It sounded like the approach of a rather swift boat, though no motor was audible.
These destroyers were of the newest type, the swiftest boats yet constructed in the country.
When I signed up for the swift boats, they had very little to do with the war.
"I have a swift boat waiting by the river, not far from here," Khan added.
Disregarding orders, the swift boats brought them in for treatment.
For the swift boats, coming back down river was always more dangerous then going up river.
Working a swift boat was one of the most dangerous jobs going back then.
Then a turn in the canal carried the swift boat from sight, as well as gun range.
Pilots who landed in the water were picked up quickly by Filipinos in small, swift boats.
The Skipper would do well to get a swifter boat.