Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Swift Boat PCF-1

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 2008

1. Swift Boat PCF-1 Marker

Inscription. Dedicated on 23 April 1998 by Senator John F. Kerry and Wade Sanders of the Swift Boat Sailors Association, Inc. in recognition of those who served and in memory of lost comrades

Erected 1998 by the Naval Historical Center and the Swift Boat Sailors Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is April 23, 1998.

Location. 38° 52.304′ N, 76° 59.661′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. Memorial is on Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, 0.1 miles west of 11th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east. Marker is attached to the restored vessel on display at the Washington Navy Yard, at the south end of the Taylor Building (Bldg. 70, the Naval Historical Center's Cold War Museum), and adjacent to the Anacostia River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Swift Boats (PCFs) and the Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War (here, next to this marker); Swift Boats, Home and Friend to Their Six Man Crew (a few steps from this marker); Lafayette's Tour (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome Aboard the Display Ship BARRY (DD-993)

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Navy Gun Car (about 500 feet away); National Museum of the U.S. Navy (about 500 feet away); Willard Park (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.

More about this marker. Visitors without military identification are required to enter the Navy Yard via the west entrance off M Street, SE, obtain a visitor's pass, and proceed as directed to the parking area between Willard Park and the Taylor Building.

Also see . . . Swift Boat Sailors Assoc. (Submitted on June 28, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Swift Boat on Display, Washington Navy Yard image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, June 2008

2. Swift Boat on Display, Washington Navy Yard

PCF-1 Display, which has seen some additions since 2008 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 28, 2021

3. PCF-1 Display, which has seen some additions since 2008

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,137 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.