page_title: Republic of Vietnam Navy
hierarchical_section_title: Republic of Vietnam Navy
caption_attribution_description: English: Commodore Tran Van Chon, Chief of Naval Operations of the Republic of Vietnam Navy, (left) and Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, USN, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, (left center) Inspect some of the Vietnamese Sailors who will take over river patrol operations from the U.S. Navy, circa September 1969. Note the M1 (Garand) rifles held by the Sailors.
context_page_description: The Republic of Vietnam Navy was the naval branch of the South Vietnamese military, the official armed forces of the former Republic of Vietnam from 1955 to 1975. The early fleet consisted of boats from France. After 1955 and the transfer of the armed forces to Vietnamese control, the fleet was supplied from the United States. With assistance from the U.S., the VNN became the largest Southeast Asian navy, with 42,000 personnel, 672 amphibious ships and craft, 20 mine warfare vessels, 450 patrol craft, 56 service craft, and 242 junks.
context_section_description: The Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN; Vietnamese: Hải quân Việt Nam Cộng hòa; HQVNCH) was the naval branch of the South Vietnamese military, the official armed forces of the former Republic of Vietnam (or South Vietnam) from 1955 to 1975. The early fleet consisted of boats from France. After 1955 and the transfer of the armed forces to Vietnamese control, the fleet was supplied from the United States. With assistance from the U.S., the VNN became the largest Southeast Asian navy, with 42,000 personnel, 672 amphibious ships and craft, 20 mine warfare vessels, 450 patrol craft, 56 service craft, and 242 junks.
caption: Commodore Tran Van Chon, Chief of Naval Operations, (left) and Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, (left center) inspect some of the South Vietnamese sailors who will take over river patrol operations from the U.S. Navy, c. September 1969. Note the M1 Garand rifles held by the sailors.
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