Vietnam People's Navy
| Vietnam People's Navy Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam |
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| Active | 1955 – present |
| Country |
 Vietnam
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| Allegiance |
 Communist Party of Vietnam
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| Branch |
Main branches
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| Size | 50,000 officers and sailors 91 Ships (Excluding auxiliaries) |
| Part of |
 Vietnam People's Army
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| Headquarters | Hai Phong, Vietnam |
| Motto(s) | Island is Home, Ocean is Fatherland |
| Colour | Purple, White |
| March | Surfing to the sea |
| Anniversaries | 7 May 1955 |
| Fleet | 6 Submarine 7 Frigate 11 Corvette 53 Patrol vessel 6 Amphibious warfare ship 8 Minesweeper 1 Training vessel 11 Auxiliaries |
| Engagements |
World War II Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Johnson South Reef Skirmish MT Zafirah hijacking |
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| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Trần Đại Quang |
| Commander | Rear Admiral Phạm Hoài Nam |
| Political Commissar | Vice Admiral Đinh Gia Thật |
| Chief of Staff | Rear Admiral Phạm Xuân Điệp |
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| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Ka-27 |
| Patrol | C-212, DHC-6, EC225 |
Main branches
The Vietnam People's Navy (Vietnamese: Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam), commonly known as the Vietnamese Navy or the Vietnamese People's Navy, is the naval branch of the Vietnam People's Army and is responsible for the protection of the country's national waters, islands, and interests of the maritime economy, as well as for the co-ordination of maritime police, customs service and the border defence force.
From the beginning of the founding of the Vietnamese Nation in the 1st millennium BC, the Hùng Vuong period spawned many legends of fighting against seaborne invasions of Quynh Chau (now China) from the north and Ho Ton (later to become Champa) from the south. During the era of the Kingdom of Âu Lạc, when the Cổ Loa Citadel was constructed, King An Dương Vương relied on the Hoang Giang River as a natural fortification to protect the south flank of the cidatel. In the 6th century, Emperor Lý Nam Đế built naval forces to fend off the invasion of Liang Dynasty's (China) forces in the Tô Lịch River, Dien Triet lake; and then, King Triệu Quang Phục used guerrilla tactics against the Chinese military at Da Trach lagoon (Khoái Châu, Hải Dương).
In the 10th century, the Imperial Vietnamese Navy became a regularised force. Naval forces of Khúc Thừa Dụ in Hong Chau (now Ninh Giang District, Hải Dương), Dương Đình Nghệ in Ai Chau, Thanh Hóa and of King Ngô Quyền himself were raised by enlisting and training the fishermen along rivers and seasides. Those elements became well-trained and experienced naval forces, ready to protect the country.
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