during the Vietnam War.
Quick Facts Class overview, General characteristics ...
PCF-32 on patrol. | |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Name | PCF (Patrol Craft Fast) |
Builders | Swiftships[1] |
Operators | See Operators |
Completed | 170[2] |
Preserved | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Riverine patrol boat |
Length | |
Beam | 13 ft (4.0 m)[3] |
Draft | 3 ft (0.91 m)[3] |
Propulsion | 2x General Motors 12V71"N" Detroit marine diesels[3] |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) (Mk I)[3] |
Armament | |
Armor | Quarter inch thick aluminum hull[4] |
Close