Operation Sealords

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Operation Sealords was a major joint U.S.–South Vietnamese naval campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting enemy supply lines and controlling the Mekong Delta’s waterways.

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instanceOf military operation
belligerent Republic of Vietnam Navy NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
codename Sealords NERFINISHED
commander Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. NERFINISHED
commanderRole Commander Naval Forces Vietnam
conflict Vietnam War
country South Vietnam NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1971
involvedUnit Republic of Vietnam Navy river assault groups NERFINISHED
U.S. Navy river patrol boats
U.S. Navy swift boats
location Bassac River NERFINISHED
Cambodia–South Vietnam border waterways NERFINISHED
Gulf of Thailand coast of South Vietnam NERFINISHED
Mekong River NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Republic of Vietnam Navy NERFINISHED
United States Navy
notableAspect key component of Admiral Zumwalt's aggressive riverine strategy
largest combined riverine operation of the Vietnam War
objective control Mekong Delta waterways
disrupt enemy supply lines
extend South Vietnamese government presence into remote delta areas
interdict communist infiltration routes from Cambodia
opponent People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED
Viet Cong NERFINISHED
partOf U.S. brown-water navy operations in Vietnam
predecessor Operation Game Warden NERFINISHED
Operation Market Time NERFINISHED
result gradual turnover of riverine operations to South Vietnamese forces
reduced large-scale enemy movement by water in the Mekong Delta
startDate 1968-10
status completed
strategy blockade of coastal and inland waterways
combined riverine and coastal patrols
joint U.S.–South Vietnamese naval operations
tactics amphibious assaults along canals and rivers
mining and blocking of enemy waterways
riverine interdiction patrols
theater Mekong Delta NERFINISHED
South Vietnam NERFINISHED
transferProcess phased Vietnamization of naval operations

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Republic of Vietnam Navy notableOperation Operation Sealords