Vietnam People's Navy

Vietnam People's Navy
Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam
The insignia used on the ensign
Founded	7 May 1955
Country	1955 - 1976:  North Vietnam 1976 - now:  Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Type	Naval force
Role	Naval warfare and amphibious warfare
Size	50,000 officers and sailors 109 ships (including auxiliaries)
Part of	People's Army of Vietnam
Headquarters	Navy Command, 27 Điện Biên Phủ, Minh Khai, Hồng Bàng District, Haiphong
Nickname(s)	Naval Service Vietnam(ese) Navy
Motto(s)	Đảo là nhà, Biển cả là quê hương (Our Home are the Islands, Our Homeland is the Sea)
Colour	Purple, White
March	Lướt sóng ra khơi (Surfing to the sea)
Anniversaries	7 May 1955
Fleet	6 submarines 9 frigates 14 corvettes 54 patrol vessels 6 amphibious warfare ships 8 minesweepers 1 training vessel 11 Auxiliaries
Engagements	Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Johnson South Reef Skirmish MT Zafirah hijacking
Decorations	Hero of the People's Armed Forces Hero of Labor (Vietnam) Gold Star Order (Vietnam) Ho Chi Minh Order Order of Independence Military Exploit Order Labor Order Feat Order Fatherland Defense Order
Commanders
Commander of the Navy	Vice admiral Trần Thanh Nghiêm
Political Commissar	Lieutenant general Nguyễn Văn Bổng
Chief of Staff	Rear admiral Phạm Mạnh Hùng
Insignia
Flag of the Service
Naval ensign
Symbol
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	Kamov Ka-28 Helix-A
Utility helicopter	Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma, Kamov Ka-32T Helix-C
Patrol	Viking Air DHC-6 Series 400

The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN; Vietnamese: Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam), internally the Naval Service (Vietnamese: Quân chủng Hải quân (QCHQ)), also known as the Vietnamese People's Navy or simply Vietnam/Vietnamese Navy (Vietnamese: Hải quân Việt Nam), 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.