Lu+o+.c-su+? To^?-Chu+'c
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa`
Vu~-Hu+~u-San
(DDang su+?a chu+~a)
Go^`m 7 chu+o+ng
4 phu.-ba?n
1- Bo^'i-ca?nh
to^?ng-qua't tho+`i khai-sinh Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` .
2- Giai-ddoa.n
hi`nh-tha`nh (1952-1957) va` nhu+~ng kho'
kha(n du+.ng la.i co+` To^?-Quo^'c
3- Giai-ddoa.n
pha't-trie^?n (1957-1967) cho du` thie^'u-tho^'n
phu+o+ng-tie^.n .
4- Giai-ddoa.n
ba`nh-tru+o+'ng (1967-1972) bo^.c-pha't
theo nhu-ca^`u chie^'n-tru+o+`ng .
5- Giai-ddoa.n
tru+o+?ng-tha`nh (1972-1975) hoa`n-thie^.n
ve^` to^?-chu+'c va` ddo^.t-ngo^.t
bi. khai-tu+? khi Co^.ng-sa?n Ba('c-Vie^.t
chie^'m mie^`n Nam .
6- To^?-chu+'c
Ha`nh-cha'nh ca'c DDa.i-ddo+n-vi.
va` DDo+n-vi. tie^u-chua^?n .
7- Nhu+~ng ca'i
nhi`n su+?-quan .
Phu.-lu.c
-DDa(.c-ti'nh, Hi`nh-a?nh
Chie^'n-ha.m, Chie^'n-ddi~nh .
-Qua^n-phu.c, Huy-chu+o+ng
-Chuye^n-Nghie^.p Si~-quan,
DDoa`n-Vie^n .
-Mo^.t so^' Tu.c-le^. va`
Truye^`n-tho^'ng .
Chu+o+ng 1
Bo^'i-ca?nh Li.ch-su+?
Khai-sinh Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa`
Vie^.t-Nam trong ngo.n gio'
da^n-chu? toa`n ca^`u
Ga^`n mo^.t the^'-ky?
sau khi Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam tho+`i nha`
Nguye^~n bi. tan-ra~ tru+o+'c qua^n
xa^m-la(ng ngu+o+`i Pha'p, mo^.t
Ha?i-Qua^n cu?a Quo^'c-gia Vie^.t-Nam la.i
ra ddo+`i .
Trong bo^'i-ca?nh xa~-ho^.i
ddo^?i thay sau The^'-chie^'n II, ca'c su+?-gia
nha^.n ra hai bie^'n-chuye^?n lo+'n lao dda~
ta'c-ddo^.ng le^n so^'-pha^.n cu?a
nha^n-loa.i :
- no^~i ba^'t-ha.nh cu?a
1/3 nha^n-loa.i vi` su+. ba`nh-tru+o+'ng
cu?a "Bu+'c Ma`n Sa('t" Co^.ng-Sa?n
Stalinist va`
- co+-ho^.i lo+'n cho ca'c
nu+o+'c A'-Phi da`nh la.i quye^`n
tu+.-do da^n-chu? .
Ngu+o+`i Vie^.t kho^ng
nhu+~ng dda~ pha?i chi.u no^~i
ba^'t-ha.nh vi` a'ch Co^.ng-sa?n ma`
co`n ma^'t ddi luo^n ca'i co+-ho^.i
ddu+o+.c la`m con da^n mo^.t nu+o+'c
da^n-chu? . Trong khi ta^'t ca? tra'i dda^'t
dda~ im tie^'ng su'ng thi` rie^ng
ta.i Vie^.t-Nam, chie^'n-tranh va^~n tie^'p-die^~n
va` co`n ba`nh-tru+o+'ng khu?ng-khie^'p
kha('p ca? Ba('c Trung-Nam, ke'o da`i ha`ng
the^'-he^. .
Va`o khoa?ng 1952 , qua^n-ddo^.i
Pha'p hie^.n-die^.n o+? Vie^.t-Nam . Tuy va^.y
a?nh-hu+o+?ng cu?a thu+.c-da^n
Anh, Pha'p, DDu+'c, Hoa`-Lan ... dda~
suy-ye^'u ha(?n tre^n kha('p ca'c thuo^.c-ddi.a .
Nhu+~ng luo^`ng gio' mo+'i "quo^'c-gia
ddo^.c-la^.p, the^?-che^' da^n-chu?,
sinh-hoa.t tu+.-do" tho^?i ma.nh tre^n toa`n-the^?
the^'-gio+'i .
Sau khi cu+o+'p chi'nh-quye^`n
na(m1945, gio+'i la~nh-dda.o Co^.ng-Sa?n
Vie^.t-Nam chi'nh-thu+'c dda(.t quye^`n-lo+.i
cu?a DDa?ng le^n tre^n quye^`n-lo+.i
quo^'c-gia da^n-to^.c . Chu'ng ra ma(.t phu.c-vu.
cho ta^.p-ddoa`n Co^.ng-Sa?n Ma.c-Tu+-Khoa
- Ba('c-Kinh . Co^.ng-Sa?n-Vie^.t-Nam ba('t dda^`u
xung-phong thi-ha`nh nghia~-vu. "Quo^'c-te^'
Vo^-sa?n", trong nu+o+'c, chu'ng tie^u-die^.t
mo.i pha^`n-tu+? quo^'c-gia, ddu+a
chie^u-ba`i giai-ca^'p dda^'u-tranh, ta`n-sa't
phu'-no^ng ddi.a-chu?, loa.i bo?
ngu+o+`i tri'-thu+'c, va` nguy-hie^?m
nha^'t la` da^.p khuo^n ddi theo Trung-Co^.ng,
ke? thu` truye^`n-kie^'p cu?a da^n-to^.c .
Ca'c Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
Vo~-trang kha'ng Pha'p
Khi bo^.-ddo^.i Vie^.t-Minh
tha`nh-hi`nh, ca'c dda?ng-pha'i
quo^'c-gia cu~ng dda~ tha`nh-la^.p
ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
vu~-trang . Ban dda^`u ca'c lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
na`y dda~ ke^'t-ho+.p vo+'i
chi'nh-phu? Vie^.t-Minh dde^? tha`nh-la^.p
mo^.t chi'nh-phu? lie^n-hie^.p, nhu+ng Vie^.t-Minh
bo+?i ba?n-cha^'t chi? la` mo^.t
dda?ng co^.ng-sa?n tra'-hi`nh, ne^n
dda~ kho^ng co' lo`ng tha`nh-thu+.c
dde^? ta.o the^' dda.i-ddoa`n-ke^'t
da^n-to^.c trong vie^.c cho^'ng gia(.c . Vie^.t-Minh
chi? ta.o-du+.ng mo^.t su+. ke^'t-ho+.p
gia?-ta.o theo tu+`ng giai-ddoa.n . Kho^ng
nhu+~ng va^.y, chu'ng co`n ti`m ca'ch
tie^u-die^.t ca'c dda?ng-pha'i ddo^'i-la^.p
dde^? na('m quye^`n la~nh-dda.o
ddo^.c-ta`i, dda?ng-tri. ...
Qua^n-ddo^.i Vie^.t-Minh
tuy mang danh-nghia~ Qua^n-ddo^.i Nha^n-da^n
nhu+ng chi? la` co^ng-cu. sai-pha'i cu?a
dda?ng Co^.ng-Sa?n . Hie^'n-Pha'p cu?a
chu'ng vie^'t ra dda~ quy-ddi.nh
ro~ ra`ng: Qua^n-ddo^.i nha^.n le^.nh
tru+.c-tie^'p tu+` DDa?ng .
Nhie^`u thanh-nie^n Vie^.t-Nam
ye^u tu+.-do, o^m mo^.ng ha?i-ho^`,
co' tinh-tha^`n quo^'c-gia da^n-to^.c, kho^ng
cha^'p-nha^.n Co^.ng-Sa?n ddo^.c-ta`i
dda?ng-tri.; dda~ gia-nha^.p Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam (HQVN) .
Lu'c ddo', ti`nh-tra.ng
chi'nh-tri. ta.i ca'c nu+o+'c Anh,
Pha'p ra^'t ba^'t-o^?n . Ta.i Pha'p-Quo^'c,
nhie^`u chi'nh-phu? theo nhau ddo^? lie^n-tie^'p
nhau . Khi ngu+o+`i Pha'p nha^.n-thu+'c
ddu+o+.c su+'c ma.nh cu?a tinh-tha^`n
quo^'c-gia da^n-to^.c, ho. dda~ pha?i
tra? mo^.t gia' dda('t la` ru't
lui ra kho?i nhu+~ng nu+o+'c DDo^ng-Du+o+ng
cu~ng nhu+ ta.i ca'c thuo^.c-ddi.a
kha'c o+? Ba('c-Phi . Cho de^'n 1958, To^?ng-Tho^'ng
Pha'p De Gaulle pha?i chi'nh-thu+'c nhi`n-nha^.n
quye^`n tu+-tri. cu?a ca'c da^n-to^.c
xu+a kia thuo^.c Pha'p . Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam,
mo^.t so^' tu+`ng ha`nh thu?y, nay co'
nhie^`u di.p xua^'t-ngoa.i, tie^'p-xu'c
vo+'i vo+'i the^'-gio+'i be^n
ngoa`i ne^n ta^`m nhi`n co' pha^`n
ro^.ng ra~i va` y'-thu+'c ve^`
tinh-tha^`n da^n-to^.c; tu+o+ng-ddo^'i
cao ho+n pha^`n lo+'n ddo^`ng-ba`o
trong nu+o+'c .
Vo+'i truye^`n-tho^'ng
ha`ng-ha?i cha?y ma.nh trong huye^'t-qua?n
ke^? tu+` nhu+~ng nga`y La.c-Vie^.t
vie^~n-du+o+ng ddi kha('p ne?o bie^?n
tro+`i, nhu+~ng cha`ng trai a^'y dda~
ho+.p-su+'c nhau no^'i la.i do`ng
Ha?i-su+? ddu+'t ddoa.n cu?a
tie^`n-nha^n, xa^y-du+.ng ne^n mo^.t
Ha?i-Qua^n hu`ng-ma.nh (qua^n-so^'
ddu+'ng va`o ha`ng thu+' 9 tre^n
the^'-gio+'i) . Va` dda(.c-bie^.t
va`o na(m 1974, tuy bie^'t ra(`ng ye^'u
the^', kho^ng ddu? lu+.c-lu+o+.ng,
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` (HQVNCH) cu~ng
cu+o+ng-quye^'t ddu+'ng le^n cho^'ng
Trung-Co^.ng xa^m-la^'n ha?i-bie^n .
30 tha'ng 4 na(m 1975, ma?nh
dda^'t Tu+.-do cuo^'i cu`ng o+?
Mie^`n Nam bi. Co^.ng-Sa?n chie^'m no^'t .
Tha`nh ba.i le~ thu+o+`ng, ngu+o+`i
li'nh ma^'t bie^?n ma^'t nu+o+'c
ma^'t ta`u, dda`nh di-ta?n ly-hu+o+ng
dde^? giu+~ la^'y cuo^.c so^'ng tu+.-do,
kho?i la`m kie^'p tu`-nha^n cho Co^.ng-Sa?n
ba.o-ta`n .
Hie^.n-die^.n tre^n mo^.t
khu'c quanh cu?a li.ch-su+?, Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` cho du` dda~
ma^'t, nhu+ng ddu+o+ng-nhie^n dda~
ddo'ng tro.n ve.n mo^.t vai tro` . DDo'
la` vi` tra'ch-vu., ma` ngu+o+`i
li'nh bie^?n kho^ng the^? nhi`n tha^'y
ca'i so+.i da^y truye^`n-tho^'ng ha`ng-ha?i
cu?a O^ng Cha bi. ddu+'t ddo.an
ma` kho^ng ti`nh-nguye^.n ddem tha^n
la`m ca'i ga.ch no^'i cho the^'-he^.
mai sau .
Nhi`n ve^` nhu+~ng tha`nh-qua?
23 na(m Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa`
dde^? ti`m hie^?u, chu'ng to^i xin ta.m
chia khoa?ng tho+`i-gian ddo' tha`nh
4 giai-ddoa.n nhu+ sau:
- giai-ddoa.n hi`nh-tha`nh
(1952-1957) va` nhu+~ng kho' kha(n du+.ng
la.i co+` To^?-Quo^'c
- giai-ddoa.n pha't-trie^?n
(1957-1967) cho du` thie^'u-tho^'n phu+o+ng-tie^.n .
- giai-ddoa.n ba`nh-tru+o+'ng
(1967-1972) bo^.c-pha't theo nhu-ca^`u chie^'n-tru+o+`ng .
- giai-ddoa.n tru+o+?ng-tha`nh
(1972-1975) hoa`n-thie^.n ve^` to^?-chu+'c
va` ddo^.t-ngo^.t bi. khai-tu+? khi
Co^.ng-sa?n Ba('c-Vie^.t chie^'m mie^`n
Nam .
Chu+o+ng 2
Giai-DDoa.n Hi`nh-tha`nh
(1952-1957)
Su+. Tha`nh-la^.p Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam
Nhu-ca^`u cuo^.c chie^'n Quo^'c-Co^.ng
ddu+a dde^'n su+. tha`nh-la^.p
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam . Sau nhie^`u ddi`nh-hoa~n,
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ddu+o+.c khai-sinh
nga`y 6-3-1952 bo+?i du. so^' 2 .
Cu~ng nhu+ Kho^ng-Qua^n
chi?-huy bo+?i Ban Kho^ng-Qua^n, Ha?i-Qua^n
ddu+o+.c chi?-huy dda^`u tie^n
bo+?i Ban Ha?i-Qua^n (Section Marine), sau ddo^?i
tha`nh Pho`ng Ha?i-Qua^n (De'partement
Marine) thuo^.c Bo^. To^?ng Tham-Mu+u Qua^n-DDo^.i
Quo^'c-Gia Vie^.t-Nam .
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam kho^ng
nhu+~ng dda~ sinh sau, ma` co`n lo+'n
cha^.m ho+n so vo+'i Lu.c-Qua^n va`
ca? Kho^ng-Qua^n nu+~a . Trong ca'i
ru?i cu~ng co' ca'i may . Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam sinh-tru+o+?ng va`o ddu'ng
giai-ddoa.n tinh-tha^`n da^n-to^.c tu+.-quye^'t
da^ng cao . Lu'c ddo', bo^. ma(.t tha^.t
phi da^n-to^.c cu?a dda?ng Co^.ng-sa?n
Ho^`-Chi'-Minh dda~ hie^.n nguye^n-hi`nh .
Khi nha^.p-ngu~, ca'c ngu+o+`i li'nh
thu?y ho+n ai he^'t la` nhu+~ng thanh-nie^n
co' la^.p-tru+o+`ng quo^'c-gia vu+~ng-cha('c,
tro.ng Danh-du+., quye^'t-ta^m ba?o-ve^.
To^?-Quo^'c DDa.i-Du+o+ng .
Co' nhie^`u ly' le~
ma` nguye^n-nha^n chi'nh la` vi`
ngu+o+`i Pha'p kho^ng thu+.c-ta^m
muo^'n cho Quo^'c-gia-Vie^.t-Nam co' mo^.t Ha?i-Qua^n
rie^ng re~:
- Nghi.-ddi.nh tha`nh-la^.p
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam dda~ bi. hoa~n
la.i nhie^`u la^`n tru+o+'c khi ddu+o+.c
chi'nh-thu+'c ban-ha`nh .
- Khi dda~ ba('t buo^.c
pha?i cho Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ra ddo+`i,
ngu+o+`i Pha'p co`n ca?n-tro+?
su+. lo+'n ma.nh cu?a to^?-chu+'c
na`y . DDa'ng le~ hai loa.i Du+o+ng-Va^.n-Ha.m
va` Khu-Tru.c Ho^.-To^'ng-Ha.m theo chu+o+ng-tri`nh
dda~ ddu+o+.c chuye^?n-giao ngay
tu+` 1955, nhu+ng ngu+o+`i Pha'p
co^' y' lo+` ddi . Trong ba?ng dde^`-nghi.
cu?a Tu+-le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p ta.i
Vie^~n-DDo^ng, Pho' DDo^-DDo^'c
Paul-Ange-Philippe Ortoli va`o tha'ng 4 na(m 1951,
ngu+o+`i ta co`n tha^'y co' ca?
vie^.c tha`nh-la^.p mo^.t pha^n-ddoa`n
Thu?y-phi-co+ cho Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam va`o
na(m 1955 . Nhu+~ng su+. vie^.c du+.-tru`
na`y kho^ng bao gio+` xa?y ra cho dde^'n
khi qua^n-ddo^.i Pha'p ru't lui he^'t .
- Ta`u be` va` nhie^`u
trang-cu. bi. nha^n-vie^n Pha'p pha'-hoa.i
tru+o+'c khi trao cho Vie^.t-Nam .
- Trong nghi-le^~ chi'nh-thu+'c,
tuy Chie^'n-ha.m ddu+o+.c chuye^?n-giao,
nhu+ng Ha.m-tru+o+?ng va^~n la` Si~-Quan
ngu+o+`i Pha'p va` Quo^'c-ky`
cu~ng va^~n la` Quo^'c-ky` Pha'p .
Tranh-cha^'p co' lie^n-he^. to+'i danh-du+.
quo^'c-gia nhu+ va^.y xa?y ra kha' la^u
va` chi? cha^'m-du+'t ha(?n va`o
na(m 1956 .
Kho'-kha(n ve^` nha^n-su+.
lu'c ban dda^`u .
Ngoa`i da~-ta^m cu?a
ngu+o+`i Pha'p . nhu+~ng kho'-kha(n
ve^` nha^n-su+. Vie^.t-Nam cu~ng dda'ng
ke^? la` nguye^n-do dda~ ga^y tro+?
nga.i cho Ha?i-Qua^n lu'c so+-khai .
Ne^'u kho^ng ke^? Ha?i-Qua^n
tho+`i Hu`ng-Vu+o+ng/ DDo^ng-So+n
va` Ha?i-Qua^n nha` Thu.c tho+`i
Co^?-Loa-Tha`nh, xua^'t-hie^.n ha`ng thie^n-nie^n-ky?
tru+o+'c Co^ng-nguye^n, thi` rie^ng
Ha?i-Qua^n nu+o+'c ta tho+`i-ky`
tu+.-chu? ke^? tu+` khi Ngo^-Vu+o+ng-Quye^`n
du+.ng nu+o+'c, cu~ng dda~
dda~ to^`n-ta.i suy't-soa't mo^.t
nga`n na(m . Tuy va^.y vi` ho.a thu+.c-da^n
Pha'p ke'o da`i ga^`n tra(m na(m,
lu+.c-lu+o+.ng na`y bi. tan ra~
va` gia'n-ddoa.n . Va`o dda^`u
tha^.p-nie^n 1950 khi ga(.p ddu+o+.c
tho+`i-co+ to^'t dde.p, Ha?i-qua^n
ddu+o+.c ta'i-sinh . Tuy va^.y kho^ng
the^? trong khoa?nh-kha('c, Quo^'c-gia ta co'
dda^`y ddu? ngay ca'n-bo^. va`
ddoa`n-vie^n dde^? ddie^`u-ha`nh
ta`u thuye^`n chie^'n-dda^'u .
- 1950 - Mo^.t so^' nho? thanh-nie^n
Vie^.t-Nam ddu+o+.c tuye^?n-mo^. va`
go+?i sang Pha'p, ho.c nga('n ha.n ta.i
tru+o+`ng Si~-Quan Ha?i-Qua^n Brest .
Nhu+ng kho^ng may va`o na(m ddo', tho+`i-tie^'t
cu?a mie^`n Ba('c nu+o+'c Pha'p
ddo^.t nhie^n tro+? ne^n tha^.t gia'
la.nh kha'c thu+o+`ng, khoa'-sinh Vie^.t-Nam
kho^ng ddu? su+'c dde^? chi.u-ddu+.ng
kho^? nho.c khi hua^'n-luye^.n ngoa`i kho+i .
Sau cu`ng ta^'t ca? dda`nh bo? do+?
khoa' ho.c va` kho^ng co' Sinh-Vie^n
Si~-Quan na`o to^'t-nghie^.p .
- 1951 - Du+.-a'n ve^`
mo^.t Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam ddu+o+.c kho+?i-xu+o+'ng .
Cu~ng trong na(m na`y, co' chu+o+ng-tri`nh
du+.-tru` tha`nh-la^.p hai ddo+n-vi.
chie^'n-dda^'u, nhu+ng ke^'t-qua? kho^ng
co' ddo+n-vi. Ha?i-Qua^n na`o
thu+.c-su+. tha`nh-hi`nh .
- Cu`ng na(m 1951, tie^'p
theo dde^`-nghi. Ortoli dda~ no'i
o+? tre^n, Bo^.-Tru+o+?ng Ha?i-qua^n
Pha'p la.i hoa.ch-ddi.nh the^m mo^.t
chu+o+ng-tri`nh co`n ro^.ng ra~i ho+n
nu+~a dde^? trang-bi. chie^'n-ha.m
cho Vie^.t-Nam . Bo^. na`y du+.-tru`:
-chuye^?n-giao 1 Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m
loa.i Chamois class, 647 ta^'n na(m 1952 .
-kie^'n-tru'c the^m hai Khu-tru.c
Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m mo+'i, loa.i Le Corse
class, 1290 ta^'n va` 4 Tru.c-lo^i-ha.m loa.i
Sirius class 365 ta^'n cho Vie^.t-Nam tie^'p theo sau ddo' .
Pho' DDo^-ddo^'c
Ortoli nha^n dda` cu?a Bo^.-tru+o+?ng
Ha?i-Qua^n, xin the^m cho Vie^.t-Nam nga^n-khoa?n
xa^y ca^'t co+-so+? hua^'n-luye^.n
DDoa`n-vie^n va` hua^'n-luye^.n Si~-quan .
O^ng dde^`-ca^.p luo^n ca? vie^.c
kie^'n-tru'c chie^'n-ha.m ngay ta.i Vie^.t-Nam .
Na(m 1950 (?) Tho^'ng-tu+o+'ng
De Lattre de Tassigny nha^.n quye^`n chi?-huy Qua^n-DDo^.i
Vie^~n-chinh kie^m Cao-U?y Pha'p ta.i DDo^ng-Du+o+ng .
De Lattre dda~ sa('p dda(.t la.i bo^.
ma'y chie^'n-tranh, kho^ng dde^? cho Bo^.
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n cu~ng nhu+ Kho^ng-Qua^n
ddu+o+.c ddu+'ng bie^.t-la^.p
nhu+ tru+o+'c va` pha?i ta^.p-trung-va`o
quye^`n chi?-huy-tru+.c-tie^'p cu?a O^ng .
Khi ta^.p-trung-quye^`n-ha`nh
la.i mo^.t mo^'i nhu+ va^.y, De Lattre cu~ng
kho^ng ta'n-tha`nh mo^.t to^?-chu+'c
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ddu+'ng rie^ng
re~ vo+'i Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p . Sau na`y
dde^'n lu+o+.t chi'nh Pho' DDo^-ddo^'c
Ortoli cu~ng nga^`n-nga.i thi-ha`nh dde^`-nghi.
tru+o+'c cu?a mi`nh . Ha?i-qua^n
Pha'p ba('t dda^`u ga(.p tro+?-nga.i
vie^.c tuye^?n-mo^. ngu+o+`i cho Ha?i-qua^n
cu?a ho. . Ne^'u nhu+ Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam
tha`nh-la^.p va` ba`nh-tru+o+'ng,
Ortoli se~ thie^'u hu.t qua^n-so^' .
Vi` nhu+~ng bie^'n-chuye^?n
nhu+ the^', tu+` khi Du. so^' 1 ra ddo+`i
qua suo^'t hai na(m 1950 va` 1951, chu+o+ng-tri`nh
kho^ng tie^'n-trie^?n . DDe^'n tha'ng
11-1951, co^ng-cuo^.c xa^y-ca^'t Trung-ta^m
Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n Nha-Trang mo+'i
la.i ba('t dda^`u .
Nha^n-vie^n va` Trang-bi.
lu'c so+-kho+?i .
Na(m 1952, 350 thanh-nie^n Vie^.t-Nam
ddu+o+.c Ha?i-Qua^n tuye^?n-mo^. .
Pha^`n lo+'n thu.-hua^'n ta.i Vie^.t-Nam,
mo^.t so^' i't ddu+o+.c du+.-tru`
go+?i sang thu.-hua^'n ta.i tru+o+`ng
Si~-Quan Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p ta.i Brest . Co'
na(m mu+o+i ngu+o+`i tro+? tha`nh
Ha.-si~-quan . DDa^y thu+.c-su+.
la` nhu+~ng tha`nh-pha^`n dda^`u-tie^n
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam .
Nga`y 1 tha'ng 10 na(m 1952,
kho'a 1 Si~-Quan Ha?i-Qua^n go^`m ha^`u
he^'t la` ca'c Si~-Quan Ha`ng-Ha?i
Thu+o+ng--thuye^`n, ma~n-kho'a . Kho'a
na`y ddu+o+.c hua^'n-luye^.n tre^n
chie^'n-ha.m Pha'p, go^`m co' 6 Si~-quan
nga`nh chi?-huy va` 3 Si~-quan nga`nh co+-khi' .
Ca'c kho'a hua^'n-luye^.n
dda^`u tie^n ta.i Nha-Trang du+.-tru`
mo+? tu+` tha'ng 9-1952 .
Nga`y 1 tha'ng 11 na(m 1952,
Kho'a 2 Si~-Quan Ha?i-Qua^n khai-gia?ng
ta.i Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n
Nha Trang go^`m 12 Sinh-vie^n Si~-quan nga`nh
chi?-huy va` 4 Si~- quan nga`nh Co+-khi' .
Kho'a na`y ma~n-kho'a va`o tha'ng
5 na(m 1953 .
Nga`y 12 tha'ng 7 na(m 1952,
Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-Luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n Nha-Trang
ba('t dda^`u Kho'a 1 Ha.-si~-quan vo+'i
25 kho'a-sinh va` Kho'a 1 Thu?y-thu? chuye^n-nghie^.p
go^`m 150 kho'a-sinh .
Cho to+'i na(m 1953, Vie^.t-Nam
va^~n chu+a co' ta`u . Ca'c ta^n Si~-Quan
va` Thu?y-thu? Vie^.t-Nam ta^.p-su+.
tre^n ca'c chie^'n-thuye^`n cu?a Pha'p .
Mo^.t so^' Si~-Quan ddu+o+.c thi tuye^?n
giu+~a na(m 1952, du-ho.c ta.i Pha'p .
Pha'p co`n co' ca'c
kho'a Ha`nh-cha'nh Ta`i-cha'nh (Commissaire)
o+? Toulon . Ca'c kho'a na`y ho.c mo^.t
na(m va` mo^.t na(m thu+.c-ta^.p ta.i
ca'c De'po^t cu?a Pha'p .
Mo^.t so^' Y-si~ Ha?i-qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam to^'t-nghie^.p ta.i tru+o+`ng
Qua^n-Y Ha?i-qua^n va` Thuo^.c-ddi.a
(E'cole de Sante' Navale et Coloniale) o? Bordeaux .
Nga`y 10 tha'ng 4 na(m 1953
ta.i Ca^`n Tho+, ddoa`n Tie^?u-ddi~nh
dda^`u tie^n ddu+o+.c chuye^?n-giao .
Ha?i-ddoa`n Xung-phong ru't go.n na`y
mang co+` Vie^.t-Nam . Sau ddo' va`i
tha'ng dde^'n lu+o+.t Ha?i-ddoa`n
Xung-phong Vi~nh-Long . Te^n Ca^`n Tho+ va`
Vi~nh-Long ddu+o+.c ta.m go.i nhu+
va^.y vi` ca'c ddo+n-vi. na`y
ddo^`n-tru' ta.i nhu+~ng no+i tre^n .
Ti'nh dde^'n cuo^'i
na(m 1953, lu+.c-lu+o+.ng cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam chi? go^`m co' hai Ha?i-ddoa`n
Xung-phong vo'i mo^.t chu.c Tie^?u-ddi~nh .
Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p va`
Ha?i-ddoa`n Xung-phong .
Trong nhie^`u the^'-ky? du`ng
ta`u chie^'n ddi xa^m-la(ng, Ha?i-Qua^n
Pha'p dda~ su+?-du.ng giang-ddi~nh
tre^n nhie^`u chie^'n-tru+o+`ng ta.i
A'-Cha^u va` Phi-Cha^u . Qua^n-ddo^.i
vie^~n-chinh ca^`n co' ca'c chie^'n-ddi~nh
ta^`m nu+o+'c no^ng ca.n dde^?
ddi bi`nh-ddi.nh va` giu+~ an-ninh
so^ng ra.ch va` ca'c vu`ng nga^.p nu+o+'c .
