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US Navy "Boston Whaler" Skimmer on Danang Harbor on Operation Stable Door, harbor defense in Vietnam. Designed with a fiberglass hull and powered by an outboard engine, this 16 1/2 foot craft can reach any area of the harbor in only a few minutes using speeds in excess of 20 knots. Two and three man crews use the speedy craft for inspecting sampans entering the harbors.
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| Source | https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-74000/NH-74185.html |
| Author | Naval History and Heritage Command NH 74185 JO1 E.T. Tompkins, photographer |
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U.S. Navy
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work
of the
U.S. federal government
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in the United States.
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