ĭuring 1965 the logistic operation at Danang suffered from lack of suitable or sufficient harbor craft, cargo handling equipment, and port personnel. These detachments decentralized the support function and improved the logistic flow. During the next several years, the command created subordinate NSA detachments at Chu Lai, Huế, Tân Mỹ, Đông Hà, Cửa Việt, Phú Bài and Sa Huỳnh. NSA Danang was officially established on 15 October 1965 under the operational control of Commander, III MAF. The fleet also managed logistic operations at these locations. Additional responsibilities included harbor defense and the transshipment of cargo to the smaller ports in the region. In addition, the Navy took charge of the offloading, storage and delivery of supplies common to all the allied forces in I Corps. Soon, the fleet dispatched Naval Beach Group One Cargo Handling Battalions 1 and 2, nucleus port crew, Mine Force, Service Force, Underwater Demolition Team, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units to Danang. From March to July 1965, III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) troops delivered supplies to the units in the field while the Seventh Fleet ran port operations.
Warehouses, open storage areas, cargo handling equipment, and good exit routes from the port were limited. The scarcity of lighterage and the heavy weather that often buffeted the harbor made ship-to-craft cargo transfers hazardous and inefficient.
The port of Danang contained only three small piers, three Landing Ship, Tank (LST) ramps and a stone quay that were inaccessible to oceangoing vessels even smaller craft had trouble approaching. In March 1965 when United States Marine Corps combat troops landed at Danang, the support establishment was rudimentary. Naval Support Activity Danang or NSA Danang was a United States Navy logistics support organization located in Danang, South Vietnam active from October 1965 to April 1972.
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