Ta.i thuo^.c-ddi.a, gio+'i-chu+'c
na('m quye^`n qua^n-su+. thu+o+`ng
thu+o+`ng la` ca'c DDo^-DDo^'c
va` Ha?i-Qua^n luo^n luo^n co' u+u-the^'
quye^`n-lu+.c ho+n Lu.c-Qua^n .
Sau the^'-chie^'n 2, ti`nh-hi`nh
chi'nh-tri. va` qua^n-su+. o+?
Vie^.t-Nam bie^'n ddo^?i nhanh cho'ng . Va`o
cuo^'i tha^.p-nie^n 1940 sang dda^`u tha^.p-nie^n
1950, ca'c tra^.n ddi.a-chie^'n a'c-lie^.t
lan tra`n kha('p no+i . Quye^`n-lu+.c cu?a
Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p suy-gia?m ha(?n so sa'nh
vo+'i Lu.c-qua^n cu?a ho. .
Khi tro+? la.i Vie^.t-Nam,
Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p tha`nh-la^.p ngay ca'c
lu+.c-lu+o+.ng giang-thuye^`n co' ke`m
qua^n bo^.-chie^'n . Ha?i-Qua^n Trung-Ta'
Francois Jaubert dda~ ga^y du+.ng va`
chi?-huy ddoa`n na`y ha`nh-qua^n
chie^'m ddo'ng ca'c ti?nh vu`ng cha^u-tho^?
Cu+?u-Long-Giang . Ha?i-DDoa`n Xung-phong (Division
Navale Assaut) chi'nh la` ha^.u-tha^n nhu+~ng
ddoa`n qua^n thu?y-bo^. na`y . Theo
Robert McClintock, danh-tu+` Dinassaut xua^'t-hie^.n
tu+` na(m 1947 .
Theo DDa.i-ta' Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n Hoa-ky` Victor Croizat va` Su+?-gia
Charles W . Koburger, khi pha?i cha^'p-nha^.n cho su+.
hi`nh-tha`nh Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam, ngu+o+`i
Pha'p cho vie^.c tha`nh-la^.p Giang-Lu+c la`
quan-tro.ng nha^'t .
Ti`nh-tra.ng Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam trong hai na(m 1953-1954
Sau nhu+~ng kho' kha(n
nhu+ dda~ ke^? tre^n, cuo^'i cu`ng
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam cu~ng ddu+o+.c
ke^? la` ba('t dda^`u hoa.t-ddo^.ng
va`o 10 tha'ng 4 na(m 1953 . Chi? co' 5
Giang-ddi~nh trang-bi. DDa.i-lie^n 50
va` DDa.i-ba'c 20 ly, tre^n ly'-thuye^'t
qua tay Vie^.t-Nam ta.i Ca^`n-Tho+ . Thu+.c-te^'
va^~n co`n ngu+o+`i Pha'p tre^n
ta`u, Si~-Quan va` Ha.-Si~-Quan Pha'p
co`n chi?-huy, nhu+ng chie^'n-ddi~nh
ddu+o+.c phe'p mang co+` Vie^.t-Nam .
Ha?i-ddoa`n ddu+o+.c trang-bi.
mo^.t Soa'i-ddi~nh (LCM Commandement), hai Trung-va^.n-ddi~nh
(LCM - Landing Craft Mechanized) va` hai Tie^?u-va^.n-ddi~nh
(LCVP - Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel) . Qua mu`a he`,
mo^.t ddoa`n nhu+ va^.y tha`nh-hi`nh
ta.i Vi~nh-Long .
Tuy tinh-tha^`n pha^'n-kho+?i
nhu+ng Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam co`n pha?i
vu+o+.t nhie^`u cha(.ng ddu+o+`ng
nu+~a tru+o+'c khi tru+o+?ng-tha`nh .
Ha?i-Qua^n bi. e'p trong to^?-chu+'c
ho^~n-ho+.p giu+~a Pha'p va` Vie^.t,
la.i bi. ke.p giu+~a mo^.t loa.i qua^n-lu+.c
ma` uy-the^' la^'n-a'p bo+?i Lu.c-qua^n .
Bo^. Tham-mu+u Lie^n-qua^n na`y la.i toa`n-quye^`n
chi-phi' mo.i nga^n-khoa?n, ddie^`u-khie^?n
mo.i hoa.t-ddo^.ng . Ve^` qua^n-so^',
Ha?i-Qua^n lu'c ddo' ra^'t nho?
nhoi, chi? chie^'m va`o khoa?ng 1/2 cu?a
mo^.t pha^`n tra(m qua^n-lu+.c . The^m
nu+~a, thu+o+.ng-ca^'p Vie^.t va`
thu+o+.ng-ca^'p Pha'p la.i muo^'n
hu+o+'ng Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ddi
theo ca'c ke^'-hoa.ch kha'c nhau . Ti`nh-tra.ng
Ha?i-Qua^n lu'c ddo' kho^ng nhu+~ng
dda~ ye^'u o+'t ma` co`n bi.
xe' le? ra nu+~a!
Va`o dda^`u na(m 1954,
the^m mo^.t Ha?i-ddoa`n Xung-phong thu+'
ba ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p, du+.-chie^'n
ta.i mie^`n Trung-cha^u Ba('c-Vie^.t .
Ke'o co+` To^?-Quo^'c
Sau khi ddo+n-vi. Ha?i-Qua^n
thu+' nhi` ta.i Vi~nh-Long ra hoa.t-ddo^.ng
va`o tha'ng 6, su+. tranh-lua^.n ve^`
Quo^'c-ky` tre^n ca'c chie^'n-ha.m,
chie^'n-ddi~nh bo^.c-pha't giu+~a
hai chi'nh-phu? Vie^.t, Pha'p .
Nhu+ dda~ no'i, tre^n
ca'c chie^'n-ddi~nh ta.i Ca^`n-Tho+
va` Vi~nh-Long tuy mang Quo^'c-ky` Vie^.t-Nam
nhu+ng mo^.t tha`nh-pha^`n thu?y-thu?-ddoa`n
va^~n co`n ngu+o+`i Pha'p . Trong khi
ddo' va^'n-dde^` quo^'c-ky`
tre^n ky`-dda`i Chie^'n-ha.m ta.o
nhu+~ng xu'c-ddo^.ng ra^'t lo+'n
lao . Ta.i Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n
Nha Trang, mo^.t Giang-pha'o-ha.m (LSIL - Landing Ship,
Infantry, Large) ddu+o+.c Pha'p chuye^?n-giao
va`o cuo^'i tha'ng 4 . Tre^n gia^'y to+`
la` nhu+ va^.y, nhu+ng chie^'n-ha.m la.i
va^~n tie^'p-tu.c mang co+` Pha'p tre^n
ky`-dda`i .
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam nha^'t-quye^'t
ddo`i pha?i ddu+o+.c ke'o
quo^'c-ky` va`ng ba so.c ddo? tre^n
ky`-dda`i ta^'t ca? ca'c chie^'n-ha.m,
chie^'n-ddi~nh sau khi chuye^?n-giao . Ngu+o+`i
Pha'p, vi` co`n hie^.n-die^.n va` ddo^i
khi na('m luo^n ca? quye^`n chi?-huy ddo+n-vi.
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam, ne^n dda~ co'
nhie^`u dde^`-nghi. do ho. ddu+a
ra nhu+: treo mo^.t co+` Pha'p, treo hai co+`
Pha'p-Vie^.t song-ha`nh, hay treo mo^.t co+`
Lie^n-Hie^.p-Pha'p v.v ...
Cho dde^'n nga`y 11 tha'ng
2 na(m 1954, va^'n-dde^` Quo^'c-ky`
ddu+o+.c gia?i-quye^'t mo^.t ca'ch
ta.m-tho+`i . Pha'p chuye^?n-giao tie^'p
cho Vie^.t-Nam ba Tru.c-lo^i-ha.m (YMS - Yard Minesweeper):
HQ 111 Ha`m Tu+?, HQ 112 Chu+o+ng Du+o+ng,
HQ 113 Ba.ch DDa(`ng . Danh-hie^.u chie^'n-ha.m
la` ddi.a-danh nhu+~ng tra^.n thu?y-chie^'n
ma` qua^n thu?y ta dda~ tie^u-die^.t
chu?-lu+.c qua^n Mo^ng-Co^? va`o
the^'-ky? thu+' 13 .
Tuy co`n non tre? nhu+ng Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam bie^?u-lo^. ngay mo^.t tinh-tha^`n da^n-to^.c
ma.nh me~ . Si~-quan va` DDoa`n-vie^n
noi theo truye^`n-tho^'ng qua^n thu?y cu?a
tie^`n-nha^n . Tu+-tu+o+?ng nha^.n Tha'nh-to^?
Tra^`n-Hu+ng-DDa.o dda~ manh-nha tu+`
lu'c ddo' . DDie^?m na`y dda'ng
ke^? la` kha'c-bie^.t vo+'i Ha?i-Qua^n
Co^.ng-Sa?n Ha` No^.i . Chi.u a?nh-hu+o+?ng
tai-ha.i cu?a thuye^'t duy-va^.t, ngu+o+`i
Co^.ng-Sa?n thu+o+`ng ba`i-xi'ch
nhu+~ng nie^~m-tin truye^`n-tho^'ng .
Theo Charles W . Koburger, lo+`i
hu+'a gia-ta(ng kha?-na(ng chie^'n-dda^'u
cho Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam kho^ng ddu+o+.c
ngu+o+`i Pha'p thi-ha`nh . Cho dde^'n
khi cha^'m-du+'t chie^'n-tranh va`o tha'ng
7 na(m 1954, Si~-Quan Vie^.t-Nam mo+'i chi?
ddie^`u-ha`nh co' mo^.t Giang-pha'o-ha.m
LSIL, mo^.t Giang-va^.n-ha.m LCU, va` chu+`ng
30 tie^?u-ddi~nh thu?y-bo^. . Quan-tro.ng
ho+n, quye^`n chi?-huy Ha?i-Qua^n va^~n
co`n trong tay ngu+o+`i Pha'p .
Quan-nie^.m Hi`nh-tha`nh Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n .
Quan-nie^.m hi`nh-tha`nh Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam no'i chung va` Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n
Vie^.t-Nam (TQLC) no'i rie^ng la` nhu+~ng
tru+o+`ng-ho+.p dda(.c-bie^.t .
DDa.i-ta' Victor Croizat ba`n ve^` bo^'i-ca?nh
phu+'c-ta.p na`y trong Nguye^.t-San U . S. Naval
Proceedings, nhan-dde^` Vietnamese Naval Forces: Origin of
the Species .
Peter Brush ke^? la.i trong ba`i
The Vietnamese Marine Corps nhu sau : Trong khi ba`n-lua^.n
vie^.c su+?-du.ng 57 tie^?u-ddoa`n
khinh-qua^n cho ke^'-hoa.ch pha?n-co^ng, dda.i-die^.n
hai chi'nh-phu? Vie^.t-Pha'p ddo^'i-die^.n
va^'n dde^`: Trong ha`nh-qua^n pho^'i-ho+.p
duye^n-ha`, duye^n-ha?i, Lu.c-qua^n
hay Ha?i-qua^n se~ ddie^`u-ha`nh
ca'c ddoa`n giang-ddi~nh ? Pho'
DDo^-DDo^'c Philippe-Marie-Joseph-Raymond Auboyneau,
Tu+-le^.nh FNEO dde^`-nghi. tha`nh-la^.p
binh-chu?ng Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n thuo^.c
qua^n-chu?ng Ha?i-qua^n dde^? gia?i-quye^'t
va^'n-dde^` . Theo dde^`-nghi. ddo',
TQLC ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p va` se~
go^`m hai tha`nh-pha^`n: giang-ddoa`n va`
qua^n bo^.-chie^'n .
Chuye^.n na`y chi? ta.m
o^?n vi` uy-ti'n ca'-nha^n cu?a Auboyneau
trong nghi.-ho^.i . Ngay trong giai-ddoa.n ddo',
cha('c cha('n ca'c gio+'i hu+~u-tra'ch
dda~ hie^?u ra(`ng to^?-chu+'c
Ha?i-Qua^n theo gia?i-pha'p na`y kho^ng
o^?n-thoa? . Ly'-do la` tre^n thu+.c-te^',
TQLC kho^ng the^? na`o kie^?m-soa't ca'c
Giang-DDoa`n Xung-phong hay toa`n-the^? Giang-lu+.c
ddu+o+.c .
Ca'c ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang,
tie^`n-tha^n cu?a Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n .
Nhu+~ng ddoa.n tre^n
dda^y tu+o+`ng-tri`nh ve^` nhu+~ng
lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Qua^n chi'nh-thu+'c .
Tuy nhie^n, ca^`n pha?i-ke^? dde^'n
mo^.t to^?-chu+'c Giang-thuye^`n dda~
tha`nh-la^.p tu+` dda^`u na(m 1951 .
To^?-chu+'c na`y kho^ng thuo^.c Ha?i-Qua^n
ma` thuo^.c Ve^.-binh Quo^'c-gia, hoa.t-ddo^.ng
bao tru`m tre^n toa`n-the^? ca'c vu`ng
so^ng ngo`i Vie^.t-Nam . To^?-chu+'c Giang-thuye^`n
lu'c ddo' go^`m co' hai Lie^n-ddoa`n
Tua^`n-giang bie^.t-la^.p Nam va` Ba('c-Vie^.t,
va` mo^.t ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang Trung-Vie^.t .
Lie^n-ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang
Nam-Vie^.t tha`nh-la^.p nga`y 1-3-1951, dda^`u
tie^n go^`m co' ba ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang,
dde^'n cuo^'i na(m to^?-chu+'c
the^m ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang thu+' tu+.
Mo^~i ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang go^`m co'
ba Trung-ddo^.i, mo^~i Trung-ddo^.i co'
hai ta`u Vo+-dde't, rie^ng ddoa`n
Tua^`n-giang thu+' tu+ co' to+'i
bo^'n Trung-ddo^.i . Nhu+ng va`o giu+~a
na(m 1952, sau ca'c su+. thie^.t-ha.i do
nhu+~ng cuo^.c ddu.ng ddo^. ta.i
ra.ch O^ng Nghi~a va` o+? so^ng
Thi. Va?i, ddoa`n thu+' tu+ na`y
tro+? la.i to^?-chu+'c tho^ng thu+o+`ng
nhu+ ca'c ddoa`n kha'c .
Lie^n-ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang
Ba('c-Vie^.t cu~ng ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p
ke^? tu+` 1-3-1951 ba(`ng qua^n-so^'
cu?a Ba?o-chi'nh-ddoa`n, lu'c dda^`u
co' ba ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang . Sau ddo'
vi` ca'c ddoa`n na`y bi. thie^.t-ha.i
va` cu~ng vi` thie^'u-phu+o+ng-tie^.n
giang-thuye^`n ne^n Ha?i-qua^n Pha'p pha?i
ru't xuo^'ng co`n hai ddoa`n . DDa^`u
na(m 1954, ca'c ddoa`n co`n la.i
ta^.p-trung ta^'t ca? o+? Nam DDi.nh
dde^? ta(ng-cu+o+`ng cho ma(.t-tra^.n
na`y .
DDoa`n Tua^`n-giang Trung-Vie^.t
ma~i dde^'n nga`y 1-9-1951 mo+'i
tha`nh-la^.p . Tuy chi? la` mo^.t ddoa`n
nhu+ng ddoa`n na`y dda~ ddu+o+.c
dda(.c-bie^.t ta(ng-cu+o+`ng the^m
qua^n-so^', ca^'p the^m nhie^`u phu+o+ng-tie^.n
ho+n so vo+'i ca'c ddoa`n kha'c .
Ca'c ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang
to+'i 30-6-1954 bi. gia?i-ta'n va`
ca?i-bie^'n tha`nh sa'u DDa.i-ddo^.i
Tua^`n-giang (cies fluviales) . Sau nga`y ddi`nh-chie^'n,
ca'c DDa.i-ddo^.i Com-ma(ng-ddo^
Ba('c-Vie^.t va` lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
Tua^`n-giang (force fluviale) chuye^?n va`o Nam vi~-tuye^'n
17, ddu+o+.c le^.nh pho^'i-ho+.p
cu`ng ca'c DDa.i-ddo^.i Com ma(ng
ddo^ Nam-Vie^.t dde^? tha`nh-la^.p
lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Qua^n Bo^.-binh
(Infanterie Marine) .
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Qua^n
Bo^.-binh tha`nh-la^.p do Nghi.-ddi.nh
so^' 99/ND nga`y 13-10-1954, va` sau ddo'
ke^? tu+` nga`y 1-1-1955 ca'c DDa.i-ddo^.i
Tua^`n-giang so^' 1, 2, 3, 4, va` 7 ddu+o+.c
chi'nh-thu+'c sa't-nha^.p va`o lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
na`y, dde^? kho+?i dda^`u cho
vie^.c tha`nh-la^.p mo^.t ddoa`n qua^n
la^'y te^n la` "ddoa`n Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n", tru+.c-thuo^.c Qua^n-chu?ng
Ha?i-Qua^n .
To^?-chu+'c DDie^`u-ha`nh
Ho^~n-ho+.p
Trong khi Lu.c-qua^n vie^~n-chinh
tha^'t-the^' pha?i ru't lui, thu go.n khu-vu+.c
pho`ng-thu?, Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Qua^n
Pha'p va^~n hoa.t-ddo^.ng hu+~u-hie^.u .
Ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng ddo`i ho?i
dde^`u ddu+o+.c thoa?-ma~n
to^'i-dda . Tu+o+'ng Navarre, trong nhie^.m-ky`
tu+` tha'ng 5-1953 dde^'n tha'ng 6-1954,
dda~ ha`i-lo`ng ve^` su+. hoa.t-ddo^.ng
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n va`o lu'c ba^'y gio+` .
DDa^`u na(m 1955, Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam va^~n do Si~-Quan Pha'p ddie^`u-khie^?n,
nhu+ng ca'c chie^'n-ha.m ba('t dda^`u
ddu+o+.c chuye^?n-giao . To+'i 20-8
phu.-ta' Ha?i-Qua^n thuo^.c Bo^. To^?ng-Tham-Mu+u
mo+'i na('m quye^`n ddie^`u-khie^?n
nga`nh Ha?i-Qua^n . La^`n la^`n tu+`
ddo', quye^`n chi?-huy tre^n ca'c
chie^'n-ha.m Vie^.t-Nam ddu+o+.c chuye^?n-giao
cho Si~-Quan Vie^.t-Nam ddie^`u-khie^?n , nhu+ng
su+. chuye^?n quye^`n na`y so vo+'i
Kho^ng-Qua^n cha^.m ho+n . Cho dde^'n khi
khai-die^~n chie^'n-di.ch Ru+`ng Sa't
(9-1955), Ha?i-Qua^n chu+a hoa`n-toa`n thoa't
ra kho?i-su+. le^.-thuo^.c cu?a Pha'p .
Tha'ng 5 na(m 1955, Pha'p
trao quye^`n chi?-huy 4 Ha?i-DDoa`n Xung-Phong .
Ti'nh to+'i cuo^'i na(m 1955, Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam go^`m co' ca'c ddo+n-vi.
va` co+-so+? sau dda^y:
- Ha?i-ddoa`n Xung-phong
so^' 21 (My~ Tho)
- Ha?i-ddoa`n Xung-phong
so^' 23 (Vi~nh Long)
- Ha?i-ddoa`n Xung-phong
so^' 24 (Sa`i Go`n)
- Ha?i-ddoa`n Xung-phong
so^' 25 (Ca^`n Tho+)
- 3 ca(n-cu+' Ha?i-Qua^n:
Sa`i Go`n, Ca't La'i va` DDa`
Na(~ng
- 4 ddo^`n Thu?y-qua^n:
My~ Tho, Ca^`n Tho+, Vi~nh Long, Long Xuye^n
- Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n
Nha-Trang
- Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng-xu+o+?ng
Ba Son
- Kho dda.n Tha`nh Tuy-Ha. .
Tru+o+'c ddo',
co' Ha?i-ddoa`n Xung-phong so^' 22 tha`nh-la^.p
va` di-chuye^?n tu+` mie^`n Ba('c va`o,
nhu+ng Ha?i-ddoa`n na`y bi. tan-na't
kho^ng co`n bao nhie^u ne^n dda~
sa't-nha^.p va`o Ha?i-ddoa`n 21 .
Ve^` to^?-chu+'c, ca'c
Ha?i-ddoa`n kho^ng hoa`n-toa`n gio^'ng
nhau . DDa.i-dde^? mo^~i Ha?i-ddoa`n
co' tu+` 5 dde^'n 7 Giang-va^.n-ddi~nh,
1 Giang-va^.n-ha.m hay Giang-pha'o-ha.m v.v ... Ca'c
Ha?i-ddoa`n khi mo+'i tha`nh-la^.p
go.i te^n theo no+i tru'-ddo'ng, sau
ddo^?i tha`nh so^' 1, 2, 3 ... va` cuo^'i
cu`ng ddo^?i tha`nh ca'c danh-hie^.u
nhu+ tre^n .
Ru't kinh-nghie^.m trong tra^.n
Ru+`ng Sa't, ca'c DDa.i-ddo^.i
Giang-thuye^`n la^`n la^`n gia?i-ta'n dde^?
bie^'n tha`nh Tie^?u-ddoa`n thu+'
hai cu?a Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-chie^'n khoa?ng
dda^`u tha'ng 2-1956 . Va`o lu'c na`y,
lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-chie^'n
go^`m co' hai Tie^?u-ddoa`n, mo^.t bo^.
Chi?-huy, na(m DDa.i-ddo^.i Khinh-binh
Tro+.-chie^'n, mo^.t Bie^.t-ddo^.ng-ddo^.i
(corps franc) va` mo^.t Pha^n Thu?y-ddo^.i
Thao-du+o+.t (flottille d'entrainement) .
Ba?ng-ca^'p-so^' ly'-thuye^'t
Ha?i-Qua^n 1955 va` Trang-bi. thu+.c-su+.
Sau ho^.i-nghi. Gene`ve 1954,
dda^'t nu+o+'c bi. chia ca('t,
vu`ng dda^'t Vie^.t-Nam Tu+.-Do chi?
co`n la.i tu+` so^ng Be^'n-Ha?i
tro+? ve^` Nam dde^'n mu~i Ca`
Ma^u . Trong khi qua^n-so^' toa`n-the^? Qua^n-DDo^.i
bi. ca('t gia?m, Ha?i-Qua^n kho^ng
chi.u nhie^`u a?nh-hu+o+?ng . Va`o
tha'ng 7-1955, ba?ng-ca^'p-so^' ly'-thuye^'t
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n ddu+o+.c cha^'p-thua^.n
vo+'i Qua^n-so^' 4,250 ngu+o+`i .
Khi ddo', Ha?i-Qua^n dda~ co'
mo^.t Qua^n-so^' hie^.n-die^.n 3,858 ngu+o+`i
(khoa?ng 91% ca^'p-so^'), pha^n chia ra nhu+
sau:
- Ha?i-Qua^n chi'nh-thu+'c
2,567 go^`m 190 Si~-Quan, 2,377 Ha.-Si~-Quan va`
Thu?y-thu? .
- Thu?y-Qua^n-Lu.c-chie^'n
1,291 go^`m 43 Si~-Quan, 257 ha. Si~-Quan va`
991 Binh-Si~ .
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam khi Pha'p ru't lui
Tru+o+'c khi ru't lui,
Pha'p dda~ dde^? la.i cho Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam mo^.t so^' Giang-thuye^`n va` Ha?i-thuye^`n,
co^.ng the^m vo+'i nhu+~ng Giang-thuye^`n
cu?a ca'c ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang sa't-nha^.p
la.i, Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam dda.t to+'i
nhu+~ng con so^' nhu+ sau:
- 2 Ha?i-va^.n-ha.m (LSM, Landing
ship medium)
- 3 Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m (PCE, Patrol
craft escort)
- 1 Ta`u Thu?y-DDa.o
(ba^timent hydrographe)
- 3 Tru.c-lo^i-ha.m YMS (dragueur)
- 2 Tro+.-chie^'n-ha.m
(LSSL, Landing ship support large)
- 5 Giang-pha'o-ha.m (LSIL, Landing
ship infantery large)
- 4 Giang-va^.n-ha.m (LCU, Landing
craft utility)
- 2 Tua^`n-duye^n-ha.m (GC,
Garde Co^tie`re)
- 70 Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh
(LCM, Landing craft mechanized) trong so^' na`y co'
2 Tie^`n-phong-ddi~nh (LCM monitor), 4 Soa'i-ddi~nh
(LCM de commandement), 53 Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh bo.c
the'p (LCM blinde') va` 11 Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh
loa.i nhe. (LCM le'ger) .
- 95 Vo+-dde't trong ddo'
co' 17 loa.i u+'ng-chie^'n (Vedette d'interception),
1 Vo+-dde't canh-pho`ng (Vedette de surveillance),
6 loa.i Y(?) . Ngoa`i ra la` ca'c tie^?u-gia'p-ddi~nh:
36 loa.i STCAN, 12 loa.i FOM da`i 8m va` 23 loa.i
FOM da`i 11m .
- 100 Tie^?u-va^.n-ddi~nh
LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel, loa.i ta`u nho?
tu+.a loa.i Vo+-dde't cho+?
ddu+o+.c 6 ngu+o+`i) trong ddo'
co' 81 loa.i bi`nh-thu+o+`ng va`
19 loa.i nhe. .
- 15 Sa`-lan trong ddo'
mo^.t Sa`-lan ma'y, 1 Sa`-lan cho+?
nu+o+'c va` 13 Sa`-lan thu+o+`ng .
- 3 Thuye^`n ke`m (remorqueur)
Pha^`n lo+'n chie^'n-ha.m
dda~ cu~ va` co' nhie^`u ca'i
kho^ng du`ng ddu+o+.c .
Nhu+~ng Cuo^.c Ha`nh-Qua^n
dda^`u tie^n
Trong nhu+~ng na(m dda^`u
mo+'i tha`nh-la^.p, Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n
cao-ca^'p nha^'t la` vi. Phu.-ta'
Ha?i-Qua^n ca.nh To^?ng-Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Ca'c Si~-Quan Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam chi?
mo+'i to^'t-nghie^.p, tha^m-nie^n ca^'p-ba^.c
co`n qua' tha^'p, kho^ng ddu? dde^?
na('m giu+~ chu+'c-vu. na`y .
Va`o nga`y 30 tha'ng 6,
1955, Thu?-Tu+o+'ng Ngo^ DDi`nh
Die^.m bo^?-nhie^.m Thie^'u-Tu+o+'ng
Tra^`n-Va(n-DDo^n chi?-huy Ha?i-Qua^n .
Trong khi ddo', cuo^.c Ha`nh-qua^n
ta.i Ru+`ng-Sa't khai-die^~n . DDa'ng
le~ cuo^.c Ha`nh-qua^n dda~ ddu+o+.c
tie^'n-ha`nh tu+` tha'ng 7-1955, nhu+ng
ma~i to+'i trung-tua^`n tha'ng 9 mo+'i
khai-die^~n, bo+?i vi` Qua^n-ddo^.i
chu+a hoa`n-toa`n su+?-du.ng ddu+o+.c
Ha?i-Qua^n dde^? bao va^y khu Ru+`ng
Sa't . Lu'c ddo', Qua^n-ddo^.i
Vie^.t-Nam chi? mo+'i co' Ha?i-ddoa`n
Xung-phong so^' 21 thuo^.c quye^`n ddie^`u-khie^?n
cu?a ngu+o+`i Vie^.t, do Ha?i-Qua^n
Thie^'u-Ta' Le^-Quang-My~ la`m Ha?i-ddoa`n-tru+o+?ng .
Ca'c Ha?i-ddoa`n kha'c, tuy dda~
do ngu+o+`i Vie^.t chi?-huy , nhu+ng va^~n
tru+.c-thuo^.c bo^. Chi?-huy Giang-lu+.c
(COFFLUSIC) cu?a Pha'p; ne^'u Vie^.t-Nam muo^'n
su+?-du.ng ca'c Ha?i-ddoa`n na`y,
pha?i xin ngu+o+`i Pha'p .
Cuo^'i cu`ng BTTM dda~
pha?i can-thie^.p vo+'i Pha'p, dde^?
xin su+?-du.ng va` dda~ ddu+o+.c
Pha'p cha^'p-thua^.n vo+'i ddie^`u-kie^.n
tra'nh tie^'ng cho Pha'p ba(`ng ca'ch
dda(.t ta^'t ca? ca'c Ha?i-ddoa`n
tham-chie^'n du+o+'i quye^`n chi?-huy
ta.m-tho+`i cu?a Thie^'u-ta' My~ .
