Vietnam War: Junk Bluebook (1962) - Paperless Archives

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thuyihQNUil-l s~ykhGbig~tUoc ph~i MlTR mic
dhi tinti : cho bay rAng thuy*A fay tdilic 10A~ tqo
cerning the orilrin of the QNBH-II'lass5 althou~
it reportedly. Orgignated In Quanig Nam Province
W1 tnhUAN b~ý NM&'hithe ky nay;
Kh~'g thay ed Inqti thuyen bae':A cd 9 m~t dnh
duy N al, Auo Jthe'. DWcr b Ne thu~b Pu y$gcp
ln eoaI c al nao kh4c ngos. vfl., m4- d444 ed.
Rcveral centuries ago. No -Qt'5H-l's w ere
observed In any of thP 'Other W-Laat~l Pr'.vlRUee.
for lhltofnoa Inboard divese engine
in two of these craft about 19~57, no other modift--
Diesel trong hal chli; cAa lo4
nim 1957,
Ui uyA A~y Idho-g catiorns arc known to have been made.
TIRon unam 1962, cd' 13010 thuyen QND~j-1,
Th nra orWa~ aboutl 1300 QNlIH-Vve rglatcr0
inQuanl;NarmiProvinxce W1962. Although theslength
8ang bb tunhQLANG NAM. RiuA1 c! ca thuyani
cc Co te thay'eol tdi 20 t61 40 tre Anh (6mn - 12ni) A
iay vary from 20 feet to 40 feut, and Whe beam
from 5 feet to 11 feet, most of thesve bots are 27
Wel~ nfae
0'tlhuy. a
ýJ ~tdl jR tac AnP (ImSO - 3tn30), do
drmi d~i 27 ts`c Anl2 (WOnl) vý r^'~
fac~t ;ang and have a benui'of 8 feet.
8 ca Ar i(2. i40). 0 .- A MouSK pruvisions are made for imiatulling
three masts and salls, apprxi~nuitoly 10QNFR l'.48
Toy 94J dup thyicf:bi9.atb ored nvar Quang Nam. had only tholinaln nias
bmur 4a c ' h buorn, nlidng they chdng.40 uyujn' of tiic- mi i and fore moset. ute'pped and rigged..
neu gal QUANO. NAM cbi cd mn~t cot bu'6n chfnh
dunliai hu~c m~t c^0t b~m, ehfnh v'U m~t c~t
The mnizzenmasat Is rar~ely carrded abourdur eicen
rlu.*1h .Rea-via Is atopped thirough a lonigbu
Ir nili d4f4c difg 'An n'a thol. 4DuJc bi~t cyi
bu;Al ia IdI4idc ('t khM mang tren thuyA ho-4c thu~y
Itudinal beamm on tiw centerlne at the foru~peak.
Thu iualu inuust. iti wepped in aSlotted vcgti'ýdl
d~n&g1IN. He c$1 buoh1 mlh dtlc &~ nguy strot support un thit centerlfite, positiuned well forward
fung ti yen tran trung tuyA~i c~a i~m ofaisis Tlemrizzeflmast when oised Is:
m~i Itudyg add~g ranhi :
tu%'YýV1tiK&bu't'h n1A 06 ha
ngo trung
py phf a truchc
into one of two holes drilled into thwarts which
projE through thu side plunking at each quart'er.
c a gilt Uhuyub. C4t bu~u ld'i khl dng &Ih dd~c
d~ng~aaithuy~ ý btcdlphra r~o btng cu'h ra Only the miainmiast is normally stayed.
a'v00 mot trong hai 101 da huauk cu'p th~ni vdn
0, A P 'l Anlpng
dong trold ra khol0 mian thbuy'n d mol phfa
Manila or local hoiiip line is used for all running
rigging. Banibuo poles are used for- the. yards
bbng. and booms. The sails are conventional:1woven
11 .1 A
Thd~dng thdbng chi co' cot b oom chL'nh dii~c
palm leaf fiber sewn together with a coarse hemp
thread. Whenthe salls are furled, they are stowed
dqnxg lden tbhi. ai~y c~ng buoim laim brag td gai on ciecx.
RtI Luat T~N hay gai rroi ho's. Truc buluh', J'm
bkng cay tre. Canh buo~r l ba -r d 19
V' ao :klu: nl~qtdbn hy b~ng ch gai tho. KM
ha u~g. buorni dddc cu~e v a~ ex~ tr'A n~t
thuyen.
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