Vietnam naval ships starts visiting three Southeast Asian countries

[Aepsilons]

The Gepard is 2200 tons.

The definitions are not written in stone, Each Navy follows its own criteria. The Indian navy considers the Kamorta ASW ships with more than 3000 tons as corvettes. Blue water navies normally tend to consider those classifications by using heavier tonnage. Littoral navies will do the opposite. Another way to define the ship is according to the weapon systems.

In my opinion light frigate fits well since the Vietnamese navy is a littoral navy and the weapon systems of the Gepard are typical of a frigate and includes a helicopter also. Full frigate I would say is for 3000 tons and up and a corvette should be less than 2000 tons.

Very interesting development. I'd love to see Vietnam's Navy conducting more naval exercises with JMSDF.

At 2200 tonnes, its at the same level as our Abukuma Class Light Destroyer Escorts, which has a tonnage displacement of around 2500.

Abukuma Class,

 

[Carlosa]

Very interesting development. I'd love to see Vietnam's Navy conducting more naval exercises with JMSDF.

At 2200 tonnes, its at the same level as our Abukuma Class Light Destroyer Escorts, which has a tonnage displacement of around 2500.

Abukuma Class,

I would love to see some Atago or Kongo class ships visiting Danang port one of these days (Danang is where foreign ships usually do port calls in Vietnam and that's also where I live).

 

[Aepsilons]

I would love to see some Atago or Kongo class ships visiting Danang port one of these days (Danang is where foreign ships usually do port calls in Vietnam and that's also where I live).

Is there a major naval base in Danang, @Carlosa -sama ? I'd like to see more naval cooperation and defensive developments between our two nations. In fact, this past summer 2014, there was the Pacific Partnership wherein Japanese , Australian, American and Vietnamese navies held joint interoperability exercises. Tho this was the first of its kind, this definitely opens the doors to greater cooperation.

Besides, long has Vietnam been part of Japan's strategic visage. We need to realize this in this century.


Pacific Partnership 2014: Japanese , American Naval medical personnel and with Vietnamese personnel,

JS Kunisaki in Danang, Vietnam.

 

[Carlosa]

Is there a major naval base in Danang, @Carlosa -sama ? I'd like to see more naval cooperation and defensive developments between our two nations. In fact, this past summer 2014, there was the Pacific Partnership wherein Japanese , Australian, American and Vietnamese navies held joint interoperability exercises. Tho this was the first of its kind, this definitely opens the doors to greater cooperation.

Besides, long has Vietnam been part of Japan's strategic visage. We need to realize this in this century.


Pacific Partnership 2014: Japanese , American Naval medical personnel and with Vietnamese personnel,

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JS Kunisaki in Danang, Vietnam.

I totally agree with you. The pacific partnership 2014 was in Danang. I met some of the people from the ships.

There is a naval base in Danang, not big like Cam Ranh base, but its in a great strategic position, it was at the forefront of the struggle with the oil rig.

Some pics of the naval base in Danang:

 

[Aepsilons]

I totally agree with you. The pacific partnership 2014 was in Danang. I met some of the people from the ships.

There is a naval base in Danang, not big like Cam Ranh base, but its in a great strategic position, it was at the forefront of the struggle with the oil rig.

Some pics of the naval base in Danang:

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Just very interesting to see how developed Danang Naval Base is. As for the pictures, its good to see that the Vietnamese Navy has taken advantage of missile boats as a component of its surface fleet.

Do you happen to have more pictures of Vietnamese naval assets? I'm really curious to see more.

Lastly, are you a Spaniard living in Viet Nam? If so, how do you like living there?

 

[Carlosa]

Just very interesting to see how developed Danang Naval Base is. As for the pictures, its good to see that the Vietnamese Navy has taken advantage of missile boats as a component of its surface fleet.

Do you happen to have more pictures of Vietnamese naval assets? I'm really curious to see more.

Lastly, are you a Spaniard living in Viet Nam? If so, how do you like living there?

Well, if you want pictures, you asked the right guy, I have tons of pics about everything as well as a large data base of articles, etc about this whole subject of VN vs China and the whole south china sea thing. I've been thinking about setting up a website with all that stuff and for sure it would be the top one in English for this subject just because I have so much stuff.

Yes, I'm Spaniard living in VN. I was living in USA for many years and I started to come to China and southeast asia because of business reasons and I ended up living in the region, mostly in Thailand and China and lately in Vietnam. I'm here for good now, have a Vietnamese wife and a kid here.