- Tu+` nga`y 5 tha'ng
6 na(m 1955 dde^'n nga`y19 tha'ng 6 na(m
1955, Ha?i-Qua^n tham-du+. cuo^.c Ha`nh-qua^n
DDinh Tie^n Hoa`ng ta.i mie^`n Ta^y .
Giang DDoa`n 25 ddo^? qua^n a'n
ngu+~, chie^'m Ca'i Vo^`n, Ca^`n Tho+ .
Chu+'c-vu. Tu+-Le^.nh
Ha?i-Qua^n dda^`u tie^n
Trong giai-ddoa.n ca'c cuo^.c
Ha`nh-qua^n na`y die^~n-tie^'n, Thie^'u-ta'
My~ tro+? tha`nh Tu+-le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
dda^`u tie^n cu?a Vie^.t-Nam . Va`o nga`y
20 tha'ng 8, 1955 ba(`ng mo^.t nghi.-ddi.nh
chi'nh-thu+'c, Thu?-Tu+o+'ng Ngo^-DDi`nh-Die^.m
bo^?-nhie^.m Phu.-ta' Ha?i-Qua^n, Ha?i-Qua^n
Thie^'u-Ta' Le^-Quang-My~ va`o chu+'c-vu.
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n kie^m Chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng
ddoa`n Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n .
- Tu+` nga`y 21 tha'ng
9 na(m 1955, Ha?i-Qua^n tham-gia chie^'n-di.ch
Hoa`ng Die^.u ta.i Ru+`ng Sa't . Ngoa`i
Giang DDoa`n 21 cu?a Thie^'u-Ta' My~,
ca'c chie^'n-ddi~nh cu?a 4 Giang DDoa`n
22,23,24,25XP cu~ng hie^.n-die^.n trong chie^'n-di.ch
na`y .
- Khi chie^'n di.ch Nguye^~n
Hue^. de.p Ba Cu.t ta.i mie^`n Long Xuye^n
khai die^~n va`o tha'ng 12 na(m 1955,
Nha^.n xe't ve^` gia'-tri.
va` kha?-na(ng Giang-Lu+.c trong giai ddoa.n
na`y, co' mo^.t ba'o-ca'o nhu+ sau:
Tre^n ca? hai phu+o+ng die^.n bi`nh ddi.nh
la^~n ha`nh qua^n, ca'c Giang DDoa`n
ra^'t hu+~u du.ng ta.i mie^`n Nam Vie^.t
Nam vi`: ho?a lu+.c ma.nh-di ddo^.ng
nhanh cho'ng va` de^~ da`ng-pha^n ta'n
mo?ng ddu+o+.c .
Su+. Tha`nh-la^.p Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n
ddu+o+.c chi'nh-thu+'c tha`nh-la^.p
nga`y 1 tha'ng 10 na(m 1954 . Tuy-nhie^n tru+o+'c
ddo', va`o tha'ng 8 na(m 1954, Tie^?u-DDoa`n
1 Qua'i DDie^?u, con Co.p Bie^?n dda^`u
tie^n dda~ tha`nh-hi`nh ta.i Nha-Trang .
Qua na(m 1955, Tie^?u-DDoa`n
2 Tra^u DDie^n ra ddo+`i ta.i
Ra.ch Du+a`, sau di-chuye^?n ve^` Cam Ranh,
ti?nh Kha'nh Hoa`, mo^.t Bo^. Chi?-Huy
Lie^n-DDoa`n ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p
dde^? chi?-huy hai Tie^?u-DDoa`n tre^n .
Va`o nhu+~ng na(m dda^`u,
lu+.c-lu+o+.ng na`y tuy la` qua^n
bo^.-chie^'n, nhu+ng la.i co' mo^.t i't
giang-thuye^`n co+-hu+~u, pho^'i-ho+.p
ha`nh-qua^n nhu+ mo^.t thu+' Giang-Lu+.c
thuo^.c Ha?i-Qua^n .
Ha?i-Qua^n Thua^`n-tu'y
Vie^.t-Nam
Ngay khi nha^.m-chu+'c, Tu+-Le^.nh
Ha?i-Qua^n Le^-Quang-My~ bo^?-nhie^.m
ca'c Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam va`o
ca'c chu+'c-vu. chi?-huy then cho^'t,
thay the^' Si~-quan Pha'p .
Ke^? tu+` 1955, mo^~i
na(m Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n
Nha-Trang dda`o-ta.o khoa?ng 1,200 nha^n-su+.
ca'c ca^'p .
- Tha'ng 11 nga`y 7, Pha'p
chuye^?n-giao Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n
Nha-Trang la.i cho Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam .
- Tha'ng 12 nga`y 7, dde^?
ba`nh-tru+o+'ng ca'c hoa.t-ddo^.ng
o+? so^ng ra.ch, mo^~i Ha?i-ddoa`n
ddu+o+.c trang-bi. 6 LCM, 4 LCVP va` 6
ho^ bo (hors bord) co' va^.n-to^'c cao .
- Ha?i-Qua^n tie^'p-nha^.n
hai Tro+.-chie^'n-ha.m (LSSL - Landing Ship Support
Large) .
Ve^` qua^n-so^', va`o
tha'ng 7 na(m 1955, Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam
co' 3858 ngu+o+`i, ke^? ca? 1291 Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n .
Cu~ng trong na(m na`y, Ha?i-Qua^n
tha`nh-la^.p ca'c Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
lo+'n va` ta^'t ca? Bo^. Chi?-huy
dde^`u dda(.t ta.i Sa`igo`n .
(1) Ha?i-Lu+.c . Go^`m co'
ca'c chie^'m-ha.m:
- Na(m PC (Patrol Craft or Submarine Chaser)
Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m: Chi La(ng HQ 01, Va.n Kie^'p
HQ 02, DDo^'ng DDa HQ 03, Tuy DDo^.ng HQ 04
va` Ta^y Ke^'t HQ 05 .
- Ba YMS Tru.c-lo^i-ha.m: Ha`m
Tu+? HQ 111, Chu+o+ng Du+o+ng HQ 112, Ba.ch
DDa(`ng HQ 113 .
- Hai LSSL Tro+.-chie^'n-ha.m:
HQ 225 No? Tha^`n va` HQ 226 Linh Kie^'m .
- Bo^'n LSM (Landing Ship Medium) Ha?i-va^.n-ha.m:
Ha't Giang HQ 400, Ha`n Giang HQ 401, Lam Giang HQ 402, Ninh
Giang HQ 403 .
- Va` 10 Tua^`n-duye^n-ddi~nh
WBP (mo^.t loa.i Coast Guart Patrol Cutters) .
(2) Giang-Lu+.c . Go^`m 5 Ha?i-ddoa`n .
Mo^~i Ha?i-ddoa`n ddu+o+.c
trang-bi. 5 Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh (LCM - Landing
Craft, Mechanized), 4 Trung-va^.n-ddi~nh (LCVP - Landing
Craft, Vehicle and Personnel), 5 Ho^ bo co' va^.n-to^'c
nhanh, 4 Giang-pha'o-ha.m (LSIL - Landing Ship, Infantry, Large),
5 Giang-va^.n-ha.m (LCU - Landing Craft Utility) va` 4
YTL (Yard Tug, Light or Harbor Craft) . Ha^.u-cu+' ca'c
Ha?i-ddoa`n ddu+o+.c dda(.t
ta.i Ca^`n Tho+, My~ Tho, Vi~nh Long, Long
Xuye^n . Ca't La'i .
(3) Ca'c ddo+n-vi. bo+`
go^`m co':
- Bo^'n duye^n-khu ta.i Phu'
Quo^'c, Nha Trang, Vu~ng Ta`u, DDa` Na(~ng .
- Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n
Nha Trang .
- HQCX, Trung-ta^m Tie^'p-lie^.u
va` ca'c Thu?y-xu+o+?ng Ca^`n
Tho+ . DDa` Na(~ng .
(4) Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n .
Ke^? tu+` nga`y 21 tha'ng 12 , Tu+-Le^.nh
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam Le^-Quang-My~ co^ng-bo^'
su+. hi`nh-tha`nh cu?a Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n Vie^.t-Nam nhu+ la` mo^.t DDa.i-ddo+n-vi.
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n .
Nhu+~ng nga`y cuo^'i
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Qua^n
Pha'p ta.i Vie^~n-DDo^ng (Forces Navales
en Extre^me-Orient: vie^'t ta('t FNEO) chi'nh-thu+'c
gia?i-ta'n va`o nga`y 26 tha'ng 4, 1956 .
Mo^.t so^' Si~-Quan va` DDoa`n-vie^n
ngu+o+`i Pha'p la`m vie^.c chung vo+'i
ddo+n-vi. Vie^.t-Nam cu~ng va^~n co`n .
Na(m 1956
Ha?i-Lu+.c nha^.n the^m
3 Giang-pha'o-ha.m (LSIL) nu+~a dde^?
co' ddu? 5 chie^'c nhu+ du+.-tru`:
Long DDao HQ 327, Tha^`n Tie^~n HQ 328, Thie^n
Ki'ch HQ 329, Lo^i Co^ng HQ 330, Ta^`m Se't
HQ 331 .
Tha'ng 6 na(m 1956, Trung-Hoa Da^n-quo^'c
DDa`i-Loan gu+?i 2 Khu-Tru.c-Ha.m mang
qua^n ddo^?-bo^. chie^'m ddo'ng
dda?o Ba-Bi`nh Itu-Aba . HQVNCH chi?-thi. Ho^.-To^'ng-ha.m
Tu.y DDo^ng HQ . 4 ba('t dda^`u tua^`n-tie^~u
qua^`n-dda?o Tru+o+`ng-Sa .
Nga`y 26/10/1956, ha^`u he^'t
chie^'n-ha.m va` chie^n-ddi~nh Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam die^~n-ha`nh, bie^?u-du+o+ng
lu+.c-lu+o+.ng tre^n so^ng Sa`i-Go`n .
Nhu-ca^`u su+?a chu+a~
ddo`i ho?i su+. gia-ta(ng nha^n-lu+.c
cho Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng-Xu+o+?ng (HQCX) .
U+o+'c-ti'nh dde^`-nghi. ca^`n
pha?i mo^.t so^' da^n-chi'nh la` 1,350
ngu+o+`i . Va`o cuo^'i na(m 1956, 52
nha^n-vie^n go^`m Si~-Quan, Ha.-si~-quan
va` da^n-chi'nh thuo^.c HQVNCH ddu+o+.c
gu+?i ddi hua^'n-luye^.n o+? Ha?i-Xu+o+?ng
My~ ta.i Subic Bay, Phi-Lua^.t-Ta^n . Sau ddo',
19 ky~-su+ va` chuye^n-vie^n kie^'n-tru'c
ta`u be` ngu+o+`i Nha^.t-Ba?n ddu+o+.c
tuye^?n-cho.n va` gu+?i qua dde^?
tro+.-giu'p ky~-thua^.t cho HQCX Sa`i-Go`n .
Ke^'-hoa.ch tha`nh-la^.p
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-thuye^`n Vie^.t-Nam
ddu+o+.c dde^.-tri`nh Bo^. Quo^'c-pho`ng
nhu+ng chu+a ddu+o+.c phe^-chua^?n .
Bie^'n-chuye^?n cu?a na(m
1956
Ca'c su+?-gia, khi su+u-ta^`m
va` nghie^n-cu+'u ve^` HQVNCH, dda~
ddo^`ng-y' ra(`ng na(m 1956 la` na(m
co' nhie^`u die^~n-bie^'n ma.nh me~
ddu+a Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam dde^'n
giai-ddoa.n pha't-trie^?n (1957-1967) trong khi
thie^'u tho^'n phu+o+ng-tie^.n:
Ha?i-lu+.c VNCH chi? go^`m
co' chie^'n-ha.m nho? be' nhu+ng mang
la.i su+. tu+.-ha`o cho tinh-tha^`n
Quo^'c-gia Da^n-to^.c . Hi`nh a?nh Quo^'c-ky`
ddu+o+.c ke'o le^n tre^n ky`-dda`i
ga^y nhu+~ng xu'c-ddo^.ng ra^'t
lo+'n lao la`m nu+'c lo`ng mo.i
ngu+o+`i .
Cao-tra`o DDo^.c-la^.p
da^ng cao, ngu+o+`i da^n Vie^.t-nam Co^.ng-Hoa`
(VNCH) quye^'t-ta^m dda^?y a?nh-hu+o+?ng
thu+.c-da^n Pha'p ra kho?i la~nh-tho^? .
To^?ng-Tho^'ng Ngo^-DDi`nh-Die^.m ga^y
a'p-lu+.c ma.nh dde^? Qua^n-ddo^.i
Vie^~n-chinh Pha'p pha?i ru't ra so+'m,
tru+o+'c ha.n-ky` .
Theo ke^'-hoa.ch Vie^.t-Pha'p
ky' ke^'t thi` HQVNCH se~ ta(ng le^n
9,000 ngu+o+`i . Chie^'n-ha.m chie^'n-ddi~nh
va` phi-co+ ddu+o+.c du+.-tru`
trang-bi. nhu+ sau: Ha?i-lu+.c: 4 Khu-tru.c-ha.m
DE, 10 Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m PC va` 27 Tua^`n-duye^n-ddi~nh
CGUB; Giang-lu+.c: 4 Giang-pha'o-ha.m LSIL, 2 Tro+.-chie^'n-ha.m
LSSL, 4 Giang va^.n ha.m LCU, 5 Ha?i-ddoa`n
Xung-phong (mo^~i ddo+n-vi. go^`m 9 Qua^n-va^n-ddi~nh
LCM va` 8 Tie^?u-Va^.n-ddi~nh LCVP); Ha?i-Va^.n:
4 Du+o+ng-va^.n-ha.m LST va` 4 Ha?i-va^.n-ha.m
LSM; Kho^ng-tua^`n: 1 Phi-ddo^.i Thu?y-phi-co+ .
Nay HQVNCH dda^?y Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p ra ddi
thi` chu+o+ng-tri`nh na`y kho^ng co`n
nu+~a .
Trong khi hai Chi'nh-phu? Vie^.t-Nam
va` Pha'p ddang ddo^'i dda^`u
ve^` chi'nh-tri., vo+'i tu+-ca'ch
Tu+-le^.nh Ha?i-qua^n mo^.t Quo^'c-gia ddo^.c-la^.p,
HQ Thie^'u-Ta' Le^-Quang-My~ ky' ngay
le^.nh bo^?-nhie^.m ca'c Si~-quan HQVN na('m
la^'y he^'t quye^`n chi?-huy cu?a Si~-quan
Pha'p tre^n chie^'n-ha.m cu~ng nhu+
ta.i mo.i ddo+n-vi. kha'c, ke^?
ca? TQLC .
Ha?i-qua^n y'-thu+'c
ngay tra'ch-vu. ba?o-ve^. ca'c ha?i-dda?o
ngoa`i kho+i Bie^?n DDo^ng ra^'t so+'m .
Ngay khi co' quye^`n ddie^`u-ddo^.ng
chie^'n-ha.m, HQVNCH chi?-thi. Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m
Tu.y-DDo^.ng HQ . 4, tre^n ddu+o+`ng
tu+` Subic Bay ve^`, ba('t dda^`u tua^`n-tie^~u
qua^`n-dda?o Tru+o+`ng-Sa . Co`n
vie^.c pho`ng-thu? Hoa`ng-Sa dda~
ddu+o+.c ta(ng-cu+o+`ng ba(`ng
nhu+~ng ddo+n-vi. thie^.n-chie^'n
cu?a Thu?y-qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n .
DDe^? dda'nh da^'u
nhu+~ng die^~n-bie^'n quan-tro.ng ddo',
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam to^?-chu+'c mo^.t
cuo^.c die^~n-ha`nh dde^? bie^?u-du+o+ng
lu+.c-lu+o+.ng tre^n so^ng Sa`i-Go`n
trong nga`y Quo^'c-Kha'nh 26/10/1956 . To^?ng-Tho^'ng
Ngo^-DDi`nh-Die^.m dda~ dde^'n
chu?-to.a cuo^.c le^~ .
Chu+o+ng 3
Giai-ddoa.n Pha't-trie^?n
(1957-1967)
Cho du` ga(.p nhu+~ng
tro+?-nga.i tre^n bu+o+'c hi`nh-tha`nh,
nhie^`u kho' kha(n khi du+.ng la.i co+`
To^?-Quo^'c tre^n ky`-dda`i chie^'n-ha.m;
sau na(m 1956, Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa`
(HQVNCH) cu~ng dda~ tie^'n ddu+o+.c
nhu+~ng bu+o+'c kho+?i-ha`nh
vu+~ng cha('c .
Na(m 1957
Tha'ng 5, ca'c Si~-quan
Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p cuo^'i cu`ng ro+`i
Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n Nha Trang,
giao hoa`n-toa`n tro.ng-tra'ch hua^'n-luye^.n
la.i cho Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam . Sau khi kho'a
7 ma~n-kho'a, Trung-Ta^m kho^ng nha^.n ngay
Sinh-Vie^n . Mo^.t so^' Si~-Quan u+u-tu'
dduo+.c go.i ve^` la`m hua^'n-luye^.n-vie^n,
dda~ hoa`n-tha`nh vie^.c soa.n tha?o
chu+o+ng-tri`nh ho.c ta^.p cho ca'c kho'a
Ha?i-Qua^n sau na`y .
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam nha^.n
the^m nhie^`u Modified Landing Craft (loa.i tie^?u-ddi~nh
co' kha?-na(ng cha.y tre^n so^ng va`
tre^n ruo^.ng lu'p xu'p nu+o+'c),
2 Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh (LCM), 2 Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m
(PC - Patrol Craft) va` 3 Tru.c-lo^i-ha.m YMS (Yard
Minesweeper) .
Ha^`u he^'t ca'c giang-ddi~nh
va` chie^'n-ha.m na`y dde^`u do Hoa-Ky`
vie^.n-tro+. cho Pha'p trong tho+`i-ky`
chie^'n-tranh DDo^ng-Du+o+ng va` nay
Pha'p giao la.i cho Vie^.t-Nam . Khi chuye^?n-giao
ca'c chie^'n-ha.m va` chie^'n-ddi~nh
ddo' la.i cho Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam,
nha^n-vie^n Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p dda~
pha'-hoa.i mo^.t so^' trang-cu. ba(`ng
ca'ch bo? ca't trong da^`u cha.y ma'y
hoa(.c nha^.n bu`n va`o ca'c o^'ng da^~n
da^`u khie^'n mo^.t so^' chie^'n-cu. chi?
su+?-du.ng ddu+o+.c mo^.t tho+`i-gian
nga('n ro^`i phe^'-tha?i!
Na(m 1957 la` tho+`i-gian
Ha?i-Qua^n ta(ng-tru+o+?ng: toa`n-the^?
ha?i-qua^n co' 4,800 ngu+o+`i . DDa(.c-bie^.t
Giang-Lu+.c ta(ng 50 pha^`n tra(m .
HQ Trung-Ta' Tra^`n-Va(n-Cho+n
thay the^' HQ DDa.i-ta' Le^-Quang-My~
trong Chu+'c-Vu. Tu+-le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n .
Na(m 1958
- Ha?i-Qua^n gu+?i Chie^'n-ha.m,
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n cu`ng qua^n
ba.n tham-du+. chie^'n-dich Ho^`ng-Nha.n
ta.i Phu'-Quo^'c .
- Trong ke^'-hoa.ch di-ta?n
ddo^`ng-ba`o ddi la^.p a^'p mo+'i,
ca'c chie^'n-ha.m chie^'n-ddi`nh chuye^?n-va^.n
dda~ chuye^n cho+? ddo^`ng-ba`o
tu+` Ba-Nam ve^` U-Minh, Ca'i Sa('n .
- Kho'a Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n
dda^`u tie^n ddu+o+.c tuye^?n-mo^.
va` hua^'n-luye^.n bo+?i chi'nh Si~-quan
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam: Kho'a 8, Ho^? Ca'p .
- Ca'c nha` qua^n-su+?
VNCH thu+o+`ng cho ra(`ng nhu+~ng na(m
1957-1958 la` tho+`i-gian thanh-bi`nh o+?
mie^`n Nam Vie^.t-Nam . Tuy va^.y, rie^ng Ha?i-Qua^n
ghi-nha^.n mo^.t bie^'n-chuye^?n lo+'n:
Tie^?u-ddoa`n 1Thu?y-qua^n Lu.c-chie^'n
trong khi ha`nh-qua^n co' Ha?i-ddoa`n
Xung-phong ye^?m-tro+. ta.i An-Xuye^n la`
vu`ng cu+.c Nam cu?a VNCH dda~ ddu.ng
qua^n Co^.ng-Sa?n . Bie^'n-co^' na`y
chu+'ng-to? da~-ta^m cu?a Ba('c-Vie^t
kho+?i-su+. xa^m-la(ng Mie^`n Nam
tu+` na(m 1958 .
Na(m 1959
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Thuye^`n
ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p . Theo quan-nie^.m
ban dda^`u Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng na`y
ddu+o+.c trang-bi. ba(`ng nha^n-vie^n
ba'n qua^n-su+., tuye^?n-mo^. trong so^'
thanh-nie^n ngu+-phu? ta.i ddi.a-phu+o+ng
dde^? hoa.t-ddo^.ng trong ca'c ddo^.i
Ha?i-Thuye^`n ra?i ra'c suo^'t do.c
duye^n-ha?i Vie^.t Nam .
HQ Trung-Ta' Ho^`-Ta^'n-Quye^`n
thay the^' HQ Trung-Ta' Tra^`n-Va(n-Cho+n
la`m Tu+-le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
Bo^. Chi?-huy Ha?i-Tra^'n
ddu+o+.c chi'nh-thu+'c tha`nh-la^.p .
Ha?i-Tra^'n la` mo^.t dda.i-ddo+n-vi.
he^'t su+'c lo+'n . Ne^'u kho^ng
ti'nh TQLC, so^' lu+o+.ng qua^n-nha^n
va` da^n-chi'nh du+o+'i quye^`n
Bo^. Chi?-huy Ha?i-Tra^'n chie^'m dde^'n
mo^.t nu+?a qua^n-so^' Ha?i-Qua^n .
Ha?i-Tra^'n go^`m co' nhie^`u co+-quan
dda^`u na~o va` ca'c ddo+n-vi.
bo+` nhu+ sau:
- Bo^'n Duye^n-khu; bo^. chi?-huy
cu?a mo^~i Duye^n-khu dda(.t ta.i Phu'
Quo^'c, Nha Trang, Vu~ng Ta`u, DDa` Na(~ng .
- Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n
Nha Trang .
- Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng Xu+o+?ng
- Ca'c Thu?y-xu+o+?ng
Ca^`n Tho+ . DDa` Na(~ng .
- Trung-ta^m Tie^'p-lie^.u .
Giang-lu+.c co' to^?ng-co^.ng
96 Giang-ddi~nh, to^?-chu+'c tha`nh
5 Ha?i-ddoa`n .
Ha?i-Lu+.c la^`n lu+o+.t
nha^.n the^m ba Tru.c-lo^i-ha.m (MSC): HQ 114
Ha`m Tu+? II , HQ 115 Chu+o+ng Du+o+ng
II, HQ 116 Ba.ch DDa(`ng II . Tho+`i-gian na`y,
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam co' ta^'t ca?
119 chie^'n-ha.m va` chie^'n-ddi~nh
ca'c loa.i .
Tu+` tru+o+'c dde^'n
gio+`, ca'c chie^'n-ha.m dda.i-ky`
dde^`u pha?i ddi qua Ha?i-Xu+o+?ng
Hoa-Ky` ta.i Subic, Phi-Lua^.t-Ta^n . Va`o
na(m 1958 khi kha?-na(ng ky~-thua^.t gia-ta(ng,
Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng-Xu+o+?ng Sa`i-Go`n
ba('t dda^`u dda?m-nhie^.m mo.i
co^ng-ta'c su+?a chu+~a quan-tro.ng
cho chie^'n-ha.m .
Nhie^`u Si~-quan, Ha.-si~-quan
ddu+o+.c go+?i sang Hoa-Ky` tu-nghie^.p .
Ca'c Si~-quan cao-ca^'p tu-nghie^.p ta.i Naval
War College o+? Newport, Rhode Island . Vi. Si~-quan
dda^`u tie^n theo ho.c ta.i Naval War College
la` Ha?i-Qua^n Trung-Ta' Tra^`n Va(n
Cho+n . Mo^.t so^' Si~-quan trung-ca^'p tu-nghie^.p
ta.i Naval Postgraduate School o+? Monterey, California .
Na(m 1960
- The^m bo^'n mu+o+i Si~-quan
va` sa'u mu+o+i Ha.-si~-quan ddu+o+.c
go+?i sang Hoa-Ky` tu-nghie^.p .
- Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam cu~ng
go+?i mo^.t toa'n qua^n-nha^n ti`nh-nguye^.n
sang DDa`i-Loan thu.-hua^'n ve^` pha'-hoa.i
du+o+'i nu+o+'c U .D .T . (Underwater Demolition
Teams) . Ma~n khoa' ho.c, ho. tro+? tha`nh
nhu+~ng Bie^.t-ha?i dda^`u tie^n
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` .
- Tha'ng 4 nga`y 2, 45 ta^n
Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n kho'a VIII Ho^?-Ca'p
ra tru+o+`ng .
Cu~ng trong na(m na`y, Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-Thuye^`n thu+.c-su+. hoa.t-ddo^.ng
ta.i duye^n-khu 1 .
- Tha'ng 7, kho'a dda^`u
tie^n vo+'i 400 ddoa`n-vie^n Ha?i-
Thuye^`n ddu+o+.c tuye^?n-mo^. va`
hua^'n-luye^.n ta.i DDa` Na(~ng, du+o+'i
su+. chi?-huy cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Trung-Uy'
Nguye^~n Va(n Tho^ng .
- Tha'ng 12, bo^'n Duye^n-DDoa`n
dda^`u tie^n ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p
va` ddo'ng ta.i Cu+?a Vie^.t, Hue^',
DDa` Na(~ng va` Ho^.i An .
Tho+`i-gian na`y, Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
Giang-Ca?nh cu~ng ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p .
Ha?i-Qua^n Trung-Ta' Chung
Ta^'n Cang la` vi. Si~-quan thu+' hai
ddu+o+.c tu-nghie^.p ta.i Naval War College .
Tu+` na(m na`y tro+? ve^` sau,
mo^~i na(m, mo^.t Si~-quan cao-ca^'p Ha?i-Qua^n
theo ho.c ta.i DDa.i-ho.c Qua^n-su+.
na`y .
Ha?i-Qua^n nha^.n 1 PC (Patrol
Craft), Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m Va^n DDo^`n HQ
06 . Thay the^' mo^.t chie^'c ddo^`ng loa.i
qua' cu~, ddu+o+.c phe^'-tha?i .
Kha?-na(ng ky~-thua^.t
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng-Xu+o+?ng Sa`i-Go`n
tie^p-tu.c gia-ta(ng . Va`o dda^`u tha^.p-nie^n
1960, HQCX na`y la` co+-so+? ky~-nghe^.
lo+'n nha^'t cu?a Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` .
Na(m 1961
- Lie^n-ddo^.i Ngu+o+`i
Nha'i ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p . Nhu+~ng
tha`nh-vie^n no`ng co^'t cu?a ddo+n-vi.
na`y dda~ ddu+o+.c hua^'n-luye^.n
bo+?i Ngu+o+`i Nha'i Ha?i-Qua^n
Trung-Hoa Da^n-Quo^'c ta.i DDa`i-Loan tu+`
na(m 1960 .
Chu+o+ng-tri`nh MAP (Military
Assistance Program) cha^'p-thua^.n 406 Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam du-ho.c Hoa Ky` ve^` ta^'t ca?
ca'c nga`nh chuye^n-mo^n cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n .
Ngoa`i ra, nhie^`u Si~-quan ddu+o+.c
ddu+a ddi thu+.c-ta^.p tre^n ca'c
chie^'n-ha.m thuo^.c DDe^. Tha^'t Ha.m-DDo^.i
Hoa-Ky` .
