Combat ships of the Vietnam Navy

In addition to new generation surface combatants such as Gepard 3.9 missile frigates and Monliya fast attack missiles, the Vietnam People's Navy also uses many types of gunboats, missile boats, anti-submarine frigates, etc. that have been improved and upgraded.

Anti-submarine frigates and minesweepers at base

These surface combat ships have been greatly improved and upgraded in terms of weapons and modern technical equipment. For many years, they have been on combat-ready duty in the combat ship brigades of the five naval regions of Vietnam.

Petya-class anti-submarine frigate and Pohang-class anti-submarine frigate

Petya-class anti-submarine frigates (Project 159) were provided to Vietnam by the former Soviet Union in the early 1980s.

Initially, these ships were assigned to Brigade 161. In mid-1987, when the situation in Truong Sa began to become tense, the anti-submarine frigates were transferred from Da Nang to Brigade 171 (then part of Naval Region 4).

Anti-submarine frigates practice mine-laying

At present, in the 171st Patrol - Anti-Submarine Brigade (Navy Region 2), in addition to the Petya-class anti-submarine frigates, there are also Pohang-class anti-submarine frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy, transferred to the Vietnam Navy since the end of 2017.

Pohang-class anti-submarine frigate of Brigade 171 (Naval Region 2) on duty at sea

Missile ships include a large number of Soviet (former) Osca II ships, Russian Tarantul-class corvettes and BPS-500-class anti-ship missile patrol ships numbered 381, built domestically by Vietnam, with Russian support.

Border coordination

Patrol vessels, including the Svetljiak-class coastal patrol gunboats (Russia) and the TT-400TP-class gunboats produced by the Hong Ha Shipbuilding Company (General Department of Defense Industry), have served in the Vietnam Navy for many years.

Torpedo boats, minesweepers of the Yurka, Yevgenya, Sonya classes of the Soviet Union (former)...

Missile launcher storage on combat ships

Some pictures of some surface combat ships of the Vietnam Navy

Navy takes over Saigon port, May 1975

UH-1A helicopter of Air Regiment 917 lands on the LST (trophy) of the Vietnam People's Navy, May 1977

Ship HQ-01 of the Vietnam People's Navy on combat duty at Kompong Som port (Cambodia) during the campaign to hunt down Pol Pot remnants, carrying out an international mission to help Cambodia.

The Vietnam People's Navy's combat fleet maneuvered to fight the enemy in the Southwest sea, 1979

Ship HQ-03 of Fleet 171 (now Brigade 171, Naval Region 2) entered the attack position, destroying the remnants of Pol Pot's army at Kompong Son port (Cambodia), January 10, 1979

Ships of Squadron 812, Brigade 171 of the Navy on a mission to protect sovereignty in the sea and islands of Nam Yet (Truong Sa) in 1995

Vietnam People's Navy landing craft transporting tanks and armored vehicles during the Southwest Campaign, 1978

The HQ-13 and HQ-501 fleets of Fleet 171 (now Brigade 171, Naval Region 2) participated in the naval-air force joint combat exercise to protect Truong Sa, which took place for the first time in April 1976.

Anti-submarine frigate Petya in combat formation

Use of anti-aircraft guns on anti-submarine frigates

Combat alert

Anti-submarine frigate Petya launches anti-submarine torpedoes

Training in dropping depth charges at sea

Anti-submarine weapons on Petya-class anti-submarine frigates

Anti-submarine frigate 18 of Naval Region 2 on duty to protect sovereignty in area DK1

Anti-submarine frigate 13 launches RBU-6000 anti-submarine rockets

Anti-submarine frigate squadron patrols the southern continental shelf

Ship 17 on duty to protect Cam Ranh military base, Khanh Hoa

Mai Thanh Hai - Vu Huong - Duy Khanh - Xuan Cuong ( performed )

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tau-chien-dau-cua-hai-quan-viet-nam-185241210232040923.htm