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VIETNAM PEOPLE'S NAVY (VIETNAM)

COASTAL FORCES

PGM59 class patrol boats (1963-1966/1975)

1975

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
(ex-Phù Du) HQ...   Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA 1962   1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Tiền Mới) HQ...   Marinette Marine, Manitowoc, USA 1962   1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Minh Hòa) HQ...   Marinette Marine, Manitowoc, USA 1962   2.1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Kiến Vàng) HQ...   Marinette Marine, Manitowoc, USA 1962   2.1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Kim Qui) HQ...   Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA 1963   3.1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Mây Rút) HQ...   Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA 1963   3.1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Nam Du) HQ...   Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA 1963   4.1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Hoa Lư) HQ...   Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA 1963   5.1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Tổ Yến) HQ...   Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA 1963   5.1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Duyên Hải) HQ...   Marinette Marine, Manitowoc, USA 1963   5.1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Trường Sa) HQ...   Marinette Marine, Manitowoc, USA 1963   5.1963 // 4.1975 deleted 1988-92?
(ex-Thái Bình) HQ...   Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, USA   12.10.1964 6.1965 // 4.1975 deleted 1992-95?
(ex-Thi Tự) HQ...   Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, USA   9.11.1964 7.1965 // 4.1975 deleted 1992-95?
(ex-Song Tự) HQ...   Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, USA   7.12.1964 7.1965 // 4.1975 deleted 1992-95?
(ex-Tây Sa) HQ...   Marinette Marine, Manitowoc, USA   21.3.1966 5.1966 // 4.1975 deleted 1992-95?
(ex-Hoàng Sa) HQ...   Marinette Marine, Manitowoc, USA   16.2.1966 8.1966 // 4.1975 deleted 1992-95?
(ex-Phú Quý) HQ...   Marinette Marine, Manitowoc, USA   18.5.1966 7.1966 // 4.1975 deleted 1992-95?
(ex-Tô Châu) HQ...   Tacoma Boatbuilding, USA   7.6.1966 11.1966 // 4.1975 deleted 1992-95?

 

Displacement standard, t

117

Displacement full, t

142

Length, m

30.8

Breadth, m

6.50

Draught, m

2.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Mercedes-Benz MB820 or 8 General Motors 6-71 diesels

Power, h. p.

1950 or 2000

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts) 1000(17)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, (1 - 2) x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24

Electronic equipment

Raytheon 1500 radar

Complement 30

Project history: Welded steel patrol boats built in USA specifically for foreign transfer. PGM59/71 class. Enlarged variant of USCG 95ft cutter with commercial-type machinery and electronics. Boats were captured by Vietnam People's army and incorporated into People's navy.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: The fate of individual boats is unknown. Data on the fate of individual boats in the table reflect only the number of units.

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