Ca'c Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m
HQ 01, HQ 04 va` HQ 05 cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam
tham du+. cuo^.c thu+.c-ta^.p dda'nh
ta^`u nga^`m dda^`u tie^n vo+'i
ca'c Tie^`m-thu?y-ddi~nh Hoa Ky`
Blue Fish va` Blue Gill ngoa`i kho+i vi.nh Cam
Ranh . Ca'c Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m ti`m ta^`u
nga^`m ba(`ng sonar va` dda'nh ba(`ng
ca'c lu+.u dda.n tay MK2 . Tha'm-xua^'t-vie^n
va` ca'c nha^n-vie^n kha'c cu?a
Vie^.t-Nam ra^'t kha' trong vie^.c xa'c-ddi.nh
vi. tri' ta^`u nga^`m Hoa-Ky` . HQ 01, HQ
04 va` HQ 05 ta^'n-co^ng chi'nh-xa'c dde^'n
no^~i ca'c lu+.u-dda.n tay tha?
xuo^'ng la`m cha'y ca'c bo'ng dde`n
tre^n ca'c tie^`m thu?y ddi~nh . Cuo^'i
cu`ng Ha.m-tru+o+?ng ta^`u nga^`m
lie^n la.c ba(`ng sonar pha?i ye^u ca^`u
Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m chi? ta^'n-co^ng ba(`ng
ca'ch nha^'n nu't ti'n-hie^.u sonar, ho.
se~ tha? bong bo'ng nu+o+'c le^n
tu+` o^'ng ngu+ lo^i dde^? cho bie^'t
ho. bi. tru'ng dda.n hay nhu+~ng
khi ca^`n tho^ng-ba'o vi.-tri' cu?a
ho. .
Trong nhu+~ng na(m lie^n-tie^'p,
HQVNCH lu+u-ta^m nhie^`u dde^'n vie^.c
cho^'ng Tie^`m-thu?y-ddi~nh . Tuy kha?-na(ng
nha^n-vie^n kha' nhu+ng chie^'n-ha.m
la.i qua' cu~ . Vo? ta`u mo?ng manh
kho^ng chi.u no^?i a'p-lu+.c thu?y-lu+.u-dda.n
mo^~i khi pho'ng cho no^? nga^`m du+o+'i
nu+o+'c .
Lu'c na`y, Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam co' ga^`n sa'u nga`n qua^n,
ke^? ca'c Si~-quan, Ha.-Si~-quan va`
DDoa`n-vie^n .
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Thuye^`n
co' 80 ghe ddu? ca'c loa.i, tua^`n-tie^~u
sa't ven bie^?n Vu`ng I Duye^n-ha?i, tu+`
vi~-tuye^'n 17 to+'i Sa-Huy`nh .
Ha?i-Lu+.c nha^.n:
- 1 PCE (Patrol Craft Escort) Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m
DDo^'ng DDa II, HQ 07 .
- 3 MSC (Minesweeper, Coastal) . Ca'c
Tru.c-lo^i-ha.m Ha`m Tu+? II HQ 114, Chu+o+ng
Du+o+ng II HQ 115, Ba.ch DDa(`ng II HQ 116 theo
thu+'-tu+., se~ la^`n-lu+o+.t
ho^`i-hu+o+ng . Ca'c chie^'n-ha.m na`y
ddu+o+.c ddo'ng mo+'i tinh,
tuy nho? be' nhu+ng ve^` ky~-thua^.t
la.i ra^'t cao .
- 1 LSM (Landing Ship, Medium) Ha?i-va^.n-ha.m
Hu+o+ng-Giang HQ 404 .
Thu?y-thu?-ddoa`n Vie^.t-Nam
tra?i qua chu+o+ng-tri`nh hua^'n-luye^.n,
thu+.c-ta^.p ngoa`i kho+i ta.i Hoa-Ky`,
ro^`i mo+'i nha^.n-la~nh chie^'n-ha.m .
To^?ng-so^' chie^'n-ha.m
cu?a Ha?i-Lu+.c la` 21 chie^'c .
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n
lo+'n ma.nh
Song song vo+'i dda`
pha't-trie^?n cu?a Qua^n-Lu+.c Vie^.t-Nam
Co^.ng-Hoa` (QLVNCH) tu+` na(m 1958 dde^'n
1960, Tie^?u-DDoa`n So'i Bie^?n, Tie^?u-DDoa`n
4 Ki`nh Ngu+ ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p;
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n ca?i-tie^'n
tha`nh Lie^n-DDoa`n va`o na(m 1961 .
DDe^? ye^?m-tro+.
dda(.c-bie^.t cho nhu+~ng cuo^.c ha`nh-qua^n
thu?y-bo^., DDa.i-DDo^.i Ye^?m-Tro+.
Thu?y-Bo^., DDa.i-DDo^.i Va^.n-Ta?i,
DDa.i-DDo^.i Truye^`n-Tin, DDa.i-DDo^.i
Qua^n-Y, v.v ... ke^'-tie^'p nhau ra ddo+`i .
Na(m 1962, Tie^?u-DDoa`n 1 Pha'o-Binh tha`nh-hi`nh
go^`m 2 Pha'o-DDo^.i 75 ly va` 1 Pha'o-DDo^.i
105 ly .
Na(m 1962
- Tha'ng 2, Bo^. chi?-huy Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Giang-Pho`ng ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p
va` dda(.t tru+.c-thuo^.c Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh
DDi.a-Phu+o+ng-qua^n .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-thuye^`n
ba`nh tru+o+'ng vo+'i 800 ddoa`n-vie^n,
28 duye^n-ddoa`n, 61 ghe chu?-lu+.c,
ho+n 200 ghe di-cu+, 320 ghe buo^`m va` 23 ghe chu?-lu+.c
ddang ddo'ng . Ghe chu? lu.c cha.y ba(`ng
da^`u ca(.n, ma'y Gray Marine 225 ma~ lu+.c .
- Tha'ng 6, Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
Giang-Pho`ng nha^.n 145 LCVP dde^? la^.p tha`nh
24 DDa.i-ddo^.i Tua^`n-Giang .
- Tha'ng 8, Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n
Ha?i-Qua^n Nha Trang tuye^?n cho.n ga^'p ddo^i
so^' sinh-vie^n (tu+` 50 sinh-vie^n mo^~i
kho'a ta(ng le^n 100 sinh-vie^n) va` tho+`i-gian
thu.-hua^'n ddu+o+.c ru't nga('n
co`n 18 tha'ng, thay vi` hai na(m nhu+ ca'c
kho'a tru+o+'c .
- Tha'ng 10, sa'u mu+o+i
hai Ngu+o+`i Nha'i to^'t-nghie^.p, do
su+. hua^'n-luye^.n cu?a SEAL Hoa Ky` .
Danh-tu+. SEAL la` chu+~ vie^'t ta('t
tu+`: Sea, Air, Land .
Cu~ng tho+`i-gian na`y,
Ha?i-ddoa`n 22 Xung-phong ddu+o+.c
tha`nh-la^.p vo+'i 19 chie^'n-ddi~nh
va` ho+n 200 ddoa`n-vie^n .
Ha?i Lu+.c tie^'p-nha^.n:
- 2 PCE (Patrol Craft Escort) Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m
Chi La(ng II HQ 08, Ky` Ho`a 09 .
- 1 LSM (Landing Ship Medium) Ha?i-va^.n-ha.m
Tie^`n Giang HQ 405 .
- 2 LST (Landing Ship, Tank) Du+o+ng-va^.n-ha.m
Cam Ranh HQ 500; Du+o+ng-va^.n-ha.m DDa`
Na(~ng HQ 501 .
Na(m 1963
Ha`nh-qua^n So'ng Ti`nh
Thu+o+ng khai-die^~n nga`y 3 tha'ng 1 na(m
1963 vo+'i mu.c-ddi'ch ta'i-chie^'m
va` bi`nh-ddi.nh khu-vu+.c Na(m
Ca(n . Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-ta' Ho^`-Ta^'n-Quye^`n,
TL/HQVN ddi'ch tha^n la`m Chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng .
- Chi? Huy Lu+.c Lu+o+.ng
DDo^? Bo^.: Trung Ta' Le^ Nguye^n Khang
- Tham Mu+u Tru+o+?ng: HQ
Thie^'u Ta' DDinh Ma.nh Hu`ng
Quan Nie^.m Ha`nh Qua^n nhu+
sau:
(1) Giai DDoa.n I: ( Khoa?ng
1 tha'ng)
Lu+.c lu+o+.ng TQLC ddo^?
bo^. tu+` mo?m Ca` Ma^u (Xo'm
Mo+'i), ha`nh-qua^n truy-lu`ng va`
tie^u-die^.t ddi.ch ta.i phi'a Nam so^ng
Cu+?a Lo+'n; sau ddo' ca'c chie^'n
ha.m va` ha?i thuye^`n cu`ng TQLC va`o
ta'i chie^'m Na(m Ca(n . Mo^.t Giang DDoa`n
khai tho^ng thu?y lo^. tu+` DDa^`m
Do+i xuo^'ng Na(m Ca(n .
(2) Giai DDoa.n II: (Khoa?ng
1 tha'ng) HQ Thie^'u Ta' Nghie^m Va(n Phu'
chi? huy .
- Xa^y du+.ng ca(n cu+'
Na(m Ca(n . Ta'i la^.p qua^.n Na(m Ca(n .
- Ha`nh qua^n mo+? ro^.ng
vu`ng bi`nh ddi.nh .
(3) Giai DDoa.n II:
- Co^ng ta'c bi`nh ddi.nh
do la~nh tho^? thi ha`nh . Ha?i-Qua^n ye^?m-tro+.
an-ninh ddu+o+`ng thu?y .
Trong na(m na`y, Ha?i-Qua^n
co' the^m:
- Na(m thu?y-xu+o+?ng
ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p ta.i ca'c
Duye^n- khu . Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-thuye^`n
ta.i Phu' Quo^'c ddu+o+.c do+`i
ve^` Cam Ranh .
Ha?i Lu+.c nha^.n:
- 1 LSM Ha?i-va^.n-ha.m Ha^.u
Giang, HQ 406 .
- 1 LST Du+o+ng-va^.n-ha.m
Thi. Na.i, HQ 502 .
- 1 YOG (Gasoline Barge, Self-propelled) ta`u
da^`u HQ 471 .
- 2 Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m (Nguye^n-thu?y
la` ta`u ra` mi`n MSF- Minesweeper, Fleet: MSF
300 Serene va` MSF 301 Shelter . Ha?i-Qua^n Hoa Ky`
bie^'n-ca?i tha`nh Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m,
PCE -Patrol Craft Escort) .
- Ha?i Lu+.c cu~ng ba('t
dda^`u tie^'p-nha^.n da^`n da^`n ca'c
Tua^`n-duye^n-ddi~nh PGM (Patrol Motor Gunboat) .
Theo chu+o+ng-tri`nh MAP dda~ ddu+o+.c
cha^'p-thua^.n, co' 12 PGM mang so^' tu+`
HQ 600 dde^'n HQ 611 .
Giang Lu+.c nha^.n:
- 24 monitors, mo^.t so^' LCVP, na^ng
to^?ng-so^' giang-ddi~nh le^n 208 chie^'c .
- 12 MLM (Minesweeping Launch) mang so^'
tu+` HQ 150 dde^'n HQ 161 dde^? trang-bi.
cho Giang-DDoa`n Tru.c-lo^i .
Tho+`i-gian na`y Ha?i-Qua^n
co' ho+n sa'u nga`n qua^n ca'c ca^'p .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Thuye^`n co'
66 Si~-quan (Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n ), 375 Ha.-si~-quan
va` 3359 DDoa`n-vie^n .
HQ DDa.i-Ta' Ho^`-Ta^'n-Quye^`n
bi. a'm sa't trong nga`y sinh-nha^.t cu?a
O^ng, nga`y 1/11/1963 sau khi O^ng tu+`-cho^'i
kho^ng u?ng-ho^. phe dda?o-chi'nh . HQ
Trung-Ta' Chung-Ta^'n-Cang, lu'c ddo'
ddang chi?-huy Giang-Lu+.c, ddu+o+.c
tha(ng-ca^'p DDa.i-Ta' sang nha^.n quye^`n
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n
tro+? tha`nh Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng To^?ng-Tru+`-Bi.
Trong na(m 1963, Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n tro+? tha`nh
Lu+~-DDoa`n, va` ddu+o+.c
ta'ch ro+`i kho?i su+. ye^?m-tro+.
tie^'p-va^.n cu?a Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n .
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n tru+.c-thuo^.c
tha(?ng Bo^. To^?ng-Tham-Mu+u/Qua^n-Lu+.c
Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` (BTTM/QLVNCH) ve^` mo.i
ma(.t tu+` ddo' . Tu+-Le^.nh dda^`u-tie^n
cu?a Lu+~-DDoa`n Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n la` Trung-Ta' Le^-Nguye^n-Khang .
Vi` nhu-ca^`u chie^'n-tru+o+`ng,
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n, cu~ng nhu+
Nha?y Du` tro+? tha`nh lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
To^?ng-Tru+`-bi. . DDo^i khi Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n co' nhu+~ng di.p hoa.t-ddo^.ng
song-ha`nh vo+'i Ha?i-Qua^n nhu+ng kho^ng
bao gio+` co`n tro+? la.i du+o+'i
quye^`n ddie^`u-ddo^.ng ha`nh-qua^n
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n nu+~a . Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n tie^'p-tu.c lo+'n ma.nh,
tro+? tha`nh Su+-DDoa`n na(m 1968
va` la` mo^.t trong ca'c DDa.i-ddo+n-vi.
thie^.n-chie^'n nha^'t cu?a Qua^n-lu+.c
Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` .
Chuye^?n-bie^'n tho^'ng-thuo^.c
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n Vie^.t-Nam
Trong na(m 1963, Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam ma^'t quye^`n Chi?-huy Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n ve^` ha`nh-qua^n . Khi ddo',
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng na`y dda~ tro+?
tha`nh Lu+~-DDoa`n va` ddu+o+.c
dda(.t tru+.c-thuo^.c tha(?ng Bo^. To^?ng-Tham-Mu+u/Qua^n-Lu+.c
Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` .
Vi` nhu-ca^`u ha`nh-qua^n
va` ddi.a-ba`n hoa.t-ddo^.ng,
quan-nie^.m su+?-du.ng TQLC cu?a Pha'p
va` cu?a My~ kha'c nhau ra^'t nhie^`u .
Ca'c DDo^-DDo^'c va` Tu+o+'ng
la~nh trong tho+`i hi`nh-tha`nh TQLC Vie^.t-Nam
cu~ng kho' ma` bie^'t nhu+~ng bie^'n-the^?
sau na`y cu?a no' la.i dda(.c-bie^.t
dde^'n nhu+ va^.y .
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng TQLC Vie^.t-Nam
dda~ ddi tu+` mo^.t to^?-chu+'c
ba'n qua^n-su+. la` ve^.-binh quo^'c-gia,
dda^`u tie^n su+?-du.ng ca'c ddo^.i
giang-thuye^`n nho? be' . La.i co' lu'c,
ne^'u theo dde^`-nghi. cu?a Pho' DDo^-DDo^'c
Auboyneau na(m 1953, ngu+o+`i ta tu+o+?ng
nhu+ TQLC se~ na('m he^'t ca? Giang-lu+.c
trong tay ... Nhu+ng ro^`i sau cu`ng, ca'c ddo^.i
TQLC ro+`i bo? ha(?n chie^'n-ddi~nh,
lo+'n da^`n le^n dde^? dda?m-nhie^.m
vai tro` To^?ng-tru+`-bi. cho Qua^n-lu+.c
vo+'i ca^'p-so^' Su+-DDoa`n . Kho^ng
co' mo^.t binh-chu?ng na`o cu?a qua^n-lu+.c
VNCH la.i thoa't-xa'c ddo^?i-hi`nh
nhie^`u va` nhanh dde^'n nhu+ va^.y!
Nha^.n-xe't ve^` lie^n-he^.
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n va` Ha?i-Qua^n,
ca'c su+?-gia co' the^? cho ra(`ng qua^n-chu?ng
Ha?i-Qua^n suy-ye^'u khi ma^'t quye^`n ddie^`u-ddo^.ng
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n . Tuy the^', khi xem
xe't la.i ti`nh-the^' dda(.c-bie^.t
cu?a Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` na(m 1963, ngu+o+`i
ta tha^'y Ha?i-Qua^n kho^ng co`n co'
the^? ddie^`u-ha`nh ddu+o+.c
TQLC ve^` ha`nh-qua^n nhu+ tru+o+'c
nu+~a .
Sau 1963, tie^'ng-ta(m cu?a
TQLCVN vang do^.i tre^n kha('p chie^'n-tru+o+`ng
nhu+ mo^.t binh-chu?ng ddo^.c-la^.p ngoa`i
Ha?i-Qua^n . Tuy nhie^n co' hai ddie^`u
xa'c-quye^'t ma` nhie^`u qua^n-nha^n
dda~ la~ng que^n ra(`ng :
- Cho dde^'n 1975, TQLCVN va^~n
nguye^n-ve.n la` mo^.t binh-chu?ng thuo^.c
qua^n-chu?ng Ha?i-Qua^n . Qua^n-phu.c,
phu`-hie^.u ca^'p-ba^.c, huy-hie^u ddo+n-vi. ...
va^~n mang ne't Ha?i-Qua^n .
- Nho+` kho^ng pha?i
ba^.n ta^m ddie^`u-ddo^.ng TQLC ve^`
ha`nh-qua^n ma` to^?-chu+'c Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam tro+? ne^n ddo^`ng-nha^'t
ho+n ve` chuye^n-nghie^.p va` truye^`n-tho^'ng
qua^n-chu?ng ddu+o+.c na^ng-cao .
Su+. ddo^`ng-nha^'t
Ho.c-va^'n trong Ha?i-qua^n Vie^.t-Nam
Trong giai-ddoa.n tha`nh-hi`nh
kho' kha(n, Ha?i-qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ddu+o+.c
hua^'n-luye^.n chu-dda'o ho+n ba^'t cu+'
mo^.t qua^n binh-chu?ng na`o .
Ngoa.i-tru+` ca'c ddoa`n
tua^`n-giang loa.i phu.-lu+.c, ca'c ddo^.i
Commandos nhu+ Ouragan, Tempe^te, Jaubert, Montford ... mang ti'nh-ca'ch
phu+'c-ta.p sau na`y tro+? tha`nh
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n, Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-nam ngay tu+` lu'c kho+?i dda^`u
la` mo^.t to^?-chu+'c thua^`n-nha^'t
ve^` ba?n-cha^'t . Ca'c qua^n-nha^n
Ha?i-Qua^n kho^ng co' su+. qua'
ca'ch bie^.t ve^` tri`nh-ddo^. ho.c-va^'n
va` ky~-thua^.t .
Sau khi tham-kha?o co^ng-ba'o
Vie^.t-Nam, mo^.t gia'o-su+ su+?-ho.c
dda~ vie^'t nhu+ sau:
"Va`o tho+`i-gian 1952, u+'ng-tuye^?n-vie^n
va`o tru+o+`ng Vo~-bi. Lie^n-qua^n
DDa` La.t chi? ca^`n na.p chu+'ng-chi?
ho.c-tri`nh lo+'p DDe^. Nhi. ...
Rie^ng nga`nh Ha?i-Qua^n, ca(n-cu+'
theo su+. tham-kha?o cu?a chu'ng to^i
tu+` Co^ng-Ba'o, khi va`o tru+o+`ng
Si~-Quan to^'i-thie^?u pha?i co' Tu'-ta`i
1 tro+? le^n hoa.c la` sinh-vie^n to^'t-nghie^.p
tru+o+`ng Cao-dda(?ng Ha`ng-ha?i
thuo^.c he^.-tho^'ng DDa.i-ho.c Sa`i-Go`n .
Tha`nh-pha^`n Ha.-Si~-quan va` ke^?
ca? Thu?y-binh cu~ng ddo`i ho?i co'
mo^.t tri`nh-ddo^. ho.c-va^'n ba^.c
Trung-ho.c ... Ba(`ng-ca^'p lu'c a^'y ra^'t
hie^'m va` ra^'t quy', co' ba(`ng
Tu'-ta`i lu'c a^'y la` mo^.t ddie^`u
quan-tro.ng, ra^'t de^~ da`ng tie^'n tha^n ."
Na(m 1964
- Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-tua^`n
ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p, tru+.c-thuo^.c
So+? Pho`ng-Ve^. Duye^n-Ha?i .
Mo^.t Ha?i-Qua^n Trung-u'y
va` ha^`u he^'t nha^n-vie^n thuo^.c
Bie^.t-ha?i ddu+o+.c bie^.t-pha'i
So+? Pho`ng-ve^. Duye^n-ha?i .
- Tha'ng 1, Ha?i-Qua^n co'
6.467 Si~-quan va` DDoa`n-vie^n .
- Tha'ng 2 nga`y 22, hai PT (Motor
Torpedo Boat) dda^`u tie^n dde^'n DDa`
Na(~ng, dda(.t du+o+'i su+. su+?-du.ng
cu?a Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-tua^`n,
thuo^.c So+? Pho`ng-Ve^. Duye^n-Ha?i .
- Tha'ng 6, danh xu+ng Bo^. Chi?-huy
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Giang- pho`ng ddu+o+.c
ddo^?i tha`nh Bo^. Chi?-Huy Lie^n-DDoa`n
Tua^`n-Giang va` ddu+o+.c dda(.t
tru+.c-thuo^.c Bo^. Tu+-le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n .
- Tha'ng 11, Ha?i-Qua^n ta(ng
qua^n-so^' le^n 8,162 Si~-quan va` DDoa`n-vie^n .
Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ky~-thua^.t
Ha?i-Qua^n (Engineering School) tu+` Sa`igo`n
ddu+o+.c do+`i ra Cam Ranh . Lu'c
ddo', Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n co'
co+ so+? mo+'i ne^n tua^`n-tu+.
chuye^?n-nhu+o+.ng ca(n-cu+' Cam Ranh
la.i cho Ha?i-Qua^n .
- 2 PGM cuo^'i cu`ng trong so^'
12 PGM ddu+o+.c tie^'p-nha^.n, Tua^`n-duye^n-ha.m
Die^n-ha?i HQ 610 va` Tua^`n-duye^n-ha.m
Tru+o+`ng Sa HQ 611 . To^?ng-so^' chie^'n-ha.m
la` 44 chie^'c .
- 2 PCE Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m Nhu+.t
Ta?o HQ 10 va` Chi' Linh HQ 11 .
Ghe buo^`m cu?a Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-thuye^`n ddu+o+.c tu+`
tu+` thay the^' ba(`ng ghe xi-ma(ng Yabuta
(Ferro ciment lu+o+'i ga`, ddo'ng ta.i
Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng-Xu+o+?ng Sa`i-Go`n.)
Tho+`i-ddie^?m na`y
Giang-Lu+.c lo+'n ma.nh vo+'i 7 Ha?i-ddoa`n .
Mo^~i Ha?i-ddoa`n co' 19 giang-ddi~nh .
Cu~ng trong na(m na`y, ca'c
ca(n-cu+' lo+'n ddu+o+.c
tha`nh-la^.p ta.i ca'c ha?i-ca?ng quan-tro.ng
nhu+ Cam Ranh, DDa` Na(~ng, Phu' Quo^'c
v.v ...
Na(m 1965
- Sau khi tha^'t-ba.i trong y'-ddo^`
xu'i du.c nha^n-da^n Mie^`n Nam va`o
cuo^.c chie^'n-tranh khuynh-dda?o, Co^.ng-sa?n
Ba('c-Vie^.t tru+.c-tie^'p do^`n no^~-lu+.c
tru+.c-tie^'p xa^m-la(ng Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` .
Chu'ng le'n lu't gu+?i nha^n-vie^n
va` chie^'n-cu . xa^m-nha^.p mie^`n Nam
ba(`ng ddu+o+`ng bie^?n .
HQVNCH no^~-lu+.c nga(n
cha(.n chu'ng la.i . Va`o nga`y 19-2-1965,
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng ta va` qua^n ba.n
dda~ dda'nh chi`m mo^.t ta`u
Ba('c-Vie^.t ta.i Vu~ng Ro^, ti.ch-thu
nhie^`u chie^'n-lo+.i-pha^?m .
- Sau nhie^`u bie^'n-ddo^.ng
chi'nh-tri., Qua^n-ddo^.i ddu+'ng
ra la~nh-dda.o quo^'c-gia . Nga`y 19-6-1965
ddu+o+.c go.i la` nga`y Qua^n-lu+.c,
To^?-chu+'c Qua^n-Lu+.c quy-ddi.nh
ro~ ra`ng 3 qua^n-chu?ng: Ha?i, Lu.c,
Kho^ng-qua^n . Chu+'c Phu.-ta' Ha?i-Qua^n
(cu~ng nhu+ Phu.-Ta' Kho^ng-qua^n) ca.nh
To^?ng Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng QL/VNCH bi. hu?y-bo? .
Vi. Si~-Quan chi?-huy Ha?i-Qua^n la`
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n .
- Tha'ng 7, Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-thuye^`n ddu+o+.c ca?i tuye^?n
tha`nh chu?-lu+.c-qua^n . Ca'c ddo^.i
Ha?i Thuye^`n ddu+o+.c ca?i danh
tha`nh ca'c Duye^n ddoa`n tho^'ng
thuo^.c ca'c Vu`ng Duye^n Ha?i nga`y
nay .
Lu'c na`y Ha?i-Lu+.c
co' hai nga`n qua^n, ke^? ca? Si~-quan
va` DDoa`n-vie^n . Ca'c LSIL va`
LSSL lu+u-ddo^.ng tua^`n-tie^~u tre^n so^ng
Mekong . Mo^.t trong ca'c Giang-pha'o-ha.m va`
Tro+.-chie^'n-ha.m na`y ddu+o+.c
bie^.t-pha'i cho DDa(.c-khu Ru+`ng Sa't .
Ba LST va` va`i LSM ddu+o+.c su+?-du.ng
dde^? chuye^n-cho+? qua^n-du.ng .
Mo^.t LSM ddu+o+.c chi?nh-trang tha`nh
Be^.nh-vie^.n-ha.m vo+'i dda^`y ddu?
y-du.ng . Ha?i -Lu+.c tie^'p-nha^.n the^m
bo^'n Tro+.-chie^'n-ha.m (LSSL): HQ 228, HQ
229, HQ 230, HQ 231 .
Lu'c ba^'y gio+` qua^n-so^'
Ha?i-Qua^n to^?ng-co^.ng la` 13 nga`n,
ke^? ca? Si~-quan, Ha.-si~-quan va`
DDoa`n-vie^n . Ba?y Si~-quan ddu+o+.c
go+?i sang Hoa-Ky` tu-nghie^.p ta.i Naval Postgraduate
School .
Cu~ng trong na(m na`y, danh-tu+`
Ha?i-ddoa`n Xung-Phong ddu+o+.c
thay ba(`ng Giang-ddoa`n Xung-Phong (River Assault Group) .
Sa'u trong ba?y Giang-DDoa`n na`y ddu+o+.c
trang-bi.: 1 Soa'i-ddi~nh Commandement, 1 Tie^`n-phong-ddi~nh
Monitor, 5 Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh LCM, 6 Tie^?u-va^.n-DDi~nh
LCVP va` 6 Truy-ki'ch-ddi~nh FOM . Rie^ng
Giang-ddoa`n 27 co' 1 Soa'i-ddi~nh
Commandement, 1 Tie^`n-phong-ddi~nh Monitor, 6 Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh
LCM8 va` 10 Tua^`n-giang-ddi~nh (RPC - River Patrol
Craft) .
Mo^~i giang-ddoa`n co'
150 ngu+o+`i, go^`m Si~-quan, Ha.-si~-quan
va` DDoa`n-vie^n . Giang-ddoa`n 27
co' qua^n-so^' ddo^ng ho+n, to+'i
200 ngu+o+`i . Giang-ddoa`n na`y co'
kha?-na(ng ddo^?-bo^. chie^'n-xa, thu+o+`ng
ddu+o+.c gu+?i ddi ta(ng-cu+o+`ng
cho ca'c cuo^.c ha`nh-qua^n lo+'n .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Thuye^`n
DDe^? tua^`n-tie^~u sa't
bo+` bie^?n, nga(n cha(.n vie^.c chuye^?n
cho? qua^n-li'nh va` vu~-khi' va`o
duye^n-ha?i nam Vie^.t Nam, Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t
Nam dda~ tha`nh la^.p mo^.t Lu+.c
Lu+o+.ng Ha?i Thuye^`n vo+'i tre^n
200 chie^'n thuye^`n go^`m ca? thuye^`n buo^`m
la^~n thuye^`n ma'y . Ban dda^`u Lu+.c
Lu+o+.ng na`y ddu+o+.c trang bi.
ba(`ng nha^n vie^n ba'n qua^n su+.,
tuye^?n mo^. trong so^' thanh nie^n ngu+ phu?
ta.i ddi.a phu+o+ng dde^? hoa.t-ddo^.ng
trong ca'c ddo^.i Ha?i Thuye^`n ra?i
ra'c suo^'t do.c duye^n-ha?i Vie^.t Nam
da`i 1,200 ha?i ly' . Ve^` sau Lu+.c
Lu+o+.ng na`y ddu+o+.c ca?i
tuye^?n tha`nh chu? lu+.c qua^n va`
ca'c ddo^.i Ha?i Thuye^`n ddu+o+.c
ca?i-danh tha`nh ca'c Duye^n ddoa`n
tho^'ng thuo^.c ca'c Vu`ng Duye^n-ha?i
nga`y nay .
