Imperial Vietnamese Navy

Imperial Vietnamese Navy

The Imperial Vietnamese Navy was created in 1945 with the assistance of the Imperial Japanese Navy after the Empire of Vietnam had declared its independence from the French. In the beginning there were no Vietnamese naval officers who had the experience to command. By the request of the Vietnamese Government, the Japanese continued to be in charge until 1948 when Vietnamese naval officers completely took over full control of the Imperial Vietnamese Navy.

Matsu-class destroyer

The Matsu-class destroyer was a class of destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the mid-1940s and after having served for more than 30 years in the Imperial Japanese Navy some were transferred to the Republic of China-Nanking, Kingdom of Cambodia and the Empire of Vietnam. As of 1982 two Matsu-class destroyers serve with the Imperial Vietnamese Navy.

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CH-28 Class Submarine Chasers

These Japanese supplied CH-28 Class Submarine Chasers while over 35 years old are still in service with the Imperial Vietnamese Navy as of 1982. They have a displacement of 420 tons, are 51m long, have a crew of 80 and have a top speedof 16 knots. The main armament is 1 × 76.2 mm L/40 AA gun, 3 × Type 96 25 mm AA guns, 2 × Type 93 13 mm AA guns, Type 2 depth charges and a Type 94 depth charge projector.

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Type 1 Hainan Submarine Chaser

The Type 1 Hainan Submarine Chaser is a Republic of China-Nanking build submarine chaser of which the Imperial Vietnamese Navy bought eight of in the late 1960s.

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W-19 Class Minesweepers

A class of minesweepers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy who were constructed between 1940-1944, they served with the Imperial Japanese Navy for more than 30 years when they were replaced by the W-42 Class Minesweeper allowing many W-19s to be transferred to the Republic of China-Nanking, State of Manchuria and the Empire of Vietnam who received six of them in the period of 1974 to 1976.

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