Total strength of the Vietnamese Navy: 52,000
Equipment
1. Frigates (a total of 13 ships)
Beja class: 5 ships
Banegat class: 1 ship
Cheetah class: 4 ships
Poke class: 1 ship
Pohang class: 2 ships
2. Missile boats (a total of 22 ships)
Spider class: 6 ships
Wasp class: 8 ships
Mosquito class: 4 ships
Lightning class: 4 ships
3. Landing ships (a total of 6 ships)
North class: 3 ships
LST -542 type: 1 ship
HQ-521 type: 2 ships
4. Torpedo boats (a total of 21 ships)
Tulia class: 5 ships
Wasp class: 16 ships
5. Escort boats (a total of 8 ships)
TT-400TP type: 2 ships
Stryat class: 6 ships
6. Submarines (a total of 8 ships)
Kilo class: 6 ships
Nanlian class: 2 ships
7. Helicopters (a total of 21)
Ka-27: 12 ships
Ka-25: 7 ships
EC-22 5: 2
8. Maritime patrol aircraft (a total of 16)
P-3: 6
D-12: 4
DHC-6: 6
9. Minesweepers: 8
10. Transport ships: 10
11. Ocean-going research vessel: 1
12. Patrol boats: 30
13. Landing craft: 37
14. Anti-ship missiles (a total of 163)
"Ruby" type: 40
"Styx" type: 20
"Switchblade" type: 103
Organization and unit numbers
1. Surface warships: 127th, 161st, 170th, 171st, 172nd ship squadrons, 189th submarine squadron, 125th maritime transport squadron, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th sea areas
2. Naval aviation: 954th naval aviation brigade
3. Marine Corps: 101st, 126th, 146th, 147th marine brigades
4. Coastal defense and garrison: 679th, 680th anti-ship missile regiments, 952nd, 953rd, 956th, 957th garrison regiments