Va`o tha'ng 7 na(m 1965
Lu+.c Lu+o+.ng Ha?i Thuye^`n co'
to+'i 4 nga`n nha^n-vie^n, 389 ghe chu?-lu+.c,
95 ghe buo^`m, chia la`m 28 Duye^n-ddoa`n
ra?i ra'c ta.i 22 ca(n-cu+' Ha?i-Qua^n .
Mo^~i Duye^n-ddoa`n trang-bi. 3 ghe chu?-lu+.c,
3 ghe di-cu+ va` 16 ghe che`o . Ve^` sau ta^'t
ca? ddu+o+.c tu+` tu+`
thay the^' ba(`ng Yabuta .
Bie^'n-Co^' Vu~ng-Ro^ .
Co^.ng-sa?n Ba('c-Vie^.t
do^`n no^~-lu+.c xa^m-la(ng Vie^.t-Nam
Co^.ng-Hoa` . Chu'ng ta(ng-gia su+. xa^m-nha^.p
nha^n-vie^n va` chie^'n-cu. ba(`ng
ddu+o+`ng bie^?n . HQVNCH va` qua^n
ba.n dda~ dda'nh chi`m mo^.t ta`u
Ba('c-Vie^.t ta.i Vu~ng Ro^ . Va`o nga`y
19 tha'ng 02 na(m 1965, cuo^.c ddo^?-bo^.
tha`nh-co^ng . Qua^n ta ti.ch-thu ddu+o+.c
mo^.t to^?ng-so^' vu~-khi' va` ddo^`
tie^'p-lie^.u to+'i tre^n 100 ta^'n .
Ta`i-lie^.u ha?i- ha`nh ti.ch-tha^u
ddu+o+.c dda~ kha'm-pha'
ra chi'nh chie^'c ta^`u na`y kho+?i-ha`nh
tu+` Ha?i-Pho`ng, tu+`ng xa^m-nha^.p
mie^`n Nam tie^'p te^' vu~-khi' cho Vie^.t-Co^.ng
22 chuye^'n .
Bie^'n co^' Vu~ng Ro^
dda~ xa'c-quye^'t su+. xa^m-nha^.p
vu~-khi' va` ddo^` tie^'p-lie^.u
tu+` mie^`n Ba('c va`o mie^`n Nam .
A?nh-Hu+o+?ng Bie^'n-co^'
Vu~ng-Ro^
Bie^'n-co^' Vu~ng-Ro^
ga^y nhu+~ng a?nh-hu+o+?ng lo+'n
lao la`m thay ddo^?i ke^'-hoa.ch quo^'c-pho`ng
va` ngoa.i-giao cu?a VNCH . Ngay sau ddo',
chi'nh-phu? Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa` ban-ha`nh
mo^.t cuo^'n Ba.ch-Thu+ tuye^n-ca'o cu`ng
quo^'c-te^' ve^` da~-ta^m cu?a Ha`-No^.i
xa^m-la(ng Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa`, ddo^`ng-tho+`i
ke^u go.i the^'-gio+'i tu+.-do tro+.-giu'p
phu+o+ng-tie^.n dde^? pho`ng-thu?
la~nh-tho^? .
Ca'c chie^'n-lu+o+.c-gia
y'-thu+'c ra(`ng ne^'u mie^`n Nam bi.
Ha`-No^.i tho^n-ti'nh thi` Co^.ng-Sa?n
se~ theo ve^'t da^`u loang, nhuo^.m ddo?
he^'t khu-vu+.c DDo^ng-Nam-A' . Nhu+~ng
quo^'c-gia ye^u chuo^.ng tu+.-do nhu+ Phi-Lua^.t-Ta^n,
Tha'i-Lan, DDa.i-Ha`n, Gia-Na~-DDa.i,
U'c-DDa.i-Lo+.i, Hoa-Ky` ... a`o
a.t gu+?i nha^n-vie^n va` va^.t-du.ng
qua tro+.-lu+.c chu'ng ta .
Quye^`n-ha.n cu?a Co^'-Va^'n
Hoa-Ky`
DDa(.c-bie^.t, vu. Vu~ng-Ro^
cu~ng ddu+a ra mo^.t chi-tie^'t tuy nho?
nhu+ng ra^'t quan-he^. dde^'n tu+-the^'
ca'c DDo+n-vi.-tru+o+?ng Ha?i-qua^n .
Cu~ng theo ddo', ngu+o+`i ta tha^'y
quye^`n-ha`nh ra^t gio+'i-ha.n cu?a
Co^'-Va^n Hoa-Ky` :
Cu+.u Pho' DDe^`-DDo^'c
Ho^` Va(n Ky` Thoa.i, trong cuo^.c pho?ng-va^'n
nga`y 20 tha'ng 9 na(m 1975, dda~ thua^.t
la.i nhu+~ng ddie^`u o^ng nho+'
la.i ddu+o+.c ve^` tra^.n Vu~ng
Ro^ . Khi ddo' O^ng la` chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng
ha`nh-qua^n, ca^'p-ba^.c HQ Thie^'u-Ta' .
O^ng ke^? nhu+ sau:
"Ca'c Si~-quan Hoa Ky` cha(?ng
co' co^'-va^'n gi` cho to^i ca? . Chu'ng
to^i ddo^?-bo^. va` ti.ch-thu ddu+o+.c
ho+n 1,000 vu~-khi' ddem le^n chie^'n-ha.m .
Trong nga`y cuo^'i cu?a cuo^.c ha`nh qua^n,
co' mo^.t cuo^.c tranh ca~i xa?y ra giu+~a
to^i va` Thie^'u-Ta' Rodgers, vi. co^'-va^'n-
tru+o+?ng na`y mo+'i bay tu+`
Nha Trang to+'i ... O^ng ta ho?i to^i, ta.i
sao O^ng kho^ng la`m the^' na`y, ta.i
sao la.i la`m kha'c, vv ... va` vv ... Bo+?i
va^.y, to^i mo+'i no'i: ''Ne^'u ca'c
anh co`n cho^~ ngo^`i tre^n tru+.c-tha(ng,
ca?m phie^`n la`m o+n ddem o^ng Co^'-va^'n
na`y ve^` nha` du`m ."
Theo truye^`n-tho^'ng Ha?i-Qua^n,
du` Vie^.t-Nam hay Hoa-Ky`, qua^n-nha^n cu~ng
dde^`u to^n-tro.ng quye^`n Ha.m-tru+o+?ng .
Khi co' su+. ba^'t-ddo^`ng y'-kie^'n
giu+~a Ha.m-tru+o+?ng va` Co^'-Va^'n,
Ha.m-tru+o+?ng la` ngu+o+`i
giu+~ tro.ng-tra'ch ne^n na('m quye^`n
quye^'t-ddi.nh . Trong nhu+~ng vu. tranh-cha^'p,
luo^n-luo^n y'-kie^'n Ha.m-tru+o+?ng
ddu+o+c la('ng nghe . Co' khi Co^'-Va^'n
ba'o-ca'o xa^'u Ha.m-Tru+o+?ng,
nhu+ng chu+a bao gio+` chi? vi` chuye^.n
xi'ch mi'ch na`y ma` Ha.m-Tru+o+?ng
ma^'t quye^`n chi?-huy .
Lie^n-he^. buo^`n vui giu+~a
Si~-Quan Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam va` ca'c
Co^'-va^'n Counterparts nhu+ va^.y cu`ng vo+'i
quye^`n-uy cu?a ca'c Ha.m-Tru+o+?ng
Vie^.t-Nam dda~ ddu+o+.c vie^'t
tha`nh sa'ch . No'i chung thi` trong Ha?i-qua^n
Vie^.t hay My`, tinh-tha^`n Si~-Quan Ha?i-Qua^n
quy'-pha'i hay Officers and Gentlemen, cu~ng nhu+
ca(n-ba?n ho.c-thu+'c cao dda~
la`m mo.i chuye^.n kho' kha(n tha`nh
e^m di.u .
DDa(.c-bie^.t do y'-thu+'c
va` quan-nie^.m ve^` danh-du+. kha'c nhau
giu+~a hai ne^`n va(n-hoa', ddo^i
khi xung xa't no^? lo+'n . Tru+o+`ng-ho+.p
tre^n HQ 613, la^'y ly'-do vi` danh-du+.
cu?a mo^.t Si~-Quan thuo^.c-ca^'p, Ha.m-Tru+o+?ng
e'p Co^'-Va^'n pha?i la^.p-tu+'c
ro+`i ta`u . Sau khi ddie^`u-tra xe't
xu+?, Ha.m-tru+o+?ng tha('ng . DDe^?
cho ti`nh-tra.ng bo+'t ca(ng-tha(?ng,
Chie^'n-ha.m dda~ kho^ng co' Co^'-Va^'n
trong suo^'t nhie^.m-ky` chi?-huy cu?a Ha.m-Tru+o+?ng .
ca'c ddo+n-vi. lo+'n,
Co^'-Va^'n co' the^? the^m mo^.t va`i
Ha.-Si~-Quan hay DDoa`n-vie^n Hoa-Ky` .
Ho. sinh-hoa.t trong khu-vu+.c Ha.-Si~-Quan
hay DDoa`n-vie^n Vie^.t-Nam, a(n ngu?
nhu+ Vie^.t-Nam, kho^ng co' u+u the^' hay
thu+.c-pha^?m gi` kha'c-bie^.t .
Khi nghe tin o+? mie^`n Ba('c,
Co^'-va^'n Nga Ta`u theo quy-che^' rie^ng,
hu+o+?ng dda(.c-ta'o ... HQVNCH kho^ng
la`m sao tu+o+?ng-tu+o+.ng no^?i
ti`nh-tra.ng dde^? ma^'t danh-du+.
da^n-to^.c nhu+ va^.y la.i xa?y ra .
Na(m 1966
- Ha?i-Lu+.c tie^'p-nha^.n
mo^.t so^' chie^'n-ha.m: Mo^.t PCER Ngo.c
Ho^`i HQ 12, bo^'n PGM, tu+` HQ 612 dde^'n
HQ 615 .
- Trung-tu+o+'ng Cao-Va(n-Vie^n
ta.m-tho+`i kie^m-nhie^.m chu+'c-vu.
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam trong tha'ng
8 va` 9 na(m 1966 . Ha?i-Qua^n Trung-Ta'
Tra^`n-Va(n-Cho+n Chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng
Tua^`n-Giang la.i ddu+o+.c ddu+a
ve^` Ha?i-Qua^n . O^ng tha(ng-ca^'p
DDa.i-Ta' va` na('m quye^`n Tu+-Le^.nh
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ke^? tu+` nga`y
31 tha'ng 10 na(m 1966 .
Chu+o+ng 4
Giai-ddoa.n ba`nh-tru+o+'ng
(1967-1972)
Na(m 1967
- Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa`
- vo+'i nha^n-so^' ga^`n chi'n nga`n
Si~-quan, 27 nga`n Ha.-si~-quan va` DDoa`n-vie^n
- la` mo^.t lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-qua^n
lo+'n va`o ha`ng thu+' 14 tre^n
toa`n the^'-gio+'i .
Ha?i-Lu+.c nha^.n the^m
4 PGM, tu+` HQ 616 dde^'n HQ 619 .
Na(m 1968
Va`o dda^`u na(m 1968,
Vie^.t-Co^.ng mo+? cuo^.c To^?ng Co^ng
Ki'ch - To^?ng Kho+?i Nghia~ tre^n kha('p
la~nh-tho^? cu?a Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Hoa`
trong Te^'t Ma^.u Tha^n 1968, Ha?i-Qua^n ba?o-toa`n
lu+.c-lu+o+.ng, kho^ng bi. thie^.t-ha.i
gi` dda'ng ke^?, la.i ye^?m-tro+.
dda('c-lu+.c qua^n ba.n ta'i-chie^'m
nhie^`u vi.-tri' ...
Ke^? tu+` tha'ng 2 na(m
1968, co^ng-ta'c hua^'n-luye^.n chi'nh cu?a
HQVNCH ddu+o+.c giao-pho' cho 3 trung-ta^m:
- Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-Luye^.n
Ha?i-Qua^n Nha-Trang chuye^n dda`o-ta.o
Si~-Quan va` Ha.-Si~-Quan .
- Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-Luye^.n
Cam Ranh hua^'n-luye^.n ca(n-ba?n qua^n-su+.
va` dda`o-ta.o Thu?y-thu? .
- Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-Luye^.n
Bo^?-Tu'c Sa`i-Go`n co' tru+o+`ng
Hua^'n-luye^.n Ngoa`i Kho+i va` ca'c
lo+'p trau do^`i the^m ve^` ky~-thua^.t
cu~ng nhu+ kie^'n-thu+'c chuye^n-mo^n .
Tha'ng 6, Giang-Lu+.c nha^.n
nhie^`u Tua^`n-giang-ddi~nh PBR (River Boat, Patrol)
theo tinh-tha^`n vie^.n-tro+. cu?a chu+o+ng-tri`nh
MAP (Military Assistance Program) .
Tha'ng 11, chu+o+ng-tri`nh
"Vie^.t-Nam hoa' chie^'n-tranh" (Accelerated Turnover
to the Vietnamese - ACTOV) chuye^?n-nhu+o+.ng
500 chie^'n-ha.m va` chie^'n-ddi~nh
ddu? loa.i .
Nhie^`u Tie^`n-doanh Ye^?m-tro+.
cu~ng ddu+o+.c ba`n-giao cho Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam theo tinh-tha^`n chu+o+ng-tri`nh Accelerated
Turnover of Logistics to the Vietnam .
Na(m 1969
Ba Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng ta'c-chie^'n
so^ng ngo`i ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p:
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Tua^`n-Tha'm, Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Thu?y-Bo^., Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Trung-u+o+ng .
Lie^n-ddo^.i Ngu+o+`i
Nha'i tro+? tha`nh Lie^n-ddoa`n
Ngu+o+`i-Nha'i .
Ha?i-Lu+.c ddu+o+.c
chuye^?n-nhu+o+.ng LST Vu~ng Ta`u HQ 503
va` Duye^n-Pho`ng nha^.n 8 Tua^`n-duye^n-ddi~nh
WPB mang so^' tu+` 700 dde^'n 707 .
Qua^n-so^' tru+.c-thuo^.c
nhu+~ng vu`ng Duye^n-ha?i va` So^ng-Ngo`i
trong nhie^`u na(m dda~ gia-ta(ng dda'ng
ke^? . Va`o na(m 1969, ca'c Bo^. Chi?-huy
Ha?i-Qua^n Vu`ng ddu+o+.c na^ng
le^n tha`nh ca'c Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh . Ca^'p-so^'
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n Vu`ng la` Pho'
DDe^`-DDo^'c .
Ke^? tu+` tha'ng 6/ 1968
dde^'n cuo^'i na(m 1969, trong vo`ng 17
tha'ng , HQVNCH nha^.n-la~nh 242 ta`u ca'c
loa.i, tri.-gia' 68,300,000 My~-kim .
Tha'nh To^? Ha?i-Qua^n
Y'-tu+o+?ng nha^.n
Tha'nh-to^? Tra^`n-Hu+ng-DDa.o dda~
manh-nha ngay tu+` nhu+~ng na(m dda^`u
HQVN co`n so+-sanh . Danh-hie^.u nhu+~ng chie^'n-ha.m
dda^`u tie^n chi'nh la` te^n ca'c
tra^.n thu?y-chie^'n ddo+`i Tra^`n
: Ha`m Tu+?, Chu+o+ng Du+o+ng, Ba.ch
DDa(`ng .
Trong ca'c buo^?i dda.i
le^~, toa'n ha^`u ky` Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam go^`m co' : Qua^n, Quo^'c va`
Tha'nh ky` . Va`o nga`y ky?-nie^.m
Tha'nh-to^?, chie^'n ha.m ke'o DDa.i
ky` ru+.c ro+~, co' Tha'nh ky`
ngu~ sa('c pha^'t pho+'i bay no+i co^.t
co+` mu~i .
Nga`y 20 tha'ng 8 a^m-lich
na(m 1970 (?) Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t Nam Co^.ng Ho`a
kha'nh-tha`nh tu+o+.ng DDu+'c
Tha'nh Tra^`n ta.i co^ng-tru+o+`ng
Me^-Linh be^'n Ba.ch-DDa(`ng .
Na(m 1970
- Va`o dda^`u tha'ng
5 na(m 1970, Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n thie^'t-ke^'
cuo^.c Ha`nh-Qua^n Ngoa.i-bie^n quy-mo^
dda^`u tie^n . Ho^`i 07:30 gio+` sa'ng
nga`y 9 tha'ng 5 na(m 1970, HQVNCH o^` a.t
vu+o+.t bie^n-gio+'i Vie^.t-Nam / Cambogde .
Ngu+o+.c do`ng Cu+?u-Long, mu~i du`i
Ha?i-Qua^n vo+'i 140 chie^'n-ha.m chie^'n-ddi~nh
tie^'n qua Neak Luong, an-toa`n kie^?m-soa't thu?y-lo^.
Ta^n-Cha^u Nam-Vang . I't nga`y sau, theo ye^u-ca^`u
cu?a chi'nh-phu? Cambodge, mo^.t ddoa`n
giang-ddi~nh ddu+o+.c bie^.t-pha'i
mo+? ddu+o+`ng thu?y Mekong tho^ng
suo^'t le^n ta^.n Kompong Cham . A'p-lu+.c
cu?a Co^ng-Sa?n le^n thu?-ddo^
Nam Vang suy gia?m ro~ re^.t . Lu+.c-lu+.o+.ng
ma.nh, ha`nh-qua^n tha^`n-to^'c la`
ye^'u-to^' tha`nh-co^ng cu?a HQVNCH . Qua^n
Co^.ng-Sa?n bi. ba^'t ngo+`, kho^ng
ki.p tro+? tay .
- Trong na(m 1970, ca'c chie^'n-ha.m,
chie^'n-ddi~nh quan-tro.ng sau dda^y
ddu+o+.c trao cho Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam:
- 1 Ho^.-To^'ng-ha.m (MSF) Ha`
Ho^`i, HQ 13 .
- 2 Hoa?-Va^.n-ha.m (YOG) HQ
472 va` HQ 473 .
- 3 Du+o+ng-Va^.n-ha.m (LST)
Qui Nho+n, HQ 504, Nha Trang HQ 505, My~ Tho HQ 800 .
- 18 Tua^`n-duye^n-ddi~nh
WPB, mang so^' tu+` 708 dde^'n 725 .
- 1 Ho^.-To^'ng-ha.m PCER Va.n
Kie^'p HQ 14 .
Theo chu+o+ng-tri`nh gia-ta(ng,
qua^n-so^' Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ta(ng
le^n 33,121 qua^n-nha^n ti`nh-nguye^.n . Trong
ddo', co' 5,000 Si~-quan . Vo+'i qua^n-so^'
na`y HQVNCH ddu+o+.c sa('p ha`ng
14 trong so^' ca'c ha?i-qua^n lo+'n
nha^'t the^'-gio+'i .
Na(m 1971
Va`o dda^`u tha^.p-nie^n
1970, tinh-tha^`n ngu+o+`i li'nh thu?y
ra^'t cao . Ha?i-Qua^n dda~ co' nhu+~ng
chie^'n-ha.m lo+'n nhu+ Khu-Tru.c-Ha.m,
Tua^`n-Du+o+ng-Ha.m . Si~-Quan va` DDoa`n-Vie^n
ddu+o+.c nhie^`u co+-ho^.i xua^'t-ngoa.i
co^ng-du, thu+.c-ta^.p, hua^'n-luye^.n, du-ho.c,
nha^.n-la~nh chie^'n-ha.m ...
- Ha?i-Qua^n Hoa-Ky` chuye^?n-giao
cho Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam:
- Hai Khu-truc-ha.m Tie^`n-tha'm
(DER - Radar Picket Escort) Tra^`n Hu+ng DDa.o HQ
1, Tra^`n Kha'nh Du+, HQ 4 .
- Bo^'n Tua^`n-du+o+ng-ha.m
(WHEC - High Endurance Cutter ) Tra^`n Quang Kha?i HQ 02, Tra^`n
Nha^.t Dua^.t HQ 3, Tra^`n Bi`nh Tro.ng HQ 5,
Tra^`n Quo^'c Toa?n HQ 6 .
- Hai Du+o+ng-va^.n-ha.m loa.i
Co+-Xu+o+?ng (LST) Ca^`n Tho+ HQ 801, Vi~nh
Long HQ 802 .
Chu+o+ng 5
Giai-ddoa.n Tru+o+?ng-tha`nh
(1972-1975)
Giai-ddoa.n tru+o+?ng-tha`nh
ddu+o+.c ke^? tu+` cuo^'i na(m
1972 . Qua^n-so^' Ha?i-Qua^n vu+o+.t
ho+n 40000 Si~-quan, Ha. Si~-quan va` DDoa`n-vie^n .
Na(m 1972
- Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam nha^.n
tie^'p:
- Ba Tua^`n-du+o+ng-ha.m
(WHEC) Pha.m Ngu~ La~o HQ 15, Ly' Thu+o+`ng
Kie^.t, HQ 16, va` Ngo^ Quye^`n, HQ 17 .
- Mo^.t Hoa?-va^.n-ha.m,
HQ 475 .
- Va` ha^`u he^'t ca'c
Ca(n-cu+' Ha?i-Qua^n do Ha?i-Qua^n
Hoa Ky` ta.o-la^.p tru+o+'c dda^y .
Bo^'n Si~-quan tu-nghie^.p ta.i
"Naval Postgraduate School" .
Ba('c-qua^n a`o-a.t
ta^'n-co^ng va`o mu`a he` "ddo?
lu+?a", Ha?i-qua^n ye^?m-tro+. ha?i-pha'o
ra^'t dda('c-lu+.c, giu'p qua^n-lu+.c
VNCH giu+~ vu+~ng ca'c vi.-tri' .
Ti'nh to+'i cuo^'i na(m
1972, to^?ng-so^' chie^'n ha.m, chie^'n-ddi~nh
va` chie^'n-thuye^`n dda~ ta(ng le^n
dde^'n ho+n 1500 chie^'c, co' 16 dda`i
radar kie^?m-ba'o cu`ng 16 Ca(n-cu+'
Ye^?m-tro+. va` Tie^`n doanh Ye^?m-tro+.
Tie^'p-va^.n .
Na(m 1973
- Sa'u Si~-quan sang Hoa Ky`
tu-nghie^.p ta.i "Naval Postgruate School" .
- Ca'c khoa' hua^'n-luye^.n
tie^'p-tu.c tie^'n-trie^?n, dda(.c-bie^.t
ve^` chi?-huy, tham mu+u .
- DDe^? dda'nh da^'u
su+. tru+o+?ng-tha`nh, nha(`m nga`y
ky?-nie^.m Tha'nh-To^? (20 tha'ng 8 a^m-li.ch),
ca'c ddo+n-vi. Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam
to^?-chu+'c mo^.t cuo^.c tri`nh-die^~n
lo+'n lao tre^n so^ng Sa`i-Go`n .
To^?ng-Tho^'ng Nguye^~n-Va(n-Thie^u dda~
dde^'n chu?-to.a cuo^.c le^~ .
Vi-Pha.m Ngu+ng ba('n
Ke^? tu+` tha'ng 02 na(m
1973, ma(.c du` Co^.ng-sa?n Ba('c Vie^.t
dda~ ky' ke^'t hie^.p-ddi.nh
ngu+ng ba('n, ta'i-la^.p ho`a-bi`nh Vie^.t-Nam
ta.i Ba Le^ nga`y 27 tha'ng 01 na(m 1973,
nhu+ng va^~n ngoan-co^' vi-pha.m, co^ng-khai
ta^'n-co^ng va`o ca'c Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
thuo^.c Qua^n-Lu+.c Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Ho`a .
Ve^` phi'a Ha?i-Qua^n dda~ ghi-nha^.n
ta^'t ca? 827 vu. vi-pha.m do CSBV ga^y ra
cho ca'c ddo+n-vi. Ha?i-Qua^n , go^`m
co': 575 vu. ta^'n-co^ng, 155 vu. pha'o-ki'ch
va` 97 vu. dda'nh mi`n, ga`i lu+.u-dda.n .
DDe^? tu+.-ve^., Ha?i-Qua^n dda~
ga^y thie^.t-ha.i cho CSBV trong tho+`i-gian
na`y nhu+ sau: 263 CSBV bi. gie^'t va`16
CSBV bi. ba('t , ngoa`i ra ta co`n ti.ch-thu
57 su'ng ca'-nha^n va` pha'-hu?y
ha`ng tra(m qua? mi`n, lu+.u-dda.n ...
Ha?i chie^'n Hoa`ng Sa, 1974
Trong nga`y 19 tha'ng 01 na(m
1974, Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam
go^`m co' 1 Khu-Tru.c-ha.m, 2 Tua^`n-Du+o+ng-ha.m
va`1 Ho^.-To^'ng-ha.m dda~ dda~
anh-du~ng chie^'n-dda^'u cho^'ng tra?
cuo^.c xa^m-la(ng cu?a DDe^'-quo^'c
Trung-Co^.ng va`o qua^`n-dda?o Hoa`ng
Sa thuo^.c la~nh-tho^? Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng Ho`a .
To^?-Chu+'c Ha?i-Qua^n
trong Giai-DDoa.n Tru+o+?ng-Tha`nh
Kho+?i ddi tu+`
so^' kho^ng, sau 20 na(m tie^'n-trie^?n, Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam dda~ thu+.c-su+. tru+o+?ng-tha`nh .
Ve^` To^?-chu+'c, no'i mo^.t ca'ch
to^?ng-qua't, Ha?i- Qua^n ddu+o+.c
mo^-ta? nhu+ sau:
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
co' nhie^.m-vu. ddie^`u-ha`nh, qua?n-tri.
va` pha't-trie^?n Qua^n-chu?ng . DDu+'ng
dda^`u co+-quan dda^`u na~o co'
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam . Phu.-ta'
la` Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho', ro^`i dde^'n
Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng tra'ch-nhie^.m tham-mu+u .
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
va` ddu+o+.c chia ra la`m ca'c
kho^'i tham-mu+u chi'nh nhu+ sau:
Kho^'i Ha`nh-qua^n
Kho^'i Tie^'p-va^.n
Kho^'i Nha^n-vie^n
Kho^'i Chie^'n tranh chi'nh
tri.
Kho^'i Qua^n hua^'n
Kho^'i Qua^n y
So+? An-ninh Ha?i-Qua^n
va`
Va(n-pho`ng To^?ng Thanh-tra .
Co' 5 Tham-Mu+u-Pho' ca'c
Kho^'i Ha`nh-qua^n, Tie^'p-va^.n, Nha^n-vie^n,
Chie^'n-tranh Chi'nh-tri. va` Qua^n-hua^'n .
Co' Tru+o+?ng kho^'i Qua^n-Y, Tru+o+?ng
So+? An-ninh Ha?i-Qua^n va` To^?ng Thanh-Tra .
Mo^~i kho^'i chia ra nhie^`u
pho`ng . Tru+o+?ng Pho`ng co' ca^'p-so^'
DDa.i-Ta' .
Chu+'c-vu. Tu+-Le^.nh
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam
Chu+'c-vu. Tu+-Le^.nh
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ddu+o+.c la^`n-lu+o+.t
dda?m-nhie^.m bo+?i ca'c Si~ quan
sau dda^y: HQ Thie^'u-ta' Le^-Quang My~
(tha(ng-ca^'p HQ DDa.i-ta' trong chu+'c-vu.) .
HQ Trung-ta' Tra^`n-Va(n-Cho+n .
HQ Trung-ta' Ho^`-Ta^'n-Quye^`n
(tha(ng-ca^'p HQ DDa.i-ta' trong chu+'c-vu.)
HQ Trung-ta' Chung-Ta^'n-Cang (khi
nha^.m-chu+'c O^ng tha(ng-ca^'p HQ DDa.i-ta',
tha(ng-ca^'p DDe^`-DDo^'c trong chu+'c-vu.)
HQ DDa.i-ta' Tra^`n-Va(n-Pha^'n .
