Vietnamese Navy

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Vietnamese People's Navy
Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam

Vietnam People's Navy insignia.png
Lineup 1955
Country VietnamVietnam Vietnam
Armed forces Vietnamese People's Army
Type Armed forces
headquarters Hải Phong
insignia
Naval war flag Flag of Vietnam.svg
Gösch Ensign of Vietnam People's Navy.svg

The Vietnamese People's Navy ( Vietnamese : Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) is the Navy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam . In 2006 it consisted of 27,000 marines , 9,000 professional soldiers and 3,000 conscripts. The Navy's traditional day is August 5th in memory of the Tonkin incident .

Division of command
An honor guard of the Vietnamese People's Navy in Hoi Phong, June 20, 2007

history

Three North Vietnamese torpedo boats during the Tonkin Incident , August 2, 1964

The North Vietnamese Navy was established in 1955. It was expanded in the mid-1960s after Vietnam received 28 gunboats and 30 patrol boats from China . The USA supported the South Vietnamese Navy with arms deliveries. In Operation 34A , South Vietnamese commandos were brought to North Vietnam by speedboats under the leadership of the CIA . This was done with the support and reconnaissance of US Navy warships . After such an operation against the island of Hòn Mê , the Tonkin incident occurred in which allegedly North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the US destroyer USS Maddox . In response, the Tonkin Resolution was passed and the US officially took part in the Vietnam War .

In order to secure the supply of the Viet Cong in the south, the 759th Brigade (later 129th Brigade) was founded by North Vietnam. As a maritime Ho Chi Minh trail , it transported material and personnel from Hai Phong in the north to the Ca Mau peninsula in the south during the Vietnam War . While the overland route via the Ho Chi Minh Trail took three to six months and suffered 80% losses, the sea transport only took eight days and had no losses during the entire time. In total, around 4400 tons of material and 113 cadre were transported to the south by boat in 76 missions.

When the United States withdrew from Vietnam in 1973, the South Vietnamese Navy had 42,000 soldiers and 1,400 ships. However, the reduction in US support meant that the South Vietnamese Navy had to suspend 50% of its operations. After the victory of North Vietnam, many South Vietnamese warships fled the country. The remaining ships were taken over by the North Vietnamese Navy, which now became the Navy of the United Vietnam.

Between 1978 and 1990, the Vietnamese Navy was expanded by the Soviet Union and in return the Soviet Union was allowed to operate a base in Cam Ranh Bay . At the time, it was considered the strongest navy in Southeast Asia. Because of a border dispute with China over the Spratly Islands , a sea ​​battle broke out between the Chinese and Vietnamese navies in 1988 . The Chinese Navy set fire to three Vietnamese ships and killed 70 Vietnamese soldiers. As early as 1974 there was a similar battle between South Vietnam and China near the Paracel Islands .

After 1990, however, the Navy struggled to keep many ships seaworthy. Russia continues to be an important partner. However, the lease agreement with the Russian Navy for Cam Ranh Bay was terminated in mid-2001 . The People's Navy also receives support and spare parts supplies from India. Due to the renewed flare-up of border disputes with China, the purchase of six kilo class submarines was announced in 2009. In January 2012, the first warship built in Vietnam was put into service. The design was purchased from an unnamed foreign company. More warships are to be built in Vietnam in the future.

equipment

Surface combat units

Ship class photo origin Ships Remarks
Frigates
cheetah Novorossiysk naval base 03.jpg RussiaRussia Russia HQ-011 Đinh Tiên Hoàng
HQ-012 Lý Thái Tổ
HQ-015 Trần Hưng Đạo
HQ-016 Quang Trung 		2 more units ( Lý Thường Kiệt and Ngô Quyền ) planned
Petya II / III SKRpr159 (DN-SC-86-01985) .jpg Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union HQ-09
HQ-11
HQ-13
HQ-15
HQ-17
Corvettes
Pohang PCC-783.jpg Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea HQ-18
HQ-20 		former corvettes Gimcheon (PCC-761) and Yeosu (PCC-765) of the Republic of Korea Navy .
BPS-500 Ght.jpg RussiaRussia Russia / Vietnam
VietnamVietnam  		HQ-381
Molniya ORP Metalowiec in Gdynia.JPG RussiaRussia Russia / Vietnam
VietnamVietnam  		HQ-375 , HQ-376
HQ-377 , HQ-378
HQ-379 , HQ-380
HQ-382 , HQ-383 		four more units planned
Tarantul-I Taratul I Viet Nam.jpg Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union HQ-371
HQ-372
HQ-373
HQ-374
Patrol boats
TT-400TP TT-400TP gunboat.JPG VietnamVietnam Vietnam HQ-272 , HQ-273
HQ-274 , HQ-275
HQ-276 , HQ-277
Svetlyak The Almaz plans in SPb.jpg RussiaRussia Russia HQ-261 , HQ-262
HQ-263 , HQ-264
HQ-265 , HQ-266
Osa-II Osa II class speedboat of the Vietnamese People's Navy Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union HQ-354 , HQ-355 ,
HQ-356 , HQ-357 ,
HQ-358 , HQ-359 ,
HQ-360 , HQ-361
Turya Turya-class patrol boat of the Vietnamese People's Navy Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union HQ-331
HQ-332
HQ-333
HQ-334
HQ-335 		The operational readiness and the status are unknown. Two of them have neither torpedo tubes nor sonar.

