USS Implicit MSO-455 
Wooden Ship – Iron Men
Captured North Vietnamese Trawler
On July 15, 1967 this trawler shown below was run aground and captured by Market
Time units at Cape Batangan just off the Sa Ky River located 60 clicks south of Da Nang.
The USS Wilhoite DER-397, USCGC Point Orient WPB 82319, USS Gallup PG-85,
and PCF-79, shot up and ran aground this trawler while the USS Pledge MSO-492
provided barrier coverage to the south.
To learn more of the battle Click here to move to a new web page.
On the new web page click on the header “Sa Ky Victory” to see the action reports
and the header “Sa Ky Aftermath” to see pictures of the captured arms and ammunition.