Trung-Tu+o+'ng Cao-Va(n-Vie^n .
HQ Trung-ta' Tra^`n-Va(n-Cho+n
(khi nha^.m-chu+'c O^ng tha(ng-ca^'p HQ
DDa.i-ta', tha(ng-ca^'p DDe^`-DDo^'c
trong chu+'c-vu.) .
DDe^`-DDo^'c La^m-Ngu+o+n-Ta'nh .
Pho' DDo^-DDo^'c
Chung-Ta^'n-Cang .
Ca'c Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Chie^'n-dda^'u
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Chie^'n-dda^'u
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ddie^`u-ha`nh
bo+?i 7 Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n Vu`ng
va` 9 Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
kha'c nhau nhu+ sau:
5 Vu`ng Duye^n-ha?i
2 Vu`ng So^ng Ngo`i
Ha?i-Qua^n Bie^.t-Khu Thu?
DDo^
DDa(.c-Khu Ru+`ng Sa't
Lie^n-ddoa`n Tua^`n-Giang
Ha.m-DDo^.i
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Thu?y-bo^.
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Tua^`n-tha'm
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Trung-U+o+ng
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n
So+? Pho`ng-ve^. Duye^n-ha?i
Na(m Vu`ng Duye^n-ha?i
DDe^? phu` ho+.p vo+'i
to^?-chu+'c la~nh-tho^? va` chie^'n-thua^.t,
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam chia duye^n-ha?i tha`nh
5 Vu`ng ddu+o+.c go.i la`: Vu`ng
I Duye^n-ha?i, Vu`ng II Duye^n-ha?i Vu`ng
III Duye^n-ha?i, Vu`ng IV Duye^n-ha?i va`
Vu`ng V Duye^n-ha?i .
Vu`ng Duye^n-ha?i co'
nhie^.m-vu. chi'nh-ye^'u la` duy-tri`
an-ninh duye^n-ha?i, ca'c ha?i dda?o;
nga(n-cha^.n su+. xa^m-nha^.p ba^'t
ho+.p pha'p ba(`ng ddu+o+`ng
thu?y; ddie^`u-ddo^.ng ha`nh-qua^n
ca'c ddo+n-vi. Ha?i-Qua^n tru+.c-thuo^.c;
ta(ng-pha'i va` ye^?m-tro+. ha`nh-qua^n
cho ca'c Qua^n-Khu lie^n-he^. .
DDo+n-vi. chi'nh-ye^'u
cu?a Vu`ng Duye^n-ha?i la` ca'c
Duye^n-ddoa`n, ca'c Ha?i-DDo^.i
Duye^n-pho`ng, ca'c dda`i Radar kie^?m-ba'o
va` ca'c Ca(n-cu+' Ha?i-Qua^n
ddo^`n-tru' trong la~nh-tho^? tra'ch-nhie^.m .
Suo^'t do.c duye^n-ha?i
Vie^.t-Nam co' 20 Duye^n-ddoa`n va`
16 dda`i Radar kie^?m-ba'o ra?i ra'c .
Mo^~i Duye^n-ddoa`n co' 12 chie^'n-thuye^`n
ga('n ddo^.ng-co+ va` go^`m ca'c
loa.i:
Ghe Chu?-lu+.c
Ghe Thie^n-nga
Duye^n-ki'ch-ddi~nh
Mo^~i Ha?i-DDo^.i Duye^n-pho`ng
ddu+o+.c trang-bi. vo+'i nhu+~ng
loa.i chie^'n-ddi~nh go^`m:
Ca'c Duye^n-to^'c-ddi~nh-
Patrol Craft, Fast (PCF) .
Ca'c Tua^`n-duye^n-ddi~nh
(WPB) .
Hai Vu`ng So^ng Ngo`i
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam co'
hai Vu`ng So^ng Ngo`i:
Vu`ng 3 So^ng Ngo`i bao
go^`m ca'c so^ng ra.ch thuo^.c la~nh-tho^?
Qua^n-Khu III .
Vu`ng 4 So^ng Ngo`i bao
go^`m ca'c so^ng ra.ch thuo^.c la~nh-tho^?
Qua^n-Khu IV .
Hai Vu`ng So^ng Ngo`i na`y
co' nhie^.m-vu. chi'nh-ye^'u la` duy-tri`
an-ninh tre^n ca'c so^ng ra.ch, nga(n-cha^.n
Co^.ng-sa?n su+?-du.ng ddu+o+`ng
thu?y dde^? lie^n-la.c va` xa^m-nha^.p
vu`ng tra'ch-nhie^.m; ye^?m-tro+. ha`nh-qua^n
cho ca'c ddo+n-vi. ba.n; pho^'i-ho+.p
ha`nh-qua^n Lie^n-Qua^n va` ye^?m-tro+.
ke^'-hoa.ch bi`nh-ddi.nh pha't-trie^?n
ddi.a-phu+o+ng . Ngoa`i ca'c Ca(n-cu+'
Ha?i-Qua^n , ddo+n-vi. chi'nh-ye^'u
cu?a Vu`ng So^ng Ngo`i la` nhu+~ng
Giang-ddoa`n Xung-phong ddu+o+.c trang-bi.
bo+?i ca'c Giang-ddi~nh cu~ do Ha?i-Qua^n
Pha'p dde^? la.i, go^`m co' ca'c
loa.i sau dda^y:
Soa'i-ddi~nh
Tie^`n Phong-ddi~nh
Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh
Tie^?u-Va^.n-ddi~nh
- Tie^?u Gia'p-ddi~nh
Ha?i-Qua^n Bie^.t-Khu Thu?-DDo^
Ha?i-Qua^n Bie^.t-Khu Thu?-DDo^
la` vu`ng so^ng ngo`i thuo^.c la~nh-tho^?
Bie^.t-Khu Thu? DDo^, ddu+o+.c
tha`nh-la^.p nha(`m mu.c-ddi'ch tho^'ng-nha^'t
vie^.c ddie^`u-ha`nh ca'c ddo+n-vi.
Ha?i-Qua^n ta.i Sa`i go`n dde^?
go'p pha^`n ba?o-ve^. Thu?-DDo^
va` cung-ca^'p nhu+~ng di.ch-vu. ca^`n-thie^'t
cho ca'c ddo+n-vi. Ha?i-Qua^n ddo^`n-tru'
ta.i Sa`i go`n . Ngoa`i ra Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh
Ha?i-Qua^n Bie^.t-Khu Thu? DDo^ co`n
co' nhie^.m-vu. ba?o-ve^. an-ninh cho Qua^n-ca?ng
va` Thu+o+ng-ca?ng Sa`i go`n .
DDa(.c-Khu Ru+`ng Sa't
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ddu+o+.c
chi? ddi.nh tra'ch-nhie^.m an-ninh hai con
so^ng chie^'n-lu+o+.c quan tro.ng la`
so^ng Lo`ng Ta`o va` so^ng Soa`i
Ra.p vi` hai con so^ng na`y la` tru.c
lo^. huye^'t ma.ch no^'i lie^`n Thu? DDo^
Sa`i go`n vo+'i Bie^?n DDo^ng .
DDa(.c-Khu Ru+`ng Sa't la` mo^.t
ru+`ng cho^`i da`y dda(.c, thi'ch
ho+.p cho hoa.t-ddo^.ng cu?a du-ki'ch
Co^.ng-sa?n; do ddo' vie^.c dda?m-tra'ch
an-ninh tre^n ca'c so^ng ra.ch lie^n-he^.
ra^'t kho' kha(n . Tuy nhie^n Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam dda~ giu+~ an-ninh cho ha`ng
nga`n thu+o+ng-thuye^`n tie^'p-te^' cho
Sa`i go`n . DDie^`u na`y chu+'ng-to?
kha?-na(ng hu+~u-hie^.u cu?a ca'c
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng tua^`n-tie^~u Ha?i-Qua^n
ta.i DDa(.c-Khu Ru+`ng Sa't .
Lie^n-ddoa`n Tua^`n-Giang
Tru+o+'c dda^y Lie^n-ddoa`n
Tua^`n-Giang thuo^.c DDi.a-Phu+o+ng-qua^n,
sau ddo' ddu+o+.c sa't-nha^.p
va`o Ha?i-Qua^n ; go^`m co' 24 DDa.i-ddo^.i
Tua^`n-Giang, 3 DDa.i-ddo^.i su+?a
chu+~a va` mo^.t Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n
ta.i Ca't La'i . Ca'c DDa.i-ddo^.i
na`y ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p dde^?
ye^?m-tro+. ha`nh-qua^n cho nhu+~ng
Tie^?u-Khu lie^n-he^. va` ba?o-ve^. an-ninh
tre^n so^ng ra.ch . Chie^'n-ddi~nh Tua^`n-Giang
go^`m co' ca'c loa.i: Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh
LCM va` Tie^?u-va^.n-ddi~nh LCVP .
Ha.m-DDo^.i
Ha.m-DDo^.i la` Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
no`ng co^'t cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam,
go^`m co' ca'c chie^'n-ha.m co' kha?-na(ng
hoa.t-ddo^.ng ngoa`i bie^?n .
Ha.m-DDo^.i VNCH ddu+o+.c
to^? chu+'c tha`nh 3 Ha?i-DDo^.i:-
Ha?i-DDo^.i I, Ha?i-DDo^.i II va`
Ha?i-DDo^.i III .
- Ha?i-DDo^.i I:
Co' nhie^.m-vu. tua^`n-tie^~u
ba?o-ve^. la~nh-ha?i va` vu`ng ca^.n-duye^n,
cho^'ng la.i mo.i hoa.t-ddo^.ng ba^'t-ho+.p-pha'p;
ye^?m-tro+. Ha?i-pha'o va` pho^'i-ho+.p
ha`nh-qua^n vo+'i ca'c ddo+n-vi.
ba.n .
Ha?i-DDo^.i I go^`m co'
nhu+~ng loa.i chie^'n-ha.m sau dda^y:
* 20 Tua^`n-duye^n-ha.m
* 03 Giang-Pha'o-ha.m
* 04 Tro+.-Chie^'n-ha.m
- Ha?i-DDo^.i II:
Co' nhie^.m-vu. chuye^n-cho+?,
ddo^? bo^., tie^'p-te^', ye^?m-tro+.
su+?a chu+~a ca'c tie^?u-ddi~nh
ta.i vu`ng ha`nh-qua^n; ye^?m-tro+.
Ha?i-pha'o va` thu+.c-hie^.n chu+o+ng-tri`nh
Qua^n-Y, Da^n-Su+.-Vu. . Ha?i-DDo^.i
na`y co' hai Be^.nh-vie^.n-ha.m trang-bi.
Quang- tuye^'n X; pho`ng Nha-khoa; pho`ng Thi'-nghie^.m
va` ddie^`u-tri.; hoa.t-ddo^.ng
tha(m-vie^'ng ddi.nh-ky` do.c theo
mie^`n duye^n-ha?i va` ddo^`ng-ba(`ng
so^ng Cu+?u-Long dde^? giu'p ddo+~
da^n-chu'ng ta^.p-trung-o+? nhu+~ng
vu`ng ddo^ng da^n cu+, thie^'u-tho^'n
thuo^'c men hoa(.c kho^ng co' co+ quan Y-te^'
ddi.a phu+o+ng .
Ha?i-DDo^.i II
Go^`m co' nhu+~ng loa.i
chie^'n-ha.m sau dda^y:
* 06 Du+o+ng-va^.n-ha.m
* 05 Ha?i-va^.n-ha.m
* 02 Be^.nh-Vie^.n-ha.m
* 06 Ho?a-va^.n-ha.m
* 14 Giang-va^.n-ha.m
* 01 Thu+.c-va^.n-ha.m
* 02 Ye^?m-tro+.-ha.m va`
* 01 Co+-Xu+o+?ng-ha.m
- Ha?i-DDo^.i III:
Co' nhie^.m-vu. tua^`n-tie^~u
vu`ng vie^~n-duye^n dde^? pha't-gia'c
va` nga(n cha^.n ki.p tho+`i ca'c
hoa.t-ddo^.ng cu?a ddi.ch; pho^'i-ho+.p
ha`nh-qua^n va` ye^?m-tro+. Ha?i-pha'o
cho ca'c ddo+n-vi. ba.n . Ha?i-DDo^.i
III go^`m co' nhu+~ng loa.i chie^'n-ha.m
sau dda^y:
* 02 Khu-Tru.c-ha.m
* 07 Tua^`n-Du+o+ng-ha.m
* 08 Ho^.-To^'ng-ha.m
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Thu?y-bo^.:
DDu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p
tu+` tha'ng 6 na(m 1969 dde^? thay the^'
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng DDa(.c-nhie^.m 117
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Hoa ky` . Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Thu?y-Bo^. hoa.t-ddo^.ng ta.i vu`ng
ddo^`ng-ba(`ng so^ng Cu+?u-Long, go^`m
ca'c chie^'n-ddi~nh sau dda^y:
- Soa'i-ddi~nh Thu?y-Bo^.
Tie^`n-phong-ddi~nh
Qua^n-va^.n-ddi~nh ta'c-chie^'n
Tro+.-chie^'n-ddi~nh
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Tua^`n-tha'm
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Tua^`n-tha'm
ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p tu+` tha'ng
10 na(m 1969 va` go^`m co' 14 Giang-ddoa`n,
chia ra tha`nh 06 Lie^n-ddoa`n Tua^`n-tha'm .
Nhie^.m-vu. chi'nh-ye^'u cu?a Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Tua^`n-tha'm la` tua^`n-tie^~u, ba?o-ve^.
an-ninh so^ng ngo`i va` nga(n-cha^.n su+.
xa^m-nha^.p le'n lu't cu?a Co^.ng-sa?n
Ba('c Vie^.t ba(`ng ddu+o+`ng thu?y
qua nga~ ha`nh-lang bie^n-gio+'i Mie^n
Vie^.t . Mo^~i giang-ddoa`n Tua^`n-tha'm
ddu+o+.c trang-bi. ca'c Giang to^'c-ddi~nh
to^'i-ta^n co' va^.n-to^'c cao va`
kha?-na(ng hoa.t-ddo^.ng trong ca'c kinh
ra.ch nho? he.p, so^ng ca.n va` ra^'t
de^~ da`ng va^.n-chuye^?n .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Trung-U+o+ng
Nha(`m mu.c-ddi'ch ta^.p-trung-mo^.t
so^' ddo+n-vi. Ha?i-Qua^n , co'
ta^`m hoa.t-ddo^.ng lie^n vu`ng vo+'i
nhie^.m-vu. dda(.c-bie^.t . Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Trung-U+o+ng go^`m co' ca'c ddo+n-vi.
sau dda^y:
07 Giang-ddoa`n Nga(n-cha^.n
02 Giang-ddoa`n Tru.c-lo^i
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n
dda~ ddu+o+.c ba`nh-tru+o+'ng
to+'i ca^'p Su+-ddoa`n . Tuy na(`m
trong Qua^n-chu?ng Ha?i-Qua^n ve^` phu+o+ng-die^.n
to^?-chu+'c, nhu+ng tre^n thu+.c-te^'
ve^` ha`nh-qua^n, Binh-chu?ng na`y la`
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng To^?ng-Tru+`-Bi.
cu?a Bo^. To^?ng-Tham-Mu+u va` dda(.t
du+o+'i quye^`n ddie^`u-ddo^.ng
ha`nh-qua^n cu?a Bo^. To^?ng-Tham-Mu+u .
Ca^'p-so^' ly'-thuye^'t
Thu?y-Qua^n Lu.c-Chie^'n la` 13,000 ngu+o+`i .
Luo^n luo^n, qua^n-so^' Su+-DDoa`n
ddu+o+.c bo^?-xung ngay mo^~i khi hao-hu.t
vi` chie^'n-tra^.n .
So+? Pho`ng-ve^. Duye^n-Ha?i
So+? Pho`ng-ve^. Duye^n-Ha?i
ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p tu+` tha'ng
3 na(m 1964 va` dda(.t tru+.c thuo^.c
Qua^n-chu?ng Ha?i-Qua^n ve^` phu+o+ng-die^.n
nha^n-vie^n va` ha`nh-cha'nh . So+?
Pho`ng-ve^. Duye^n-Ha?i co' nhie^.m-vu.
thi-ha`nh ca'c chi?-thi. cu?a Nha Ky~-Thua^.t
Bo^. To^?ng-Tham-Mu+u dde^? thi-ha`nh ca'c
co^ng-ta'c ha`nh-qua^n dda(.c-bie^.t
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng-Ho`a
do.c duye^n-ha?i Vie^.t-Nam .
Chi?-huy va` DDie^`u-ddo^.ng
Ha`nh-qua^n
DDe^? vie^.c ha`nh-qua^n
ddu+o+.c hu+~u-hie^.u, ca'c Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Chie^'n-dda^'u Ha?i-Qua^n ddu+o+.c
dda(.t du+o+'i su+. Chi?-huy va`
ddie^`u-ddo^.ng ha`nh-qua^n cu?a
BCH/Hhq/LDD So^ng va` BCH/Hhq/ LDD Bie^?n .
Bo^. Chi?-huy Ha`nh- qua^n
Lu+u-ddo^.ng So^ng
Chi?-huy va` ddie^`u-ddo^.ng
ca'c cuo^.c ha`nh-qua^n trong so^ng ngo`i
thuo^.c la~nh-tho^? Qua^n-Khu III- Qua^n-Khu
IV va` Bie^.t-Khu Thu?-DDo^ nha(`m mu.c-ddi'ch
nga(n-cha^.n ddi.ch-qua^n xa^m-nha^.p
va` chuye^?n-va^.n tie^'p-te^' ba(`ng
ddu+o+`ng so^ng . Ba?o-ve^. an-ninh
so^ng ngo`i va` ye^?m-tro+. ca'c
Su+-ddoa`n Bo^.-Binh ha`nh-qua^n qua
ca'c cuo^.c Ha`nh-qua^n Tra^`n Hu+ng
DDa.o 36, 41, 43, 44 .
Bo^. Chi?-huy Ha`nh-qua^n
Lu+u-ddo^.ng Bie^?n
DDe^? vie^.c kie^?m-soa't
toa`n the^? Ha?i-pha^.n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng
Ho`a ddu+o+.c thu+.c-hie^.n hu+~u-hie^.u
va` lie^n-tu.c, BCH/Hhq/LDD Bie^?n ddu+o+.c
tha`nh-la^.p dde^? Chi?-huy va` ddie^`u-ddo^.ng
ca'c cuo^.c ha`nh-qua^n Tra^`n Hu+ng
DDa.o Bie^?n do.c theo duye^n-ha?i Vie^.t-Nam,
nha(`m ta.o mo^.t ma`n lu+o+'i nga(n-cha^.n
mo.i su+. xa^m-nha^.p cu?a Co^.ng-sa?n
Ba('c Vie^.t ba(`ng ddu+o+`ng bie^?n,
ddo^`ng tho+`i ye^?m-tro+. ca'c
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng ba.n do.c Ha?i bie^n,
ha`nh-qua^n die^.t ddi.ch va` bi`nh-ddi.nh
pha't-trie^?n . Co' 5 vu`ng Ha`nh-qua^n
Bie^?n, mo^~i vu`ng ddu+o+.c kie^?m-soa't
bo+?i mo^.t Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng DDa(.c-nhie^.m
go^`m khoa?ng 100 chie^'n-ha.m, chie^'n-ddi~nh
va` chie^'n-thuye^`n . Vu`ng Ha`nh-qua^n
Bie^?n go^`m 03 ha`nh-lang:
Ha`nh-lang ca^.n-duye^n tu+`
bo+` bie^?n ra dde^'n 12 ha?i-ly'
va` ddu+o+.c ca'c chie^'n-thuye^`n,
Duye^n-to^'c-ddi~nh, Tua^`n-duye^n-ddi~nh,
Tua^`n-duye^n-ha.m dda?m-tra'ch hoa.t-ddo^.ng
tua^`n-tie^~u .
Ha`nh-lang vie^~n-duye^n
tu+` 12 ha?i-ly' ra dde^'n 53 ha?i-ly'
ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng chie^'n-ha.m
sau dda^y dda?m-tra'ch tua^`n-tie^~u:
Khu-Tru.c-ha.m, Tua^`n-Du+o+ng-ha.m, Ho^.-To^'ng-ha.m .
Ha`nh-lang Kho^ng-tha'm
tu+` 53 ha?i-ly' dde^'n 100 ha?i-ly'
do ca'c phi-co+ Kho^ng-tha'm HQ Hoa-Ky`
tra'ch-nhie^.m hoa.t-ddo^.ng .
Tie^'p-va^.n
Bo^. Chi?-huy Ye^?m-tro+.
Tie^'p-Va^.n la` co+-quan co' nhie^.m-vu.
ye^?m-tro+. ca'c Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Ha`nh-qua^n . Ca'c ddo+n-vi. tru+.c-thuo^.c
Bo^. Chi?-huy Ye^?m-tro+. Tie^'p-Va^.n
Ha?i-Qua^n go^`m co':
* Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng Xu+o+?ng,
Trung-Ta^m Tie^'p-Lie^.u,Ty Co^ng-Thu+.
Tie^.n-I'ch, Trung-Ta^m Su+?a chu+~a
DDie^.n Tu+? .
* 07 Ca(n-cu+' Ye^?m-tro+.
Tie^'p-Va^.n ta.i: DDa` Na(~ng, Cam Ranh,
Ca't Lo+~, Nha` Be`, An Tho+'i,
DDo^`ng Ta^m va` Bi`nh Thu?y .
Hua^'n-luye^.n
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam co'
03 Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n ta.i Nha Trang, Cam Ranh
va` Sa`i go`n:
* TTHL/HQ Nha Trang: Co' kha?-na(ng
hua^'n-luye^.n tu+` 1200 dde^'n 1500 kho'a-sinh
go^`m co' ca'c tru+o+`ng Si~-quan
Ha?i-Qua^n, tru+o+`ng Cao DDa(?ng
chuye^n-nghie^.p va` tru+o+`ng So+-DDa(?ng
chuye^n-nghie^.p .
* TTHL/HQ Cam Ranh: Co' kha?-na(ng
hua^'n-luye^.n tu+` 1500 dde^'n 1800 kho'a-sinh
go^`m ca'c tru+o+`ng Hua^'n-luye^.n
Chie^'n-ha.m, tru+o+`ng Pho`ng-tai, tru+o+`ng
So+-DDa(?ng Chuye^n-nghie^.p va` tru+o+`ng
Ta^n-binh Ha?i-Qua^n .
* TTHL/HQ Sa`i go`n: Co'
kha?-na(ng hua^'n-luye^.n 200 kho'a-sinh go^`m
ca'c tru+o+`ng Chi?-huy Tham-Mu+u Ha?i-Qua^n,
tru+o+`ng Chua^?n-u'y DDoa`n-vie^n,
tru+o+`ng Trung-DDa(?ng chuye^n-nghie^.p
va` ca'c kho'a hua^'n-luye^.n bo^?-tu'c
nga('n ha.n .
Ngoa`i ra co`n co' mo^.t
Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Tua^`n-Giang ta.i
Ca't La'i tru+.c-thuo^.c Lie^n-ddoa`n
Tua^`n-Giang, chuye^n phu.-tra'ch hua^'n-luye^.n
the^m ca'c kho'a Ha.-Si~-quan va`
So+-DDa(?ng chuye^n-nghie^.p ca'c nga`nh
Qua?n-kho va` Tie^'p-vu. .
Ba?ng To^?ng-ke^'t tha`nh
ti'ch dda^`u na(m 1973
Tu+` tha'ng 11 na(m 1966
dde^'n tha'ng 1 na(m 1973, Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam dda~ ta.o ddu+o+.c
nhu+~ng tha`nh-ti'ch nhu+ sau:
Nha^n-ma.ng:
- 2219 Co^.ng-sa?n Ba('c Vie^.t
bi. che^'t
1277 Co^.ng-sa?n Ba('c Vie^.t
bi. ba('t
6798 ti`nh-nghi bi. giu+~
509 Ho^`i-cha'nh-vie^n
Vu~-khi':
Ta ti.ch-thu ddu+o+.c:
382 su'ng co^.ng ddo^`ng
2851 su'ng ca'-nha^n
So^' ghe ta`u dda'nh
dda('m va` ti.ch-thu:
Tu+` na(m 1965 dde^'n
tha'ng 1 na(m 1973, Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam
dda~ ti.ch-thu va` dda'nh dda('m
ca'c ghe ta`u Co^.ng-sa?n Ba('c-Vie^.t
xa^m-nha^.p Ha?i-pha^.n Vie^.t-Nam Co^.ng Ho`a:
- 467 ghe xuo^`ng-bi. ti.ch-thu
- 14 ta`u Co^.ng-sa?n bi.
dda'nh dda('m va` ti.ch-thu ta.i
ca'c ddi.a-ddie^?m va` nga`y
tha'ng sau dda^y:
Vu~ng Ro^ nga`y
19 tha'ng 02 na(m 1965
Cu+?a Tie^?u nga`y 08
tha'ng 01 na(m 1966
Bo^` DDe^` nga`y 10
tha'ng 05 na(m 1966
Ba DDo^.ng nga`y 20 tha'ng
06 na(m 1966
Bo^` DDe^` nga`y 01
tha'ng 01 na(m 1967
Batangan-nga`y 14 tha'ng 03 na(m
1967
Sa Ky` nga`y 15 tha'ng
07 na(m 1967
DDu+'c Pho^? nga`y
01 tha'ng 03 na(m 1968
Ho`n He`o nga`y 01 tha'ng
03 na(m 1968
Cu+?a Vie^.t nga`y 01 tha'ng
03 na(m 1968
Bo^` DDe^` nga`y 01
tha'ng 03 na(m 1968
Cung Ha^`u nga`y 22 tha'ng
11 na(m 1970
Ga`nh Ha`o nga`y 12 tha'ng
04 na(m 1971
Phu' Quo^'c nga`y 24 tha'ng
04 na(m 1972 .
Chu+ong 6
To^?-Chu+'c cu?a mo^.t
so^' DDa.i-DDo+n-Vi. va` DDo+n-vi.
Tie^u-chua^?n
Trung-ta^m Hua^'n-luye^'n
Ha?i-Qua^n Nha Trang
Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n
Nha Trang to.a-la.c tre^n ddu+o+`ng
Duy Ta^n no'i da`i, qua kho?i phi tru+o+`ng
qua^n-su+. Nha Trang va` tru+o+'c
khi to+'i Chu.t .
Co^ng-ta'c xa^y ca^'t
Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n ddu+o+.c
kho+?i-su+. va`o tha'ng 11-1951 va`
hoa`n ta^'t va`o tha'ng 7-1952 . tha'ng
7 na(m 1955, Ha?i-Qua^n Pha'p chuye^?n-giao
cho Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam .
Tu+` nga`y Ha?i-Qua^n
Vie^.t-Nam chi'nh-thu+'c ddie^`u-ha`nh
cho dde^'n tha'ng 4-1975, Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n
Ha?i-Qua^n Nha Trang dda~ ddu+o+.c
ca'c Si~-quan sau dda^y chi?-huy:
Ha?i-Qua^n Thie^'u-Ta'
Chung Ta^'n Cang tu+` 7-11-55 dde^'n 29-3-58
Ha?i-Qua^n Thie^'u-Ta'
DDa(.ng Cao Tha(ng tu+` 29-3-58 dde^'n
10-2-60
Ha?i-Qua^n Thie^'u-Ta'
Vu+o+ng Hu+~u Thie^`u tu+` 10-2-60
dde^'n 19-1-63
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-U'y
Du+ Tri' Hu`ng tu+` 19-1-63 dde^'n
23-12-63
Ha?i-Qua^n Trung-Ta' Nguye^~n
DDu+'c Va^n tu+` 23-12-63 dde^'n
26-2-66
Ha?i-Qua^n Thie^'u-Ta'
Bu`i Hu+~u Thu+ tu+` 26-2-66 dde^'n
13-7-66
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta'
DDinh Ma.nh Hu`ng tu+` 13-7-66 dde^'n
1-3-69
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta'
Khu+o+ng Hu+~u Ba' tu+` 1-3-69 dde^'n
6-8-71
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta'
Nguye^~n Tro.ng Hie^.p tu+` 6-8-71 dde^'n
16-1-73
Pho' DDe^` DDo^'c
Nguye^~n Thanh Cha^u tu+` 16-1-73 dde^'n
4-75
Tu+` kho'a dda^`u
tie^n do Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam tuye^?n-mo^.
va` hua^'n-luye^.n, kho'a IIX Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n
Nha Trang, tie^u-chua^?n tuye^?n-cho.n Sinh-vie^n
Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n la` ba(`ng tu'-ta`i
toa`n pha^`n, ban toa'n . Sinh-vie^n ddu+o+.c
hua^'n-luye^.n qua^n-su+. theo tie^u-chua^?n
ca'c Trung-ta^m hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n
quo^'c te^' . Ve^` va(n ho'a, sinh-vie^n
ddu+o+.c gia?ng da.y theo chu+o+ng-tri`nh
DDa.i-ho.c . Chu+o+ng-tri`nh thu.-hua^'n
la` hai na(m va` sinh-vie^n ra tru+o+`ng
vo+'i ca^'p-ba^.c Thie^'u-U'y Ha?i-Qua^n .
