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=== Conception === The Swift Boat was conceived in a ''Naval Advisory Group'', [[Military Assistance Command, Vietnam]] (NAVADGRP MACV) staff study titled "Naval Craft Requirements in a Counter Insurgency Environment," published 1 February 1965. The study was positively received, and the Navy began to search for sources. Sewart Seacraft of [[Berwick, Louisiana]] ([[Swiftships]]' predecessor),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://shipsmonthly.com/news/swiftships-swift-boats-for-iraq/ | title=NEW PATROL BOATS: Swiftships' swift boats for Iraq | date=26 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://thebossmagazine.com/swiftships-water-vessel-2/ | title=Swiftships: The Sea's Best Aluminum Water Vessel | date=March 2018 }}</ref> built [[water taxi]]s for companies operating oil rigs in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], which appeared nearly ideal. The Navy bought their plans, and asked Sewart Seacraft to prepare modified drawings that included a gun tub, ammo lockers, bunks, and a small [[galley (kitchen)|galley]]. The Navy used those enhanced plans to request bids from other boat builders. Sewart Seacraft was chosen to build the boats.
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