A brown-water navy or riverine navy, in the broadest sense, is a naval force capable of military operations in inland waters and nearshores. Brown-water navies have existed since the ancient era, sinc
A United States Navy Monitor, a brown-water navy vessel, firing napalm during the Vietnam War
Barroso, a Brazilian ironclad of the central casemate type, the first vessel to dash past the Fortress of Humaitá on the River Paraguay
The large landing craft NRP Alfange supplying the garrison of Bambadinca, Portuguese Guinea, in the early 1970s.
The Monitor was a highly modified version of the LCM-6 developed by the United States Navy for use as a mobile riverine assault boat in the Vietnam War. Another version served as a command and control
Brown-water navy
…A United States Navy Monitor, a brown-water navy vessel, firing napalm during the Vietnam War A brown-water navy or riverine navy, in the broadest sense, is a naval force capable…