Vietnam People's Navy

Fleet

Ships of the Vietnamese Navy are typically preceded with HQ (an abbreviation of the Vietnamese words: Hải Quân, meaning Navy).

Frigates (7 in Service)
Photo	Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	In service	Ships
	Gepard 3.9 class	Russia Yantar/Zelenodolsk Design Bureau	Frigate	2	2 in active duty (2 more under construction)	HQ-011 Dinh Tien Hoang HQ-012 Ly Thai To
	Petya class	Soviet Union Yantar	Frigate	5	active duty	HQ-09 HQ-11 HQ-13 HQ-15 HQ-17
Submarine
Photo	Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	In service	Ships
	Improved Kilo class	Russia Admiralty Shipyard	Submarine		6 on order .scheduled for delivery in 2012	(estimated) HQ-182 Ha Noi HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh city HQ-184 Hai Phong HQ-185 Da Nang HQ-186 Khanh Hoa HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Corvettes and Missile boats (40 in Service)
Photo	Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	In service	Ships
	Molniya class	Russia Almaz Shipbuilding Company Vietnam Ba Son Company	Corvette	2	active duty 10 built under license in Vietnam. 4 are under construction	HQ-375, HQ-376
	Tarantul-I class	Russia Almaz Shipbuilding Company	Corvette	6	active duty	HQ-371, HQ-372, HQ-373, HQ-374,HQ-377, HQ-378
	BPS-500	Russia Almaz Shipbuilding Company Vietnam Ba Son Company	Corvette	1	active duty	HQ-381
	Sigma class corvette	Netherlands Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding	Corvette	4 order.	Contract still under discussion
	Svetlyak class	Russia Almaz Shipbuilding Company	Patrol	6	active duty	HQ-261,HQ-263, HQ-264,HQ-265, HQ-266, HQ-267
	TT-400TP class	Vietnam Hong ha company	Patrol	2	active duty	HQ-272, HQ-273
	Osa class	Soviet Union	Patrol	8	active duty	coast guard vessel
	Turya class	Soviet Union	Patrol	10	active duty	coast guard vessel
	Shershen class	Soviet Union	Patrol	4	active duty	coast guard vessel
Transport/Logistics support ship
Photo	Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	In service	Ships
	Giao su Vien si Tran Dai Nghia	Netherlands Damen Group Vietnam Song Thu company	Ocean surveillance	1	active duty
	K-122 class	Vietnam 189 Shipbuilding company	Transport/ Logistics support ship	1	active duty	HQ-571
	Trường Sa class	Vietnam 189 Shipbuilding company	Transport/ Logistics support ship	10	active duty	Trường Sa 08, Trường Sa 19, Trường Sa 20, Trường Sa 22
Amphibious warfare (10 in Service)
Photo	Class	Origin	Type	Quantity	In service	Notes
	Polnochny class	Soviet Union/ Poland	Amphibious warfare	5	active duty
Aircraft (9 in Service)
Photo	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Quantity	In service	Notes
	DHC-6 Twin Otter	Canada Viking Air	Patrol	6	scheduled for delivery in 2012 - 2014
	Kamov Ka-27	Soviet Union Kamov	ASW Helicopter	7	active duty	to serve in frigates and patrol around Spratly islands
	Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma	France Eurocopter Group	Patrol	2	active duty
	Magic Eye 01	Vietnam Vietnam Aerospace Associassion Sweden Unmanned System Group	UAV		under development
Anti-ship missile/Coastal Defense Missile
Photo	Missile	Origin	Type	Quantity	In service	Notes
	P-800 Oniks (SS-N-26 Yakhont)	Russia NPO Mashinostroyeniya	Coastal defense	10 launcher/ 40 missiles	2 K-300P Bastion-P systems in active	to negotiate that Vietnam will self-produced
	P-5 Pyatyorka (SS-N-3 Shaddock)	Soviet Union Chelomey design bureau	Coastal defense		active duty	Vietnam has ready self-produced
	P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 Styx)	Soviet Union MKB Raduga	Anti-ship missile/ Coastal defense		active duty/equipped in Tarantul class ships	Vietnam has ready self-produced
	Kh-35 Uran-E (SS-N-25 Switchblade)	Russia Zvezda	Anti-ship missile	33 missiles	active duty/equipped in Molniya and Gepard class ships	Vietnam has ready self-produced
	3M-54 Klub (SS-N-27 Sizzler)	Russia Novator Design Bureau	Anti-ship missile		equipped in Kilo submarines

Inshore Patrol:

Vietnam 10 (+25) HQ-56 class (Stolkraft; 22.5 meter) PB with 1x20mm
Vietnam 5 HQ-37 class (built by Vinashin)
Soviet Union 15 Zhuk class patrol boats (Project 1400M)

Mine Warfare:

Soviet Union 2 Yurka class fleet minesweepers (Project 266) class MSF
Soviet Union 4 Sonya base minesweepers (Project 1265E) class MSC
Soviet Union 2 Yevgenya (Project 1258) class MSI
Soviet Union 2 SO-1 class MSI

Amphibious Landing Ships:

United States 5 amphibious LST-1/542 class LST
United States several LCU-1466 class
Soviet Union 10-15 T-4 (Project 1785) class LCM

Auxiliaries:

Soviet Union 1 Sorum class logistics tug (Project 745) ATA
Soviet Union 1 Voda (MTV-6/Project 561) AWT
Soviet Union 5 Nyrat-2 (Project 376U) diving tenders (YDT)
Vietnam 5 floating drydocks (YFDL)
Soviet Union 5 PO-2 (Project 376) YFL
United States 5 ex-US 55-meter harbor tankers (YO) - lilely ex-USN YOG-5 Class Gasoline Oiler
United States 5 Chaolocco tugs (YTM)
10 (estimated) harbour tubs (YTL)

Small Arms

Soviet Union AK-74 Standard Issue Assault rifle.
Soviet Union AKM-47 Standard Issue Assault Rifle being supplemented by AK-74.
Soviet Union PKM machinegun
Soviet Union Makarov PM Standard issue pistol for all Vietnamese Military services.
Israel IMI Tavor TAR-21 Marines and Special Forces Only.
Israel Uzi Submachinegun Marines and Special Forces Only.
Israel IMI Negev Light Machine Gun Marines and Special Forces Only.

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