Submarines

Ship class photo origin Ships Remarks
Kilo-II Russian boat of the kilo class in the starboard view RussiaRussia Russia HQ-182 Hà Nội
HQ-183 Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
HQ-184 Hải Phòng
HQ-185 Khánh Hoà
HQ-186 Đà Nẵng
HQ-187 Bà Riạ-Vũng Tàu

Anti-mine vehicles

Ship class photo origin Ships Remarks
Yurka Zheleznyakov1989.jpg Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union HQ-851
HQ-852
Sonya HQ-862 HQVN.JPG Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union HQ-861
HQ-862
HQ-863
HQ-864
Yevgenya Caspian boat 207.jpg Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 2 units One boat in October 1979 and two more boats in 1986. One boat was decommissioned in 1990.

Landing craft

Ship class photo origin Ships Remarks
LST-542 LST-938.jpg United StatesUnited States United States HQ-501 Trần Khánh Dư formerly American tank landing ship USS Maricopa County (LST-938)
Polnocny The Libyan Polnochny class landing ship.JPEG PolandPoland Poland HQ-511
HQ-512
HQ-513 		Medium dropship
Hùng Vương VietnamVietnam Vietnam HQ-521
HQ-522

Auxiliary ships

Ship class photo origin Ships Remarks
STS Le Quy Don 1.jpg PolandPoland Poland Lê Quý Đôn Sail training ship

Aircraft

The Vietnamese People's Navy operates 6 aircraft and 10 helicopters (as of the end of 2019).

Aircraft image origin use version active Ordered Remarks
Planes
Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter Example image CanadaCanada Canada Maritime patrol
transport aircraft 		DHC-6 series 400 3
3
helicopter
Airbus Helicopters H225 Super Puma Example image European UnionEuropean Union European Union Multipurpose helicopter 2
Kamow Ka-27 Example image Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union Transport helicopter Ka-28 8th
Unmanned systems
Boeing ScanEagle Example image United StatesUnited States United States enlightenment 6th

Ranks and Rank Badges

Officers

Rank group Flag officers Staff officers Subaltern officers
Collar Tabs Vietnam People's Navy general rank lapel.jpg Vietnam People's Navy general rank lapel.jpg Vietnam People's Navy general rank lapel.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Commander rank lapel.png Vietnam People's Navy Commander rank lapel.png Vietnam People's Navy Commander rank lapel.png Vietnam People's Navy Commander rank lapel.png Vietnam People's Navy Commander rank lapel.png Vietnam People's Navy Commander rank lapel.png Vietnam People's Navy Commander rank lapel.png Vietnam People's Navy Commander rank lapel.png
Epaulettes Vietnam People's Navy Admiral.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Vice Admiral.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Rear Admiral.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Commodorel.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Senior Commander.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Commander.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Lieutenant Commander.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Senior Lieutenant.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Lieutenant.jpg Vietnam People's Navy SubLieutenant.jpg Vietnam People's Navy Ensign.jpg
Sleeve badge Generic-Navy-O12-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O11-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O10-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O9-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O8-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O7-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O5-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O4-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O3-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O2-sleeve.svg Generic-Navy-O1-sleeve.svg
Rank Đô đốc Phó Đô đốc Chuẩn Đô đốc Đại tá Thượng tá Trung tá Thiếu tá Đại úy Thượng úy Trung úy Thiếu úy
Rank
(Bundeswehr) 		admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Flotilla admiral Sea captain Frigate captain Corvette Captain Staff Captain Lieutenant Lieutenant captain First lieutenant at sea Lieutenant at sea

NCOs and men

Rank group Officer Candidates NCOs Teams
Epaulettes
Vietnam People's Navy student officer.jpg
Vietnam People's Navy Sergeant major.png
Vietnam People's Navy Sergeant.png
Vietnam People's Navy Corporal.png
Vietnam People's Navy private first class.png
Vietnam People's Navy Private second class.png
Rank Học viên Sĩ quan Thượng sĩ Trung sĩ Hạ sĩ Binh nhất Binh nhì
Rank
(Bundeswehr) 		Ensign Staff Captain Captain /
Boatswain 		Chief Mate /
Mate 		Obergefreiter /
Hauptgefreiter 		Private

See also

Web links

Commons : Vietnamese Navy  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ The History Place: The Vietnam War . Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Jack H. Jennings and Tran Do Cam: Operation 34A and the Nasty Class PT Boats . Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ Matias Boem: The Secret Fleet of the Viet Cong . mare . August 2007. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved on August 15, 2011.
  5. ↑ Edward J. Marolda: The Navy of the Republic of Vietnam . Archived from the original on July 16, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  6. ^ Vietnamese Claims to the Truong Sa Archipelago [Ed. Spratly Islands ] . August 1999. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
  7. ↑ Le Rinh: The Paracel Islands (Hoang-Sa) Sea Battle . Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
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