The main armament was one 3'/50 caliber gun, along with 40 mm and 20 mm guns.ĭestroyer escort USS Forster (DE-334), later RVNS Trần Khánh Dư (HQ-4) These PC-461-class submarine chasers were 280 ton, 174-foot (53 m) vessels, with a crew of 65. Patrol craft A typical vessel of the PC-461-class Also the designation HQ-225 was used twice, first for the LSSL Nguyen Van Tru from 1954 until 1957, and after it was broken up for spare parts was given to the LSSL Nỏ Thần, later renamed Nguyen Van Tru in 1970. Note that six patrol craft were designated HQ-01 to HQ-06, while two destroyer escorts and four high endurance cutters were designated HQ-1 to HQ-6. This list of ships of the Republic of Vietnam Navy, commonly known as the Vietnam Navy (VNN), includes all ships commissioned into service from its foundation in 1955, until its dissolution in 1975.Īll VNN ship hull numbers began with the letters HQ ( Hải quân, 'Navy') followed by a number.

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