US Navy Swift Boat PCF-1 (Washington, D.C.)

USA / District of Columbia / Washington / Washington, D.C.
 museum, boat, United States Navy
Officially called Patrol Craft, Fast (PCF) these boats were designed for littoral and brown water patrols in river and coastal areas. Of the 193 constructed in the mid 1960s, 110 saw service in the Vietnam War as counterinsurgency and special operations platforms.

This boat is one of two left in known existence today, and is on free public display.

www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/USNavyMuseum/SwiftBoat/...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_boat
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Coordinates:   38°52'18"N   76°59'39"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago