Though hydrofoil boats were very effective in their initial combat tours, financial difficulties prevented further implementation after Vietnam.

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Famous Navy Ships: The Hydrofoil Boat

by Brad Reynolds

Hydrofoil boat technology was first tested during Operation Market Time in the Vietnam War. This technology, invented in the early 1900s, had never been applied to combat vessels until the U.S. Read more

In the wake of the events on August of 1963 near the Gulf of Tonkin, the USS Maddox quickly became a symbol of North Vietnamese aggression.

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Famous Navy Ships: The USS Maddox

by Brad Reynolds

The United States Navy commissioned the USS Maddox toward the end of World War II as a fast carrier escort for action in the Philippines and South China Sea. Read more