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Republic of Vietnam Navy
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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 fr
South Vietnamese navy officers and CPOs board their new ship, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Bering Strait (WHEC-382), which was transferred to
South Vietnamese navy officers and CPOs board their new ship, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Bering Strait (WHEC-382), which was transferred to the Republic of Vietnam Navy as frigate RVNS Trần Quang Khải.
Commodore Trần Văn Chơn, Chief of Naval Operations, (left) and Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, (left center) inspect so
Commodore Trần Văn Chơn, 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.
A U.S. CH-46 from MAG-36 drops off South Vietnamese marines into Hue on 23 February 1968
A U.S. CH-46 from MAG-36 drops off South Vietnamese marines into Hue on 23 February 1968
1965 South Vietnamese coup
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On February 19, 1965, some units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam commanded by General Lâm Văn Phát and Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo launched a coup against General Nguyễn Khánh, the head of South Vie
Maxwell Taylor, the US Ambassador to South Vietnam, was an opponent of Khánh and encouraged the other South Vietnamese officers to launch a coup.
Maxwell Taylor, the US Ambassador to South Vietnam, was an opponent of Khánh and encouraged the other South Vietnamese officers to launch a coup.
Thi (left) and Thiệu (right) during the 1960s. Thi helped stop the coup and overthrow Khánh, while Thiệu was regarded as a potential leader of a coup
Thi (left) and Thiệu (right) during the 1960s. Thi helped stop the coup and overthrow Khánh, while Thiệu was regarded as a potential leader of a coup against Khánh.
Tan Son Nhut Air Base, pictured here in 1962, was the headquarters of both the US and South Vietnamese military and a key target in any coup.
Tan Son Nhut Air Base, pictured here in 1962, was the headquarters of both the US and South Vietnamese military and a key target in any coup.
William Westmoreland, the US commander in Vietnam, tried to organize some forces to stop the coup and overthrow the incumbent Khánh.
William Westmoreland, the US commander in Vietnam, tried to organize some forces to stop the coup and overthrow the incumbent Khánh.