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River Division 595 was formed as early as april 1969. The division started out with eight (8) ASPBs and was assigned
to River Patrol Flotilla 5, River Assault Squadron 59, as River Division 595. Areas of operations being in the 3rd and 4th
corp areas in South Vietnam.The Division would be tranfsered the River Assault Squadron 15 in July 1969 and become River Division
153, The Delta Destroyers ,Call sign Farmdale. In December 1970 or early 1971 the boat were turned over to the VN Navy. ASPB
6854 was the first of the ASPBs to get the rocket pods on the front 20mm mount.
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