Vietnam War: Junk Bluebook (1962) - Paperless Archives

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GENERAL CH4ARAC TERSTICS
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Loal thttyemn QNHH-l idide~ xlt du~n cUyell
COi h~ang trfin cac s6hbg ý At'h QIJANG NAM v%.P
ackhu vd~c~ Ian ciin dyc theu Lkd bi,'A. Vo thuy'en
hi% t"a bNn iyt~ a ogct(ul Aýc
QWH1 isll used exclusively for hauling cargo
on the rivers of Quang Namu Province' and in offier
ticrbyareajalongthe cuas. HeIr roundbo~ttomed
hull with Its shallow ke~el, is entirvly of wood and
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hugto ra &ldc lWeN tau rat chac chdu bdi cac thd
diong khteo le~t MIM v' hhu thuyen nhun chiýl ra vi
Main Uiuye~n pliu-ng ra ie-'n nhau, khoang chu en co'
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1111 chec trt~mg gaN nhd Ili det V1 hdi nho lea kh~i
man tluye~n, banh III Lhuyen to trotig h'lnh a~t
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1.1 %ng non' nho cao len khbi c~t chinh sau lai, va
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thuy' cia' dJg a c uom ch uopbncl.
Tlitiyen C o ~jdemn kac nda dc ahn biet I
man t-htyen con co inot Ian can rang, 6C
di~i n) y it -khi th'av LY cire t1uiyenVN kh~c. Khohg
gives the appearance of being wt-ll construc'ted by
aicconiplished boatbu~ilders. SlicLhas a prominently
pointed bow and stern, with uniform flaru to the
:3ides, ati almost flat shelter cabin rising slightly
above the gunwales, a large crescent-shaped rudde~r
exiunding well above the stern potst and two
luger rigged mnasts. Another distinctive feature
is thait die gunwales are capped with. vn ol
a feature seldom snen In the c(InSLruction of
Vietnamese junks. The reavon for !iue': an
LCr Id Aentqo Ian can nay. arrangemcnt IS not clearT.
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