I like Danang a lot. Great city, often known as the most livable city in Vietnam and the most efficient and less corrupted one also. Many things in VN I like, many things I don't like. VN is not Japan by any means, it has long way to go. There is a little bit of everything here, the good, the bad and the ugly like everywhere. Some foreigners like VN, some don't like it. I'm fine here, it all depends on the particular circumstances of each person.

I'll start to get you pics tomorrow, its 3:30 am here, time to go to sleep.

By the way, great job that you are doing with the Japanese threads. And you handle yourself very calm when dealing with the chinese trolls. I don't have that much patience.

 

[Aepsilons]

I'll start to get you pics tomorrow, its 3:30 am here, time to go to sleep.

Muchas gracias, mi amigo. Yo gusto mucho su fotos de Fuerza Naval Vietnam. Sorry, my spanish language skill is very weak. But I look forward to the pictures and to more interaction with you here.

Hasta manana,

 

[Nike]

Don't explain to the jealous. It's a waste of time and energy.

Who is the jealous here?

 

[Brainsucker]

The Gepard is 2200 tons.

The definitions are not written in stone, Each Navy follows its own criteria. The Indian navy considers the Kamorta ASW ships with more than 3000 tons as corvettes. Blue water navies normally tend to consider those classifications by using heavier tonnage. Littoral navies will do the opposite. Another way to define the ship is according to the weapon systems.

In my opinion light frigate fits well since the Vietnamese navy is a littoral navy and the weapon systems of the Gepard are typical of a frigate and includes a helicopter also. Full frigate I would say is for 3000 tons and up and a corvette should be less than 2000 tons.

2200 tonnes? well, that's interesting. Because wikipedia said it is 1500 and our Sigma Class has similar tonnages. That's why I called it Corvette. 2200 is definitely light frigate.

 

[BoQ77]

Very interesting development. I'd love to see Vietnam's Navy conducting more naval exercises with JMSDF.

At 2200 tonnes, its at the same level as our Abukuma Class Light Destroyer Escorts, which has a tonnage displacement of around 2500.

Gepard class is the first ship of Vietnamese Navy has some stealth feature.
Sigma class is the next, and with technology transfer of building modular structures, Vietnam could learn how to build a bigger stealth warship, maybe around 3,000 ton

 

[Brainsucker]

Now, there is something that I don't understand. If Vietnam has already has Gerald, why bother to buy Sigma?

 

[BoQ77]

Now, there is something that I don't understand. If Vietnam has already has Gerald, why bother to buy Sigma?

As you know, Vietnam is under arm ban of USA until Oct 2014 and as a matter of fact, there's not any lethal weapon was sold from US and US-allied countries to Vietnam.
USA also track any contract nego with Vietnam, like the Airbus C295 during 2009, whether it bring any sensitive technology or weapon ?

Now the arm ban is over. The NEGO could be started long time ago but NOW we could get needed weapon and conclude some important contracts with new partners.

That could explain manything from Sigma class to Airbus C295, P3-C, Japanese ... and our happiness feeling to get arm ban ease.

Gepard not come with tech transfer, Sigma does. Then that's was

 

[mike2000]

Good to see Vietnam's navy visiting friendly countries to project its influence/interests. Vietnam indeed has a decent Navy when compared to its south east Asian peers, considering its economic size, its indeed a surprise to see it has a better equiped army than even some countries with a bigger economy like Philippines.
Keep it up Vietnam.

 

[BoQ77]

Good to see Vietnam's navy visiting friendly countries to project its influence/interests. Vietnam indeed has a decent Navy when compared to its south east Asian peers, considering its economic size, its indeed a surprise to see it has a better equiped army than even some countries with a bigger economy like Philippines.
Keep it up Vietnam.

Vietnam Navy is not the biggest navy force in Southeast Asia.
We are still learning how to build advanced frigates with displacement about 2,500-3,000 ton.
At this moment, we could mass-build :
- Molniya missile boats 550 ton with 16 Antiship missiles : 4 commissioned, 6 more launched, building and planned. 4 of older version. For littoral patrol. Mention that original missiles of this baby slight better than C-802 missile. And domestic version would have double range, about 260 kilometers.

- Damen OPV 9014 under 2,500 ton for Coastguard : 4 commissioned, some more launched, building... All build domestic.

Next - Sigma-class could stretch from light corvette to heavy frigate is the corner brick for us to build bigger ones.

 

[BoQ77]

Sports and culture exchange in Spratly Islands between PH and VN, few month ago.
PH Navy from Northeast cay visit VN Navy in Southwest Cay
Nothing is impossible.

Southwest Cay

Soccer in Southwest Cay

PH Navy land Vietnam controlled Southwest cay

Volleyball