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 | Socialist Republic of Vietnam (since 1976) North Vietnam (1955-1976) |
| Allegiance | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Type | Naval force |
| Role | Naval warfare and amphibious warfare |
| Size | 50,000 officers and sailors 131 ships (including auxiliaries) |
| Part of | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Headquarters | VPN Command HQ, 27 Điện Biên Phủ, Minh Khai, Hồng Bàng District, Haiphong |
| Nicknames |
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| Mottos | 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 | |
| Engagements | Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Johnson South Reef Skirmish MT Zafirah hijacking |
| Decorations | |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of the Navy | Vice admiral Trần Thanh Nghiêm |
| Political Commissar | Vice admiral Nguyễn An Phong |
| Chief of Staff | Rear admiral Nguyễn Văn Bách |
| Insignia | |
| Flag of the Service | |
| Naval ensign | |
| Patch | |
| 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 the 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.
The VPN also maintains a naval infantry arm, the Vietnam People's Navy Naval Infantry, which, according to the International Institute of Strategic Studies, in 2025 constituted the majority of the VPN, with 27,000 naval infantrymen.