PBR 河川哨戒艇
PBRとは、アメリカ海軍の艦種の一つで、River Patrol Boat「河川哨戒艇」です。
ベトナム戦争の時期、メコンデルタなどで活躍しました。
フランシス・コッポラ監督の映画「地獄の黙示録」にも出てきているようです。
現場での支援母船には、
戦車揚陸艦 LST Tank Landing Ship / USS Garrett County (LST 786), USS Hampshire County (LST 819), USS Harnett County (LST 821), USS Hunterdon County (LST 838), USS Jennings County (LST 846), USS Kemper County (LST-854), USS Madera County (LST-905), USS Monmouth County (LST 1032), USS Page County (LST-1076), USS Park County (LST-1077),
ドック型輸送揚陸艦 LPD Amphibious Transport Dock / USS Denver (LPD 9)
給兵艦 AE Ammunition ship / USS Pyro (AE-24)
宿泊艦 APB Self-Propelled Barracks Ship / USS Benewah (APB 35), USS Colleton (APB-36)
揚陸艇修理艦 ARL Repair Ship Small / USS Sphinex (ARL-24), USS Askari (ARL 30), USS Krishna (ARL-38)
宿泊船(非自走) APL Barracks Craft / APL-30, APL-55 (later YRBM 18)
修理宿泊船 (非自走) YRBM Repair,Berthing and Messing Barge (Non-Self-Propelled) / YRBM-16, YRBM-17, YRBM-18 (APL 55), YRBM-19, YRBM-20
USS Tanner
などが当たりました。
LST 戦車揚陸艦は、船底が浅いので浅い河川にも入りやすく、また、兵員用の宿泊設備や、スペースも十分で、母船としてぴったりの船です。
活躍した部隊
River Squadron 5 (River Patrol Flotilia 5)
River Divisions (Squadrons) 51-59
River Sections (Divisions) 511-515
River Sections (Divisions) 521-525
River Sections (Divisions) 531-535
River Sections (Divisions) 541-544
River Sections (Divisions) 551-554
River Divisions 571-574
River Divisions 591-595
VNN River Patrol Groups
458th Army Transport Company
PBR Mobile Bases #1, #2
1966-1968に、MarkIが99隻、MarkIIが109隻、建造され、海軍で169隻、陸軍で39隻 運用されました。
PBRの戦士の名前が、艦艇の名前になっています。
海軍で７隻、陸軍で１隻あります。
海軍
DDG95 BM1 James E. Williams,
DD967 LCDR A.J. Elliot,
DD969 LCDR C.J. Peterson,
FF1077 SN D.G. Ouellet,
FF1095 BMC Q.H. Truett,
FFG54 GMG2 P.O. Ford,
陸軍
LSV6 SP4 James A Loux,
PBR River Patrol Boat 河川哨戒艇
Mark I
- Hull: Light weight fiberglass
- Length: 31 Foot
- Weight: 19000 lbs (without crew and ammo)
- Speed: 28 knots
- Engine (made by): "Detroit Allison Corporation" or "GM"
- Quintity: 2
- Engine Power: 250 HP
- Engine Type: 6v-53 Diesel
- Engine Volume: 4300 cubic cm or 318 cubic inch
- Pump (made by): "Jacuzzi Corporation"
- Pump type: Jet propulsion
- Quintity: 2
- Pump Power: 6000 Gallons per minute
- Discharge Nozzle: 6" in diameter
- Standart Armor:
Twin .50 caliber Machine Gun turret in the bow;
Single .50 caliber Machine Gun in the stern;
M-60 Machine Gun;
M-18 40mm Grenade Launcher;
Crew's Small Arms (4 M-16s and Captain's .45 M1911A1)
- Additional Armor:
90mm Recoilless Rifles;
60mm Mortars;
Flamethrowers;
20mm Cannons;
- Equipment:
Raytheon 1900/W Radar Unit;
Two URC-46 radios.
- Standart Crew:
Boat Captain (E5-E6 Petty Officer) - was responsible for his boat being ready for patrol or battle;
Engineman (E4-E5 Petty Officer) - took care of two engines and pumps;
Gunner (E4-E5 Petty Officer) - was in charge for all ammo and armaments on board;
Seaman (E2-E3 Sailor) - was charged with general cleanup of the boat and acted as a rear gunner.
- Additional Crew:
Patrol officer (E6-E9 Petty Officer or Officer) - he was in charge of the operation;
Vietnamese Translator
RVN Army Policeman
Mark II
- Hull: Light weight fiberglass
- Length: 31 Feet 11 Inches
- Beam: 11 Feet 7 Inches
- Height (Baseline - Canopy): 9 Feet 9 Inches
- Height (Baseline - Bridge): 7 Feet 10 Inches
- Height (Baseline - Forward Decking): 4 Feet 6 Inches
- Height (Baseline - Aft Cockpit): 2 Feet 6 Inches
- Weight: 15550 lbs (without crew)
- Speed: 28 knots
- Engine (made by): "Detroit Allison Corporation" or "GM"
- Quintity: 2
- Engine Power: 250 HP
- Engine Type: V-6-53N 2-cycle Diesel
- Engine Volume: 4300 cubic cm or 336 cubic inch
- Fuel Tank Capacity: 160 gallons (two tanks)
- Pump (made by): "Jacuzzi Corporation"
- Pump type: 14YJ waterjet
- Quintity: 2
- Pump Power: 9600 Gallons per minute
- Discharge Nozzle: 8" in diameter
- Standart Armor:
Twin .50 caliber Machine Gun turret in the bow;
Single .50 caliber Machine Gun in the stern;
M-60 Machine Gun;
2xM-79 40mm Grenade Launcher;
12-gage shotgun;
Crew's Small Arms (3 M-16s and .38 caliber revolver)
- Additional Armor:
90mm Recoilless Rifles;
60mm Mortars;
Flamethrowers;
20mm Cannons;
- Equipment:
Raytheon 1900/W Radar Unit;
Two PRC-25 FM radios.
- Standart Crew:
Boat Captain (E5-E6 Petty Officer) - was responsible for his boat being ready for patrol or battle;
Engineman (E4-E5 Petty Officer) - took care of two engines and pumps;
Gunner (E4-E5 Petty Officer) - was in charge for all ammo and armaments on board;
Seaman (E2-E3 Sailor) - was charged with general cleanup of the boat and acted as a rear gunner.
- Additional Crew:
Patrol officer (E6-E9 Petty Officer or Officer) - he was in charge of the operation;
Vietnamese Translator
RVN Army Policeman
新規作成日：2002年3月1日／最終更新日：2002年3月1日