Na(m 1962, vi` so^' Si~-quan
kho^ng ddu? cung-u+'ng, tho+`i-gian
hua^'n-luye^.n ddu+o+.c ru't nga('n
bo+'t bo^'n tha'ng .
DDe^'n na(m 1969, vi`
ti`nh tra.ng ddo^n qua^n, kho'a 18
Sinh-vie^n Si~-Quan Ha?i-Qua^n la` kho'a
cuo^'i cu`ng cu?a chu+o+ng-tri`nh hua^'n-luye^.n
mu+o+`i ta'm tha'ng .
Ke^? tu+` kho'a 19, sinh-vie^n
ddu+o+.c tuye^?n-mo^. nhie^`u ho+n,
khoa?ng hai tra(m sinh-vie^n cho mo^~i kho'a .
Ve^` va(n-ho'a, sinh-vie^n va^~n ddu+o+.c
da.y theo chu+o+ng-tri`nh DDa.i-ho.c
nhu+ ca'c kho'a dda`n anh . Ve^` qua^n-su+.,
sinh-vie^n ddu+o+.c re`n luye^.n theo
he^.-tho^'ng tu+. chi?-huy . Sau khi thu.-hua^'n
mo^.t na(m, sinh-vie^n ddu+o+.c ddi
thu+.c-ta^.p mo^.t tho+`i-gian nga('n
ro^`i to^'t-nghie^.p vo+'i ca^'p-ba^.c
Thie^'u-U'y Ha?i-Qua^n .
Kho'a 26 Sinh-vie^n Si~-quan
Ha?i-Qua^n la` kho'a cuo^'i cu`ng
cu?a Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n
Nha Trang .
Trong suo^'t tho+`i-gian tu+`
khi tha`nh-la^.p cho dde^'n tha'ng 4-1975,
Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Qua^n Nha Trang
dda`o ta.o ddu+o+.c 2,538 Si~-quan,
ca? nga`nh chi?-huy la^~n ky~-thua^.t;
15,050 chuye^n-nghie^.p .
Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng-xu+o+?ng
Sa`i Go`n
Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng-Xu+o+?ng
ddu+o+.c xa^y ca^'t tre^n mo^.t
khu dda^'t ro^.ng lo+'n be^n bo+`
so^ng Sa`i Go`n tu+` the^' ky?
XIX . La` mo^.t trong nhu+~ng thu?y xu+o+?ng
lo+'n nha^'t DDo^ng-Nam A' Cha^u,
Ha?i-Qua^n Co^ng-Xu+o+?ng go^`m
87 to`a nha`; mo^~i to`a nha` ddu+o+.c
su+?-du.ng nhu+ mo^.t co+-xu+o+?ng .
Ca'c co+-xu+o+?ng
a^'y la`: xu+o+?ng ddo'ng ta`u,
xu+o+?ng su+?a ta`u, xu+o+?ng
mo^.c, xu+o+?ng ddie^.n, xu+o+?ng
tie^.n, ma'y da^`u ca(.n, xu+o+?ng
ddie^.n-tu+?, ty du.ng-cu., ca'c nha`
kho, va(n-pho`ng v.v ... Ngoa`i ra co`n co'
hai u. chi`m; mo^.t u. da`i 520 feet va`
u. kia da`i 119 feet; mo^.t u. no^?i co'
kha?-na(ng su+?a ta`u na(.ng mo^.t
nga`n ta^'n; bo^'n ddu+o+`ng ra^`y,
ba?y ca^`n tru.c lu+u-tho^ng, mo^.t lo`
na^'u cha?y . Ca'c co+-so+? ddo'
to.a la.c tre^n 53 ma^~u dda^'t . (Theo
MSGS, CP 030625Z Dec . 1961: CPFLT 04508Z) .
Ca'c vu`ng so^ng ngo`i .
Ha`nh-qua^n Lu+u-ddo^.ng
So^ng
To^?-chu+'c: - Ha`nh-qua^n
Lu+u-ddo^.ng So^ng tru+.c-thuo^.c Bo^.
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n . Mo^.t phu.-ta'
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n Ha`nh-qua^n Lu+u-ddo^.ng
So^ng chi.u tra'ch-nhie^.m ddie^`u-ha`nh
ta^'t ca? ha`nh-qua^n trong so^ng .
Tha`nh-pha^`n: - Ve^` ha`nh-qua^n,
Ha`nh-qua^n Lu+u-ddo^.ng So^ng go^`m:
- Vu`ng III va` vu`ng IV
So^ng ngo`i .
- Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Thu?y Bo^.
(Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng dda(.c-nhie^.m 211) .
- Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Tua^`n-tha'm
(Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng dda(.c-nhie^.m 212) .
- Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Trung-U+o+ng
(Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng dda(.c-nhie^.m 214) .
- Ca'c Giang-ddoa`n Xung-phong .
Phu.-ta' Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
Ha`nh-qua^n Lu+u-ddo^.ng So^ng cuo^'i
cu`ng: Pho' DDe^` DDo^'c DDinh
Ma.nh Hu`ng .
Vu`ng IV So^ng Ngo`i
To^?-chu+'c: - Bo^. chi?-huy
vu`ng IV So^ng Ngo`i go^`m: Tu+-Le^.nh,
Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va` Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n vu`ng
IV So^ng Ngo`i kie^m Tu+-Le^.nh Ha.m-DDo^.i
dda(.c-nhie^.m 21 .
Ve^` ha`nh-qua^n, Ha.m-DDo^.i
dda(.c-nhie^.m 21 chi?-huy va` ddie^`u-ddo^.ng
ca'c Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng dda(.c-nhie^.m
ta(ng pha'i va` Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-Qua^n co+-hu+~u thuo^.c vu`ng
IV So^ng Ngo`i .
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh dda(.t
ta.i Ca^`n Tho+ .
Tha`nh-pha^`n: Ca'c ddo+n-vi.
co+-hu+~u cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n vu`ng
IV So^ng Ngo`i go^`m ca'c Giang-ddoa`n
Xung-phong sau dda^y:
- Giang-ddoa`n 21 va` 33
ta.i My~ Tho .
- Giang-ddoa`n 23 va` 31
ta.i Vi~nh Long .
- Giang-ddoa`n 26 ta.i Long
Xuye^n .
- Giang-ddoa`n 25 va` 29
ta.i Ca^`n Tho+ va` nhie^`u ca(n-cu+'
va` tie^`n doanh ye^?m tro+. .
Ngoa`i ca'c ddo+n-vi.
co+-hu+~u ddo', vu`ng IV So^ng
Ngo`i co`n co' ba Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
dda(.c-nhie^.m (Task forces) ta(ng pha'i: 211,
212, 214 .
Pha.m vi hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
DDi.a-ba`n hoa.t-ddo^.ng
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n vu`ng IV So^ng Ngo`i
go^`m ta^'t ca? so^ng ra.ch ca'c ti?nh:
DDi.nh Tu+o+`ng, Kie^'n Tu+o+`ng,
Kie^'n Phong, An Giang, Cha^u DDo^'c, Go`
Co^ng, Phong Dinh v.v ... va` ddu+o+.c
chia la`m ba vu`ng, mo^~i Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
DDa(.c-nhie^.m tra'ch-nhie^.m mo^.t vu`ng
dde^? ye^?m-tro+. cho mo^.t Su+-ddoa`n
Bo^.-Binh .
Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Pho' DDe^`-DDo^'c DDa(.ng Cao
Tha(ng .
Vu`ng III So^ng Ngo`i
To^?-chu+'c: Su+. to^?-chu+'c
cu?a Vu`ng III So^ng Ngo`i go^`m Tu+-Le^.nh,
Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va` Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh dda(.t
ta.i Long Bi`nh .
Tha`nh-pha^`n: Ca'c ddo+n-vi.
co+-hu+~u cu?a Vu`ng III So^ng Ngo`i
go^`m:
- Giang-ddoa`n 22 va` 28
Xung-phong ddo'ng ta.i Nha` Be` .
- Giang-ddoa`n 24 va` 30
Xung-phong ddo'ng ta.i Long Bi`nh va` nhie^`u
tie^`n doanh ye^?m tro+. .
Ngoa`i ra, Vu`ng III So^ng
Ngo`i cu~ng co' su+. ta(ng pha'i
cu?a ca'c Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng dda(.c-nhie^.m
211, 212, 214 .
Pha.m vi hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
Vu`ng hoa.t-ddo^.ng cu?a Vu`ng III So^ng
Ngo`i go^`m so^ng ra.ch ca'c ti?nh:
Bie^n Ho`a, Gia DDi.nh, Long An, Ha^.u Nghi~a,
Bi`nh Du+o+ng, Ta^y Ninh .
Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta' Tri.nh Quang Xua^n .
Giang-ddoa`n Xung-phong
To^?-chu+'c: Mo^~i Giang-ddoa`n
Xung-phong (River Assault Group) ddu+o+.c chi?-huy
bo+?i mo^.t Thie^'u-ta' hoa(.c DDa.i-u'y
Ha?i-Qua^n . (Ve^` sau, vi` Thie^'u-Si~-quan,
mo^.t so^' Si~-quan to^'t-nghie^.p tru+o+`ng
Bo^.-Binh Thu? DDu+'c bie^.t-pha'i
cu~ng ddu+o+.c hua^'n-luye^.n dde^?
giu+~ ca'c chu+'c-vu. na`y) .
Trang-bi.: Mo^~i giang-ddoa`n
xung-phong ddu+o+.c trang-bi. nhu+ sau:
- 6 LCVP . Mo^~i LCVP ddu+o+.c
trang-bi. 1 DDa.i-ba'c 20 ly, 2 DDa.i-lie^n
7 ly 62 .
- 6 Fom . Mo^~i Fom ddu+o+.c
trang-bi. 1 DDa.i-lie^n 12 ly 7, 3 DDa.i-lie^n
7 ly 62 .
- 4 LCM . Mo^~i LCM ddu+o+.c
trang-bi. 2 DDa.i-ba'c 20 ly, 2 DDa.i-lie^n
12 ly 7 .
- Mo^.t Monitor Combat, trang-bi.:
1 DDa.i-ba'c 40 ly, 1 Su'ng co^'i 81 ly,
2 DDa.i-lie^n 7 ly 62, mo^.t DDa.i-lie^n
12 ly 7 .
- Mo^.t Commandement trang-bi.: 1
DDa.i-ba'c 20 ly, 2 DDa.i-lie^n 12 ly
7, 2 DDa.i-lie^n 7 ly 62 (hoa(.c 20 ly) va`
mo^.t su'ng co^'i 81 ly .
Ngoa`i ra, tre^n mo^~i giang-ddi~nh
dde^`u co' ca'c loa.i su'ng ca'-nha^n
nhu+ M79, M16 ...
Nhie^.m-vu.: Chuye^?n-va^.n,
ye^?m-tro+. va` pho^'i-ho+.p ha`nh-qua^n
vo+'i qua^n ba.n .
Vu`ng hoa.t-ddo^.ng: Ta^'t
ca? so^ng ra.ch thuo^.c mie^`n Nam Vie^.t-Nam .
DDo^.i-hi`nh di-chuye^?n
- 2 LCVP (Trung-va^.n-ddi~nh)
- 2 Fom (Truy-ki'ch-ddi~nh)
- 1 Monitor Combat (Tie^`n-phong-ddi~nh)
- 2 LCVP
- 1 LCM
- 2 Fom
- 1 LCM
- 2 LCVP
- 1 LCM
- 1 Commandement (soa'i-ddi~nh)
- 2 Fom .
* DDo^.i-hi`nh co' the^?
thay ddo^?i tu`y theo nhu-ca^`u chie^'n-tru+o+`ng .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Thu?y-bo^.
(Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng DDa(.c-nhie^.m
211)
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^. Tham-Mu+u
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Thu?y-bo^. go^`m
co' Tu+-Le^.nh, Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va`
Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Thu?y-bo^.
ddu+o+.c chia ra 3 Lie^n-ddoa`n;
mo^~i lie^n-ddoa`n co' 2 giang-ddoa`n
va` ddu+o+.c chi?-huy bo+?i
mo^.t Thie^'u Ta' Ha?i-Qua^n ; mo^~i
Giang-ddoa`n ddu+o+.c chi?-huy bo+?i
mo^.t Thie^'u-ta' hoa(.c mo^.t DDa.i-u'y .
Ca'c lie^n-ddoa`n ddie^`u-ha`nh
nhu+ sau:
Lie^n-ddoa`n I Thu?y-bo^.
(tu+'c Lie^n-ddoa`n dda(.c-nhie^.m
211.1) go^`m hai Giang-ddoa`n 70 va` 71 Thu?y-bo^. .
Ha^.u cu+': Long Phu' .
Nhie^.m-vu.: Lie^n-ddoa`n
I pho^'i-ho+.p ha`nh-qua^n vo+'i
ca'c Chi-Khu thuo^.c Tie^?u-khu So'c Tra(ng
va` ho^.-to^'ng ca'c ddoa`n thuye^`n
chuye^n-cho+? nhu-ye^'u-pha^?m tu+`
Ba.c Lie^u, So'c Tra(ng ve^` Sa`i
Go`n .
Lie^n-ddoa`n II Thu?y-bo^.
(tu+'c Lie^n-ddoa`n dda(.c-nhie^.m
211.2) go^`m hai Giang-ddoa`n 72 va` 73 Thu?y-bo^. .
Ha^.u cu+': Ca` Mau .
Nhie^.m-vu.: Lie^n-ddoa`n
II Thu?y-bo^. ye^?m-tro+. Trung-ddoa`n
32 Bo^.-Binh ddo^`ng tho+`i pho^'i-ho+.p
ha`nh-qua^n va` tie^'p-te^' cho ca'c
ddo+n-vi. thuo^.c vu`ng Ca` Mau .
Lie^n-ddoa`n III Thu?y-bo^.
(tu+'c Lie^n-ddoa`n dda(.c-nhie^.m
211.3) go^`m hai Giang-ddoa`n 74 va` 75 Thu?y-bo^. .
Ha^.u cu+': Ra.ch So?i
thuo^.c ti?nh Kie^n Giang .
Vu`ng hoa.t-ddo^.ng: Lie^n-ddoa`n
III Thu?y-bo^. tua^`n-tie^~u, kie^?m-soa't
ca'c thu?y-lo^. cu?a hai ti?nh Kie^n
Giang va` Chu+o+ng Thie^.n .
Trang-bi.: Mo^~i Giang-ddoa`n
thu?y-bo^. go^`m co': 4 Alpha, 5 Tanggo . 1 Monitor
Combat, 1 Monitor Commandement .
DDo^.i-hi`nh di chuye^?n:*
- 2 tru.c mi`n .
- 2 Alpha .
- Mnitor Combat .
- 5 Tango, cho+? qua^n .
- Monitor Commandement .
- 2 Alpha.**
* DDo^.i-hi`nh co' the^?
thay ddo^?i tu`y theo nhu-ca^`u chie^'n-tru+o+`ng .
** Tru+o+'c na(m 1973,
trong ca'c cuo^.c ha`nh-qua^n cu?a ca'c
ddo+n-vi. thuo^.c Su+-ddoa`n 21 Bo^.-Binh
ta.i U Minh, thu+o+`ng co' nhie^`u cuo^.c
chuye^?n qua^n ne^n ca'c Giang-ddoa`n
Thu?y-bo^. ddu+o+.c trang-bi. the^m
ca'c giang-ddi~nh ra` va` tru.c mi`n .
Hai giang-ddi~nh na`y thu+o+`ng
ddu+o+.c ddi dda^`u .
Vi` chie^'n-tru+o+`ng
ddo`i ho?i, Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Thu?y-bo^. dda~ bie^'n-ca?i mo^~i
Alpha trang-bi. the^m mo^.t su'ng 81 ly tru+.c
xa. .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Thu?y-bo^.
co`n co' mo^.t ca(n-cu+' ye^?m-tro+.
dda(.t ta.i Bi`nh Thu?y, Ca^`n Tho+
dde^? cung-ca^'p nhie^n lie^.u cu~ng
nhu+ su+?a chu+~a va` tu bo^? chie^'n-ddi~nh .
Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta' Nguye^~n Ba'
Trang .
Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng Tua^`n-Tha'm
(Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng DDa(.c-nhie^.m
212)
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^. Tham-Mu+u
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Tua^`n-tha'm go^`m:
Tu+-Le^.nh, Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va` Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh ha`nh-qua^n
ddo'ng ta.i Cha^u Phu' .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Tua^`n-Tha'm
go^`m 15 Giang-ddoa`n, ke^? tu+` Giang-ddoa`n
51 Tua^`n-tha'm cho dde^'n Giang-ddoa`n
65 Tua^`n-tha'm; va` ddu+o+.c chia
ra tha`nh 6 Lie^n giang-ddoa`n . Mo^~i Lie^n
giang-ddoa`n co' tu+` 2 dde^'n
3 Giang-ddoa`n, do mo^.t Thie^'u-ta' hoa(.c
Trung-ta' Ha?i-Qua^n chi?-huy . Mo^~i giang-ddoa`n
co' 20 Giang-ddi~nh, mang dda(.c ti'nh
gio^'ng nhau va` do mo^.t DDa.i-U'y
hoa(.c Thie^'u-Ta' chi?-huy .
Giang-ddi~nh cu?a Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Tua^`n-tha'm go.i la` PBR (Patrol Boat River),
chie^`u da`i 31 feet, chie^`u ngang 10 feet ru+o+~i,
vo? ba(`ng fiber nhu+.a, nhe., va^.n-to^'c
cao (32 km/gio+`), cha.y ba(`ng ho+i dda^?y
(Turbo), kho^ng co' cha^n-vi.t ne^n ra^'t
thi'ch ho+.p tre^n ca'c so^ng ca.n .
PBR ddu+o+.c trang-bi.
radar, ma'y truye^`n tin-cu+'c ma.nh, o^'ng
nho`m ho^`ng ngoa.i tuye^'n, su'ng co^'i
81 ly va` 12 ly 7 ddo+n va` ke'p .
Pha.m vi hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
Tra'ch-nhie^.m tru+.c-tie^'p vu`ng bie^n
gio+'i: Ta^n Cha^u, Ho^`ng Ngu+.,
Ha` Tie^n, Cha^u DDo^'c, Cao La~nh
v.v ... Ngoa`i ra, lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng na`y
cu~ng ta(ng pha'i cho ca'c vu`ng ha`nh-qua^n
va` tru+.c-thuo^.c du+o+'i su+.
chi?-huy ha`nh-qua^n cu?a vu`ng ddo' .
Tu+-Le^.nh dda^`u tie^n
va` cu~ng la` Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Pho' DDe^`-DDo^'c Nghie^m Va(n
Phu' .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Trung-u+o+ng
(Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng DDa(.c-nhie^.m
214)
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^. Chi?-huy
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Trung-U+o+ng dda(.t
ta.i DDo^`ng Ta^m (My~ Tho, thuo^.c ti?nh-ddi.nh
Tu+o+`ng) va` ddu+o+.c ddie^`u-ddo^.ng
bo+?i: Tu+-Le^.nh, Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va`
Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Ve^` ha`nh-cha'nh, Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Trung-U+o+ng go^`m co':
- Lie^n-ddoa`n Ngu+o+`i
Nha'i .
- Hai giang-ddoa`n tru.c-lo^i
- Bo^'n Giang-ddoa`n Nga(n-cha^.n
va` ca'c Ca(n-cu+' ha?i-Qua^n
ta.i Tuye^n Nho+n, Kinh Cho+. Ga.o, Cao
La~nh .
Giang-ddoa`n Nga(n-cha^.n
ddu+o+.c trang-bi. cu`ng loa.i chie^'n-ddi~nh
vo+'i giang-ddoa`n Thu?y-bo^. va`
co' the^m ma'y phun lu+?a .
Ve^` ha`nh-qua^n Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Trung-U+o+ng ddu+o+.c ta(ng pha'i
2 Giang-ddoa`n Tua^`n-tha'm, 2 Giang-ddoa`n
Xung-phong .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Trung-u+o+ng
co' 300 Si~-quan va` khoa?ng ba nga`n
binh-si~; va` ddu+o+.c chia la`m
3 Lie^n-ddoa`n . Mo^~i Lie^n-ddoa`n
go^`m 2 Giang-ddoa`n va` dda(.t du+o+'i
su+. chi?-huy cu?a mo^.t Thie^'u-ta'
hoa(.c Trung-ta' Ha?i-Qua^n . Mo^~i giang-ddoa`n
Nga(n-cha^.n ddu+o+.c chi?-huy bo+?i
mo^.t Thie^'u-ta' hoa(.c DDa.i-u'y .
Ha^.u cu+' cu?a ca'c
Lie^n-ddoa`n:
- Lie^n-ddoa`n 214.1 ddo'ng
ta.i Tuye^n Nho+n .
- Lie^n-ddoa`n 214.2 ddo'ng
ta.i Kinh Cho+. Ga.o .
- Lie^n-ddoa`n 214.3 ddo'ng
ta.i Cao La~nh .
Vu`ng hoa.t-ddo^.ng: Mie^`n
Tie^`n Giang, tu+` be^n na`y so^ng
Cu+?u Long cho dde^'n so^ng Va`m Co?,
go^`m ca'c ti?nh-DDi.nh Tu+o+`ng,
Vi~nh Long, Kie^'n Tu+o+`ng v.v ...
Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta' Nguye^~n Va(n
Tho^ng .
Lie^n-ddoa`n Ngu+o+`i
Nha'i
Tha`nh-la^.p: Lie^n ddo^.i
Ngu+o+`i Nha'i ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p
na(m 1961, go^`m toa`n qua^n-nha^n ti`nh-nguye^.n .
Ngay sau khi ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p,
12 nha^n-vie^n to^'t-nghie^.p kho'a Bie^.t-ha?i
UDT (Underwater Demolition Teams) ta.i DDa`i Loan hua^'n-luye^.n
la.i cho Ngu+o+`i Nha'i Ha?i-Qua^n .
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^. Chi?-huy
Lie^n-ddoa`n Ngu+o+`i Nha'i tru+o+'c
dda(.t ta.i Ty Qua^n-ca?ng, trong Ha?i-Qua^n
Co^ng Xu+o+?ng, sau do+`i ve^` Ca(n-cu+'
Ha?i-Qua^n Ca't La'i .
- Tha'ng 10-1962, kho'a Bie^.t-ha?i
dda^`u tie^n ta.i Vie^.t-Nam ddu+o+.c
hua^'n-luye^.n ta.i DDa` Na(~ng, bo+?i
Ngu+o+`i Nha'i My~ (SEAL West coast) va`
mo^.t so^' Bie^.t-ha?i Vie^.t-Nam to^'t-nghie^.p
ta.i DDa`i Loan . Kho'a na`y co'
mo^.t Si~-quan duy nha^'t - Ha?i-Qua^n Trung-U'y
Tri.nh Ho`a Hie^.p, xua^'t tha^n kho'a
7 Ha?i-Qua^n Nha Trang - va` mo^.t so^' ha.
Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n, co`n ha^`u he^'t
la` nha^n-vie^n Ha?i-thuye^`n, go^'c
mie^`n Trung .
- Kho'a II Bie^.t-ha?i cu~ng
ddu+o+.c to^?-chu+'c tu+o+ng
tu+. nhu+ kho'a 1 . Ha?i-Qua^n Thie^'u-U'y
Phan Ta^'n Hu+ng, xua^'t-tha^n kho'a 9 Ha?i-Qua^n
Nha Trang, la` Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n thu+'
hai theo thu.-hua^'n .
Ca'c kho'a ke^' tie^'p
ddu+o+.c hua^'n-luye^.n ta.i ca'c
ddi.a-ddie^?m kha'c nhau: Nha Trang, Cam
Ranh, Vu~ng Ta`u ...
Hua^'n-luye^.n: Bie^.t-ha?i
ddu+o+.c hua^'n-luye^.n nhu+ mo^.t
ddie^.p-vie^n chie^'n-tranh thua^`n-tu'y
dde^? thi'ch-nghi vo+'i mo.i mo^i-tru+o+`ng
nhu+ la(.n, ddo^? bo^. va` nha?y tru+.c-tha(ng
tu+` mo^.t cao-ddo^. kha' nguy-hie^?m
ma` kho^ng ca^`n du` . Bie^.t-ha?i bie^'t
su+?-du.ng ta^'t ca? loa.i vu~-khi',
cu?a ta la^~n cu?a ddi.ch, va` co'
kha?-na(ng xa^m-nha^.p, tro^'n thoa't
va` so^'ng co`n (survival) .
Tho+`i-gian hua^'n-luye^.n
la` mu+o+`i sa'u tua^`n-le^~,
ke^? luo^n ca? "tua^`n-le^~ ddi.a-ngu.c" .
Muo^'n vu+o+.t qua "Tua^`n-le^~ ddi.a-ngu.c",
ho.c-vie^n pha?i qua ca'c thu+? tha'ch
sau dda^y: Che`o ghe 115 da^.m, cha.y bo^.
75 da^.m, mang ta`u ddi 21 da^.m va` bo+i
10 da^.m .
Kho'a Bie^.t-ha?i dda^`u
tie^n ta.i Vie^.t-Nam ra tru+o+`ng va`o
tha'ng Gie^ng na(m 1965 . Kho'a na`y xin
chuye^?n sang So+? Pho`ng-ve^. Duye^n-Ha?i,
chuye^n thi-ha`nh co^ng-ta'c xa^m-nha^.p
mie^`n Ba('c, tu+` ba('c vi~-tuye^'n
17 .
Tru+o+'c na(m 1968, Lie^n-ddo^.i
Ngu+o+`i Nha'i chi? phu.-tra'ch
ca'c co^ng-ta'c tha'm sa't ha`nh-qua^n,
ddo^? bo^., la(.n, vo+'t ta`u .
Tu+` na(m 1968 tro+?
ve^` sau, kha?-na(ng Ngu+o+`i Nha'i
Ha?i-Qua^n Vie^.t-Nam ddu+o+.c ta^.n
du.ng ddu'ng mu+'c khi Lie^n-ddoa`n
Ngu+o+`i Nha'i ba('t dda^`u bie^.t-pha'i
nha^n-vie^n cho ca'c toa'n Ngu+o+`i
Nha'i My~ (SEAL team) kha('p bo^'n vu`ng
chie^'n-thua^.t va` cho ca? chie^'n-di.ch
Phu.ng Hoa`ng .
Na(m 1971, mo^.t so^' Si~-quan
tre?, xua^'t-tha^n tu+` tru+o+`ng
Bo^.-Binh Thu? DDu+'c ti`nh-nguye^.n
gia-nha^.p va` ddu+o+.c hua^'n-luye^.n
theo ca'c kho'a Ha?i-Ki'ch Ngu+o+`i
Nha'i Vie^.t-Nam .
Tu+` 1968 dde^'n 1972,
qua^n-so^' Ngu+o+`i Nha'i tu+`
80 ta(ng le^n 600 . Lie^n ddo^.i Ngu+o+`i
Nha'i tro+? tha`nh Lie^n-ddoa`n
Ngu+o+`i Nha'i, go^`m co': Ha?i-Ki'ch
(SEAL), Bie^.t-ha?i (UDT - Underwater Demolition Teams), Tha'o
go+~ dda.n du+o+.c (EOD - Explosive
Ordinance Disposal), Tru.c vo+'t (vo+'t ta`u),
Pho`ng-thu? ha?i-ca?ng, Giang-ddoa`n
ye^?m-tro+. Ha?i-Ki'ch (chuye^n cho+?
ha`nh-qua^n) va` Toa'n ye^?m-tro+.
tie^'p-va^.n .
Nhie^.m-vu.: Nhie^.m-vu. Ngu+o+`i
Nha'i ra^'t chuye^n-bie^.t nhu+: xa^m-nha^.p
vu`ng dda^'t ddi.ch, cho^'ng dda(.c
co^ng thu?y Vie^.t-Co^.ng, vo+'i ta`u,
cu+'u tu` binh, v.v ...
Pha.m vi hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
Ngu+o+`i Nha'i co' the^? hoa.t-ddo^.ng
trong so^ng la^~n ngoa`i bie^?n .
