Points at rest 1965. Note the 20mm forward. At the time, These two boats, Point Welcome and Point Ellis, went to Vietnam in 1965 as part of Div 12/CGS1, and never .eft, being turned over to the Vietnamese as RVNS Nguyễn Hấn (HQ-717) and VNS Lê Ngọc Thanh (HQ-705) respectively. these were some of the only US ships to carry the WWII-era Oerlikon. Most others carried the Mk16 20mm gun. 