Vietnam War: Junk Bluebook (1962) - Paperless Archives

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HUBC-I
DAC- TINH TONG QUAT .
GENERAL CHARACrERISTICS
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construction is unusual in that the
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Va hull is formed from 5 poorly squared and loosely
khMig dcu kl It, ghtp vdi nrau til phi'a trong chll fitted planks, "A which are literally sewn together
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c3. Thuyen Ia ratth i)ng- froll the interior, with no external caulking
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applied. Thlughwidely used A /.
oninlandwater-ways
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vi klmong chlu dtingdddc song-gio. Tlniiycti HUBC-1 and rivers Lt will rarely be seen in the open sea,
Xdat 0L?' Ilfut'. Tdi Iamy tral'l-niin v'it'd(1c. Ljl- primarily because of "A its lack . of seaworthiness.
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kit,'u c0 sdc fryng- This strange boat is native to Hue. It has been
lal 0In. Song hiutl nlay. r Jla ltoJn-lthc llhuy ln reported that several centuries ago HUBC- l's of
trtUg binh clhis, 12 ~ v0niA' /hdc
I' at 1 t13 c'mns,di:rabl'; geater tonnagewerecommon; how -
thdc ILttil dutn 14 thut/Ic rdfl, 4i vt., i'rc'vnt day I IUBC- I average about 40 feet
in it olgth i vv, dll, with the largest Iperhaps 45 to
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