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The US destroyer USS Maddox violates Vietnamese waters on August 2, 1964. (Photo: International file photo/Published by VNA)
The US destroyer USS Maddox violates Vietnamese waters on August 2, 1964. (Photo: International file photo/Published by VNA)
Radio operator Lai Van Tung, a soldier of Fleet A, Naval Detachment X, accurately receives and transmits combat orders from superiors to lower units during the battle to drive off the US destroyer USS Maddox on August 2, 1964. (Photo: VNA)
Radio operator Lai Van Tung, a soldier of Fleet A, Naval Detachment X, accurately receives and transmits combat orders from superiors to lower units during the battle to drive off the US destroyer USS Maddox on August 2, 1964. (Photo: VNA)
Naval soldiers victorious in the battle to repel the US destroyer USS Maddox on August 2, 1964 receive certificates of merit from the Vietnam People’s Navy. (Photo: VNA)
Naval soldiers victorious in the battle to repel the US destroyer USS Maddox on August 2, 1964 receive certificates of merit from the Vietnam People’s Navy. (Photo: VNA)
A naval vessel fights back against US aircraft in Hon Gai, Quang Ninh province on August 5, 1964. (Photo: Published by VNA)
A naval vessel fights back against US aircraft in Hon Gai, Quang Ninh province on August 5, 1964. (Photo: Published by VNA)
US Navy Lieutenant Everett Alvarez, pilot of an A-4D jet, was the first American pilot captured on August 5, 1964 in Quang Ninh province. (Photo: VNA)
US Navy Lieutenant Everett Alvarez, pilot of an A-4D jet, was the first American pilot captured on August 5, 1964 in Quang Ninh province. (Photo: VNA)
A Vietnamese soldier beside the wreckage of the A-4D jet piloted by US Navy Lieutenant Everett Alvarez, shot down in Hon Gai town, Quang Ninh province, on August 5, 1964. (Photo: VNA)
A Vietnamese soldier beside the wreckage of the A-4D jet piloted by US Navy Lieutenant Everett Alvarez, shot down in Hon Gai town, Quang Ninh province, on August 5, 1964. (Photo: VNA)
With his strategic vision, President Ho Chi Minh paid great attention to sea and island issues as well as Vietnam’s naval force. His teachings have become the mission and motto for building an increasingly strong Vietnam People’s Navy. In the photo: President Ho Chi Minh visits and talks with naval troops (1965). (Photo: VNA)
With his strategic vision, President Ho Chi Minh paid great attention to sea and island issues as well as Vietnam’s naval force. His teachings have become the mission and motto for building an increasingly strong Vietnam People’s Navy. In the photo: President Ho Chi Minh visits and talks with naval troops (1965). (Photo: VNA)
During the anti-US resistance war, the “unnumbered” ships of the Vietnam People’s Navy braved storms and enemy blockades to transport thousands of tonnes of weapons and equipment and thousands of officers and soldiers from the North to reinforce the Southern battlefield, creating the legendary Ho Chi Minh trail at sea. (Photo: Archives/Published by VNA)
During the anti-US resistance war, the “unnumbered” ships of the Vietnam People’s Navy braved storms and enemy blockades to transport thousands of tonnes of weapons and equipment and thousands of officers and soldiers from the North to reinforce the Southern battlefield, creating the legendary Ho Chi Minh trail at sea. (Photo: Archives/Published by VNA)
Warships of the Vietnam People's Navy participate in a ceremony in Quang Ninh province on August 3, 2014, commemorating the heroic martyrs and civilians who sacrificed their lives during the "First Victory" over US air and naval attacks on August 2 and 5, 1964. (Photo: VNA)
Warships of the Vietnam People's Navy participate in a ceremony in Quang Ninh province on August 3, 2014, commemorating the heroic martyrs and civilians who sacrificed their lives during the "First Victory" over US air and naval attacks on August 2 and 5, 1964. (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnam People’s Navy consists of five main combat arms: Surface ships, submarines, naval air force, coastal artillery-missile force, and marine corps - naval commandos, along with supporting units for logistics, technical support, and naval military science and technology research. (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnam People’s Navy consists of five main combat arms: Surface ships, submarines, naval air force, coastal artillery-missile force, and marine corps - naval commandos, along with supporting units for logistics, technical support, and naval military science and technology research. (Photo: VNA)
Soldiers on patrol to protect the territorial waters off Phan Vinh B Island, Truong Sa Special Zone. (Photo: VNA)
Soldiers on patrol to protect the territorial waters off Phan Vinh B Island, Truong Sa Special Zone. (Photo: VNA)
General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission visits and works with the High Command of Naval Region 5 on the morning of November 20, 2025 in Phu Quoc Special Zone, An Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission visits and works with the High Command of Naval Region 5 on the morning of November 20, 2025 in Phu Quoc Special Zone, An Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
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Vietnam People's Navy carries forward legacy of first historic victory

On August 2 and 5, 1964, the Vietnam People's Navy, in coordination with other forces, repelled US warships and modern aircraft, securing its first historic victory and marking a milestone in Vietnam's national defence.

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