Coastal Division 14 Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam

Coastal Division 14 was a unit of the Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN), established as part of the United States Navy’s Vietnamization program to transfer coastal security responsibilities to South Vietnamese forces. Based at Cam Ranh Bay, the division was responsible for patrolling and securing the vital coastal waters of central Vietnam, countering North Vietnamese infiltration and supply routes by sea. Coastal Division 14 operated a variety of patrol craft, including Patrol Craft Fast (PCFs or “Swift Boats”) and smaller vessels, conducting interdiction, surveillance, and support operations alongside American advisors. The unit played a significant role in Operation Market Time, a concerted effort to curtail enemy maritime logistics, until the fall of South Vietnam in 1975.