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Vietnamese People's Navy

Vietnam People's Navy
Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam
Vietnam People's Navy insignia.png
Active 1955 – present
Country  Vietnam
Allegiance Communist Party of Vietnam
Branch

Main branches

  • Surface Ships
  • Naval Infantry
  • Naval Aviation
  • Coastal Defence Missiles
  • Submarines
Size 50,000 officers and sailors
91 Ships (Excluding auxiliaries)
Part of Vietnam People's Army
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
Decorations Vietnam Hero ribbon.png Vietnam Hero of Labor ribbon.png Vietnam Gold Star ribbon.png Vietnam Hochiminh Order ribbon.png Vietnam Independence Order ribbon.png Vietnam Military Exploit Order ribbon.png Vietnam Labor Order ribbon.png Vietnam Feat Order ribbon.png Vietnam Fatherland Defense Order ribbon.png
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
Insignia
Naval Ensign Flag of Vietnam.svg
Naval Flag Ensign of Vietnam People's Navy.svg
Emblem Anchor Navy.jpg
Awards Hero of the People's Armed ForcesHero of Labor (Vietnam)Gold Star Order (Vietnam)Gold Star Order (Vietnam)Ho Chi Minh OrderOrder of IndependenceMilitary Exploit OrderLabor OrderFeat OrderFatherland Defense Order
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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