Sau khi Hoa-ky` ru't cha^n
kho?i Vie^.t-Nam, DDa.i-ddo^.i Ha?i-Ki'ch
ddu+o+.c bie^.t-pha'i cho ca'c giang-ddoa`n,
duye^n-ddoa`n hay ca'c ca(n-cu+'u
Ha?i-Qua^n kha('p la~nh-tho^? . Nhie^.m-vu.
cu?a Ha?i-Ki'ch (SEAL) cu~ng tu+o+ng
tu+. nhu+ Bie^.t Ki'ch, nghi~a la`
ddo^.t nha^.p va`o ca'c mu.c tie^u
ven bie^?n hoa(.c so^ng ra.ch . Mo^.t toa'n
Ha?i-Ki'ch ddu+o+.c bie^.t-pha'i
thu+o+`ng-tru+.c cho Ca(n-cu+'
Ha?i-Qua^n Na(m Ca(n . DDa.i-ddo^.i
vo+'t ta`u vo+'i ca'c ta`u
tru.c vo+'t trang-bi. du.ng-cu. la(.n
va` tru.c vo+'t, lu+u-ddo^.ng ca'c
no+i, nha^'t la` vu`ng IV so^ng ngo`i .
DDa.i-ddo^.i tha'o go+~ dda.n-du+o+.c
(EOD) cu~ng bie^.t-pha'i nha^n-vie^n ddi
ca'c bo^. chi?-huy vu`ng .
Ba^'t cu+' lu'c na`o
Lie^n-ddoa`n Ngu+o+`i Nha'i cu~ng
co' tu+` 15 dde^'n 20 toa'n thuo^.c
ca'c nga`nh, ddu+o+.c bie^.t-pha'i
ca'c no+i .
Chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng cuo^'i
cu`ng: Ha?i-Qua^n Trung-Ta' Tri.nh Ho`a
Hie^.p .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng DDa(.c-nhie^.m
99
Tha`nh-la^.p: DDa^y la`
lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng sau cu`ng do vi. Tu+-Le^.nh
cuo^'i cu`ng cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n tha`nh-la^.p
va` tru+.c- tie^'p ddie^`u-ddo^.ng .
Ngay sau khi tro+? la.i nha^.m
chu+'c Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n la^`n
thu+' hai, Pho' DDo^ DDo^'c Chung
Ta^'n Cang ra le^.nh tha`nh-la^.p Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
DDa(.c-nhie^.m 99 trong vo`ng 24 tie^'ng ddo^`ng
ho^` .
Sau khi ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p,
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng 99 ddu+o+.c ddu+a
ve^` Ca(n-cu+' Ha?i-Qua^n Nha`
Be` .
To^?-chu+'c: Vi` ti'nh
ca'ch ca^'p tho+`i, Bo^. Tham-Mu+u Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
chi? go^`m co': Chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng,
mo^.t Trung-u'y, mo^.t Ta`i xe^' va`
mo^.t Thu+o+.ng-Si~ vo^-tuye^'n!
Trang-bi.: Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
dda(.c-nhie^.m 99 go^`m tre^n 50 chie^'n-ddi~nh,
la` su+. ke^'t-ho+.p cu?a ca'c
giang-ddoa`n: 42 Nga(n-cha^.n, 59 Tua^`n-tha'm,
mo^.t pha^`n cu?a Giang-ddoa`n 22 Xung-phong,
mo^.t toa'n tru.c vo+'t, mo^.t toa'n
Tie^`n-phong-ddi~nh, mo^.t Trung-ddo^.i
Ha?i-ki'ch va` 3 su'ng phun lu+?a .
Pha.m-vi. hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng dda(.c-nhie^.m 99 ddu+o+.c
coi la` Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng to^?ng-tru+`-bi.
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n, vo+'i mu.c-ddi'ch
gia?i-to?a a'p-lu+.c na(.ng cu?a
ddi.ch o+? ba^'t cu+' no+i
na`o, thuo^.c pha.m-vi. hoa.t-ddo^.ng
cu?a Ha?i-Qua^n .
Chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng dda^`u
tie^n va` cu~ng la` cuo^'i cu`ng:
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta' Le^ Hu+~u
Do~ng .
Lie^n-ddoa`n Tua^`n-Giang
Tha`nh-la^.p: DDe^? dda'p-u+'ng
nhu-ca^`u chie^'n-tru+o+`ng, Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Giang-pho`ng ddu+o+.c tha`nh-la^.p
va` tru+.c-thuo^.c Bo^. Tu+-le^.nh DDi.a-Phu+o+ng-qua^n .
Ve^` sau, danh xu+ng Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Giang-pho`ng ddu+o+.c ddo^?i la`
Lie^n-ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang, tru+.c-thuo^.c
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n .
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^. Chi?-huy
Lie^n-ddoa`n Tua^`n-Giang dda(.t ta.i
Sa`i Go`n .
Kho'a Tua^`n-Giang dda^`u
tie^n do Ha?i-Qua^n hua^'n-luye^.n . Sau ddo',
Trung-Ta^m Hua^'n-luye^.n Tua^`n-Giang ddu+o+.c
tha`nh-la^.p ta.i Ca't La'i .
Ba DDa.i-ddo^.i su+?a
chu+~a dda(.t ta.i Sa`i Go`n, Ca^`n
Tho+, My~ Tho .
Qua?n-tri.:
a). Ha`nh-cha'nh: Bo^. chi?-huy
Lie^n-ddoa`n Tua^`n-giang tru+.c-thuo^.c
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n ve^` qua?n-tri.
nha^n-vie^n, thuye^n chuye^?n, bo^? nha^.m,
tie^'p-lie^.u, su+?a chu+~a, v.v ...
b). Ha`nh-qua^n: DDa.i-ddo^.i
Tua^`n-Giang dda(.t du+o+'i su+.
ddie^`u-ddo^.ng va` su+?-du.ng
cu?a Tie^?u-Khu .
Tha`nh-pha^`n: Lie^n-ddoa`n
Tua^`n-Giang go^`m 24 DDa.i-ddo^.i, ke^?
tu+` DDa.i-ddo^.i 11 Tua^`n-Giang
dde^'n DDa.i-ddo^.i 35 Tua^`n-Giang .
Mo^~i DDa.i-ddo^.i
Tua^`n-Giang ddu+o+.c chi?-huy bo+?i
mo^.t Thie^'u-ta' hoa(.c DDa.i-u'y .
Trang-bi.: DDa.i-ddo^.i
Tua^`n-Giang ddu+o+.c trang-bi. 1 LCM 8
vo+'i 8 hoa(.c 9 LCVP . Mo^~i giang-ddi~nh
trang-bi. DDa.i-lie^n 50, DDa.i-lie^n
30 va` M72 .
Nhie^.m-vu.: Mo^~i Tie^?u-khu
ddu+o+.c ta(ng pha'i mo^.t hay hai
DDa.i-ddo^.i Tua^`n-Giang dde^? thu+.c-hie^.n
ca'c nhie^.m-vu. sau dda^y:
- Chuye^n-cho+? Bo^.-Binh
va` pho^'i-ho+.p ca'c ddo+n-vi.
ba.n tham-du+. ca'c cuo^.c ha`nh-qua^n
do Tie^?u-Khu to^?-chu+'c .
- Kie^?m-soa't ghe thuye^`n
dde^? kha'm-pha' va` nga(n-cha^.n
su+. xa^m-nha^.p cu?a ddi.ch .
- Tua^`n-tie^~u va` giu+~
an-ninh ca'c ca^`u co^'ng tre^n ca'c thu?y-tri`nh
do Tie^?u-Khu chi? ddi.nh .
- Ba?o-ve^. an-ninh ca'c xa~
a^'p, ye^?m-tro+. ho?a-lu+.c va`
tie^'p-vie^.n ddo^`n bo't ven so^ng .
- Ho^.-to^'ng xa` lan dda.n,
da^`u, thu+.c pha^?m, v.v ...
Chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng cuo^'i
cu`ng: DDa.i-ta' Co+-Khi' Nguye^~n
Va(n Kinh .
Ha`nh-qua^n Lu+u-ddo^.ng
Bie^?n
(Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Duye^n-pho`ng,
co`n go.i la` Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
dda(.c-nhie^.m 213)
To^?-chu+'c: Ha`nh-qua^n
lu+u-ddo^.ng bie^?n tru+.c-thuo^.c Bo^.
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n . Phu.-ta' Tu+-Le^.nh
Ha?i-Qua^n lu+u-ddo^.ng bie^?n chi.u
tra'ch-nhie^.m ta^'t ca? ha`nh-qua^n
tre^n bie^?n .
Tha`nh-pha^`n: Mo^~i vu`ng
duye^n-ha?i co' mo^.t lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
dda(.c-nhie^.m, go^`m ca'c chie^'n-ha.m
bie^.t-pha'i, lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng co+-hu+~u
(Duye^n-ddoa`n) va` Ha?i-ddo^.i
Duye^n-pho`ng .
Trang-bi.: Mo^~i Ha?i-ddo^.i
Duye^n-pho`ng ddu+o+.c trang-bi.
khoa?ng 30 Duye^n to^'c-ddi~nh (PCF - Fast
Patrol Craft) va` Tua^`n-duye^n-ddi~nh (Coast
Guards) . Mo^~i Khinh to^'c-ddi~nh ddu+o+.c
trang-bi. mo^.t moo.c-che^ 81 ly dda(.t
phi'a sau, be^n tre^n la` DDa.i-lie^n12
ly 7 .
Ve^` ha`nh-qua^n, ca'c
lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng dda(.c-nhie^.m cu?a
5 vu`ng Duye^n-ha?i tru+.c-thuo^.c Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
dda(.c-nhie^.m 213 .
Phu. ta' Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
Ha`nh-Qua^n Lu+u-ddo^.ng Bie^?n cuo^'i
cu`ng: Pho' DDe^` DDo^'c Nguye^~n
Hu+~u Chi' .
Ha.m-DDo^.i
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh
Ha.m-DDo^.i dda(.t ta.i Ha?i-Qua^n
Co^ng Xu+o+?ng, ddu+o+.c ddie^`u-ddo^.ng
bo+?i: Tu+-Le^.nh, Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va`
Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Ha.m-DDo^.i go^`m 3 Ha?i-ddo^.i:
Ha?i-ddo^.i 1 Tua^`n-duye^n, Ha?i-ddo^.i
II Chuye^?n-va^.n, Ha?i-ddo^.i III Tua^`n-Du+o+ng .
Tha`nh-pha^`n va` nhie^.m-vu.
mo^~i Ha?i-ddo^.i:
- Ha?i-ddo^.i I Tua^`n-Duye^n
go^`m ca'c loa.i: Tua^`n-duye^n-ha.m
(PGM - Motor Gunboat), Giang-pha'o-ha.m (LSIL - Landing Ship,
Infantry, Large), Tro+. chie^'n-ha.m (LSSL - Landing
Support Ship, Large) ... Nhie^.m-vu. tua^`n-tie^~u,
kie^?m-soa't ddi.ch vu`ng ca^.n-duye^n .
- Ha?i-ddo^.i II Chuye^?n-Va^.n
go^`m ca'c loa.i: Du+o+ng-va^.n-ha.m
(LST - Landing Ship, Tank), Ha?i-va^.n-ha.m (LSM - Landing
Ship, Medium), Giang-va^.n-ha.m (LCU - Landing Craft, Utility),
Hoa?-Va^.n-ha.m (YOG - Gasoline Barge, Self-propelled) ...
Nhie^.m-vu. ha`nh-qua^n ddo^? bo^.,
ye^?m-tro+. tie^'p-va^.n, y-te^', su+?a-chu+~a .
- Ha?i-ddo^.i III Tua^`n-du+o+ng
go^`m ca'c loa.i: Ho^.-to^'ng-ha.m (PCE
- Patrol Craft Escort), Tua^`n-du+o+ng-ha.m (WHEC),
Khu-tru.c-ha.m (DER - Radar Picket Escort) ... Nhie^.m-vu.
tua^`n-tie^~u, nga(n-cha^.n, nghe^nh chie^'n
khi ta`u ddi.ch xa^m-nha^.p Ha?i-pha^.n
Vie^.t-Nam .
Pha.m vi hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
Kha('p bo^'n vu`ng chie^'n-thua^.t, tu+`
vi~-tuye^'n 17 dde^'n Ca`-Ma^u, ca?
bie^?n la^~n so^ng .
Nhu+~ng nga`y cuo^'i
cu`ng cu?a cuo^.c chie^'n, Ha?i-Qua^n
DDa.i-Ta' Pha.m Ma.nh Khue^ ddu+o+.c
bo^?-nhie^.m thay the^' Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta'
Nguye^~n Xua^n So+n o+? chu+'c-vu.
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha.m-DDo^.i . Nhu+ng tre^n thu+.c-te^'
ve^` ha`nh-qua^n, vi. Tu+-Le^.nh tie^`n
nhie^.m, Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta' Nguye^~n
Xua^n So+n va^~n ddie^`u-ddo^.ng
va` chi?-huy .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-thuye^`n
Tha`nh-la^.p: Kho+?i thu?y,
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-thuye^`n la`
mo^.t lu+.c-lu+o+.ng ba'n qua^n-su+.,
do Si~-quan Ha?i-Qua^n tuye^?n-mo^., hua^'n-luye^.n
va` chi?-huy . Tho+`i-gian hua^'n-luye^.n
la` ba tha'ng .
Khi mo+'i tha`nh-la^.p,
mo^~i ddo+n-vi. cu?a Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-thuye^`n ddu+o+.c go.i la`
DDo^.i Ha?i-Thuye^`n va` ddoa`n-vie^n
dde^`u xa^m tre^n ngu+.c hai chu+~
"Sa't Co^.ng" .
To^?-chu+'c: Trung-ta^m
Hua^'n-luye^.n Ha?i-Thuye^`n tru+o+'c
dda(.t ta.i Phu' Quo^'c, dde^'n
tha'ng 2-1963 do+`i ve^` Cam Ranh .
Tha`nh-pha^`n: Mo^~i ddo^.i
Ha?i-Thuye^`n go^`m: 3 ghe Chu?-lu+.c,
3 ghe Di-cu+, 20 ghe Buo^`m va` ddu+o+.c
chi?-huy bo+?i mo^.t Thie^'u-u'y hoa(.c
Trung-u'y .
Trang-bi.: Mo^~i loa.i ghe
ddu+o+.c trang-bi. nhu+ sau:
- Ghe Chu?-lu+.c: mo^.t DDa.i-lie^n
50 tru+o+'c mu~i, mo^.t DDa.i-lie^n
30 sau la'i va` nhie^`u su'ng ca'-nha^n .
- Ghe di-cu+: hai DDa.i-lie^n
30 va` vu~-khi' ca'-nha^n .
- Ghe buo^`m: su'ng ca'-nha^n .
Y phu.c cu?a ddoa`n-vie^n
giai-ddoa.n dda^`u: ba` ba dden . Sau
na`y, qua^n-phu.c ha?i-qua^n .
Nhie^.m-vu. va` pha.m vi
hoa.t-ddo^.ng: Nhie^.m-vu. cu?a Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-thuye^`n la` tua^`n-tie^~u, kie^?m-soa't
va` nga(n-cha^.n su+. xa^m-nha^.p va`
tra` tro^.n cu?a Vie^.t Co^.ng va`o ca'c
la`ng ven bie^?n thuo^.c ca'c vu`ng Duye^n-ha?i .
Sau khi ddu+o+.c sa't
nha^.p va`o Ha?i-Qua^n, danh xu+ng DDo^.i
Ha?i-Thuye^`n ddu+o+.c ddo^?i
la` Duye^n-ddoa`n va` ddoa`n-vie^n
ma(.c qua^n phu.c Ha?i-Qua^n . Ca^'p so^'
cu?a mo^~i duye^n-ddoa`n la` Thie^'u-Ta' .
Vu`ng I Duye^n-ha?i
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^. Tham-Mu+u
cu?a vu`ng I Duye^n-Ha?i go^`m co':
Tu+-Le^.nh, Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va` Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n vu`ng
I Duye^n-ha?i kie^m Chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng
Khu qua^n-su+. Tie^n Sa, go^`m ta^'t ca?
ca'c ddo+n-vi. Ha?i, Lu.c, Kho^ng
Qua^n ddo^`n-tru' ta.i ba'n dda?o
So+n Cha` .
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh vu`ng I Duye^n-ha?i
dda(.t ta.i Tie^n Sa, DDa` Na(~ng .
Tha`nh-pha^`n co+-hu+~u:
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Qua^n vu`ng
I Duye^n-ha?i go^`m ca'c ddo+n-vi.
sau dda^y:
- Ca'c Giang-ddoa`n:
32 Xung-phong ddo'ng ta.i
Hue^',
92 Tru.c lo^i ta.i Thua^.n
An,
60 Tua^`n-tha'm o+?
Thua^.n An .
- Ca'c Duye^n-ddoa`n:
DDD11 ta.i Cu+?a Vie^.t,
DDD12 ta.i Thua^.n An,
DDD13 o+? Cu+?a Tu+
Hie^`n,
DDD14 o+? Ho^.i An,
DDD15 ta.i Chu Lai,
DDD16 o+? Qua?ng Nga~i .
- Ha?i-ddo^.i I Duye^n-pho`ng .
- Bo^'n dda`i kie^?m-ba'o:
101 ta.i nu'i La Ngu+~,
Hue^';
102 o+? So+n Tra`;
103 ta.i cu` lao Re':
104 o+? Sa Huy`nh .
- Ca'c tie^`n doanh ye^?m-tro+.
tie^'p-va^.n .
- Ngoa`i ra, vu`ng I Duye^n-ha?i
co`n co' ca'c chie^'n-ha.m bie^.t-pha'i .
Pha.m vi hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
Vu`ng Duye^n-ha?i va` so^ng ra.ch
ca'c ti?nh: Qua?ng Tri., Thu+`a Thie^n,
DDa` Na(~ng, Qua?ng Nga~i .
Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Pho' DDe^` DDo^'c Ho^` Va(n
Ky` Thoa.i .
Vu`ng II Duye^n-ha?i
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
vu`ng II Duye^n-ha?i dda(.t ta.i Cam
Ranh, go^`m ca'c ddo+n-vi. sau dda^y:
- Ca'c Duye^n-ddoa`n:
DDD 21 ta.i Qui Nho+n,
DDD 22 o+? Poulo Gambir,
DDD 23 o+? So^ng Ca^`u,
DDD 24 ta.i Tuy Ho`a,
DDD 25 o+? Ho`n Kho'i,
DDD 26 ta.i Bi`nh Ba,
DDD 27 o+? Phan Rang,
DDD 28 ta.i Phan-Thie^'t .
- Ha?i-ddo^.i II Duye^n-pho`ng
ddo'ng ta.i Qui Nho+n .
- Ca'c ca(n-cu+' ye^?m
tro+. .
- Ca'c dda`i kie^?m-ba'o:
Mui Degi
Cu Lao Xanh (Poulo Gambir)
Hon Lon, Nha Trang
Mui Dinh
- Mo^.t so^' chie^'n-ha.m
bie^.t-pha'i .
Ta^`m hoa.t-ddo^.ng - Vu`ng
II Duye^n-ha?i tra'ch-nhie^.m ca'c vu`ng
duye^n-ha?i thuo^.c ca'c ti?nh: Bi`nh-ddi.nh,
Phu' Ye^n, Kha'nh Ho`a, Cam Ranh, Phan Rang,
Phan-thie^'t .
Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Pho' DDe^`-DDo^'c Hoa`ng Co+
Minh .
Vu`ng III Duye^n-ha?i
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^. Tham-Mu+u
vu`ng III Duye^n-ha?i go^`m: Tu+-Le^.nh,
Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va` Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh Ha?i-Qua^n
vu`ng III Duye^n-ha?i ddo'ng ta.i
Ca't Lo+~ va` go^`m ca'c ddo+n-vi.
sau dda^y:
- Ha?i-ddo^.i 3 Duye^n-pho`ng
ddo'ng ta.i Ca't Lo+~ .
- Ca'c Duye^n-ddoa`n:
DDD 33 ta.i Ra.ch Du+`a,
DDD 34 o+? Be^'n Tre,
DDD 35 ta.i Tra` Vinh .
- Ca(n-cu+' ye^?m-tro+.
Ca't Lo+~ .
- Be^.nh xa' Vu~ng Ta`u .
- Ca'c dda`i kie^?m-ba'o:
301 ta.i nu'i Ta`-Ku',
Bi`nh Tuy;
302 ta.i Nu'i Lo+'n,
Vu~ng Ta`u;
303 ta.i Co^n So+n
304 dda(.t tre^n Kie^?m-Ba'o-Ha.m
HQ 460, na(`m ngoai kho+i Ba DDo^.ng .
- Mo^.t so^' chie^'n-ha.m
bie^.t-pha'i .
Pha.m vi hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
Mie^`n-duye^n-ha?i thuo^.c Phu+o+'c
Tuy, Go` Co^ng, Kie^'n Ho`a .
Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Pho' DDe^` DDo^'c Vu~ DDi`nh
DDa`o .
Vu`ng IV Duye^n-ha?i
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^ Tham-Mu+u
go^`m: Tu+-Le^.nh, Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va`
Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh vu`ng IV
Duye^n-ha?i ddu+o+.c dda(.t ta.i
Phu' Quo^'c .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng: Ha?i-Qua^n
vu`ng IV Duye^n-ha?i go^`m co':
- Ca'c Duye^n-ddoa`n:
DDD 45 o+? Ba('c DDa`o,
Ha` Tie^n;
DDD 44 ta.i Kie^n An, Ho`n
Tre, trong vi.nh Ra.ch Gia', tra'ch-nhie^.m
U Minh Thu+o+.ng, cu+?a so^ng Ca'i
Lo+'n va` Ca'i Be`;
DDD 43 o+? so^ng O^ng
DDo^'c, Ca` Mau;
DDD 42 o+? Ho`n Nam
Du .
- Ha?i-ddo^.i IV Duye^n-pho`ng
ddo'ng ta.i An Tho+'i .
- Mo^.t so^' chie^'n-ha.m
bie^.t-pha'i .
- Ca(n-cu+' ye^?m-tro+.
va` tie^'p-va^.n .
- Ca'c dda`i kie^?m-ba'o:
402 Ho`n DDo^'c (Ile des
Pirates)
403 Hon Nam-Du (Poulo Dama
404 Nu'i An Thoi
Pha.m-vi hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
Tu+` mu~i Ca`-Mau dde^'n bie^n-gio+'i
Mie^n - Vie^.t trong vi.nh Tha'i-Lan .
Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta' Nguye^~n Va(n
Thie^.n .
Vu`ng V Duye^n-ha?i
To^?-chu+'c: Bo^. Tham-Mu+u
vu`ng V Duye^n-ha?i go^`m: Tu+-Le^.nh,
Tu+-Le^.nh-Pho' va` Tham-Mu+u-Tru+o+?ng .
Bo^. Tu+-Le^.nh dda(.t
ta.i Na(m Ca(n thuo^.c ti?nh An Xuye^n .
Tha`nh-pha^`n: Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
co+-hu+~u Ha?i-Qua^n vu`ng V Duye^n-ha?i
go^`m:
- Ha?i-ddo^.i V Duye^n-pho`ng .
- Giang-ddoa`n 43 Nga(n-cha^.n .
- Giang-ddoa`n 53 Tua^`n-tha'm .
- Ca(n-cu+' Ha?i-Qua^n .
- Tie^`n doanh ye^?m tro+.:
- Duye^n-ddoa`n 36 ddo'ng
ta.i cu+?a DDi.nh An .
- Duye^n-ddoa`n 41 ddo'ng
ta.i Poulo Obi .
- DDa`i kie^?m-ba'o
401 dda(.t tre^n Ho`n Khoai (Poulo Obi) .
- Ca'c chie^'n-ha.m bie^.t-pha'i .
Vu`ng hoa.t-ddo^.ng: Vu`ng
V Duye^n-ha?i tra'ch-nhie^.m mie^`n-duye^n-ha?i
ca'c ti?nh Ba Xuye^n, Ba.c Lie^u, An Xuye^n
(Ca` Mau), mo^.t pha^`n-duye^n-ha?i cu?a
ti?nh Kie^n-Giang (Ra.ch Gia') va` ca'c
dda?o Poulo Obi, Fas Obi, v.v ...
Ngoa`i ra, hai giang-ddoa`n
43 Nga(n-cha^.n va` 53 Tua^`n-tha'm chi.u
tra'ch-nhie^.m so^ng Na(m Ca(n (gio+'i
ha.n tu+` cu+?a Bo^` DDe^`
dde^'n cu+?a Ba?y Ha.p), so^ng DDo^`ng
Cu`ng va` Chi-Khu Na(m Ca(n .
Tu+-Le^.nh cuo^'i cu`ng:
Ha?i-Qua^n DDa.i-Ta' Nguye^~n Va(n
May .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-tua^`n
To^?-chu+'c: Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-Tua^`n thuo^.c So+? Pho`ng-ve^.
Duye^n-ha?i, ddo'ng ta.i Tie^n Sa,
DDa` Na(~ng . Bo^. Chi?-huy go^`m co'
Chi?-huy-tru+o+?ng va` Chi?-huy Pho' .
Ta^'t ca? nha^n-vie^n
thuo^.c Lu+.c Lu+.o+.ng Ha?i-Tua^`n,
ke^? ca? Si~-quan va` DDoa`n-vie^n
dde^`u la` nhu+~ng qua^n-nha^n
ti`nh-nguye^.n va` ddu+o+.c bie^.t-pha'i
ha(?n cho Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng DDa(.c-bie^.t
(Special Operation Group) . Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng dda(.c-bie^.t
na`y go^`m ca'c qua^n-nha^n thuo^.c
nhie^`u binh-chu?ng kha'c nhau nhu+ Thu?y-Qua^n
Lu.c-Chie^'n, Kho^ng-Qua^n, Nha?y Du`,
Bie^.t-Ki'ch v.v ... va` Ha?i-Qua^n la`
mo^.t tha`nh-pha^`n trong co+ ca^'u na`y .
Trang-bi.: Ca'c Khinh-to^'c-ddi~nh
(PT - Motor torpedo Boat) da`i ddo^. 80 feet, ma'y
cha.y ba(`ng da^`u ca(.n, ddu+o+.c
ddo'ng ta.i Na-Uy (Norway), va^.n-to^'c tre^n
50 ha?i-ly' mo^.t gio+` . Co' hai loa.i
PT: mo^.t loa.i vo? ba(`ng sa('t va`
mo^.t loa.i vo? ba(`ng go^~ . Ca'c PT
thuo^.c So+? Pho`ng-ve^. Duye^n-ha?i
co' bie^.t danh la` "Nasty" va` "Swift" .
Mo^~i PT thu+o+`ng ddu+o+.c
trang-bi.: Mo^.t su'ng co^'i 81 ly tru+.c-xa.,
ghe'p chung vo+'i dda.i-lie^n 12.7
ly, dda(.t tru+o+'c dda`i chi?-huy;
hai DDa.i-ba'c 20 ly dda(.t hai be^n
ho^ng . Sa^n sau cu?a PT co' tro.ng pha'o
pho`ng kho^ng 40 ly . PT ddu+o+.c che^'
ta.o dde^? pho'ng thu?y-lo^i, nhu+ng
co^ng-ta'c cu?a Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-Tua^`n kho^ng ca^`n dde^'n, ne^n
kho^ng trang-bi. .
Mo^~i PT co' mo^.t Ha.m-tru+o+?ng
(ca^'p-ba^.c DDa.i-U'y Ha?i-Qua^n),
mo^.t Ha.m pho', 2 hay 3 co+ khi' vie^n
va` mo^.t so^' nha^n-vie^n . Mo^~i la^`n
ha`nh-qua^n thu+o+`ng ddi chung 2, 3
PT dde^? ye^?m-tro+. la^~n nhau .
Nhie^.m-vu.:
Nhie^.m-vu. cu?a Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-tua^`n la` du`ng loa.i PT co'
va^.n-to^'c nhanh, ddu+a Bie^.t-ha?i hoa(.c
nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i co' nhie^.m-vu.
lie^n-he^., vu+o+.t vi~-tuye^'n 17,
xa^m-nha^.p Ba('c Vie^.t .
Co^ng-ta'c thu+o+`ng
ddu+o+.c thu+.c-hie^.n ban dde^m
va` chi? vo+'i mu.c-ddi'ch thu-tha^.p
ti`nh-ba'o ho+n la` gie^'t cho'c .
Pha.m-vi hoa.t-ddo^.ng:
Do.c duye^n-ha?i tu+` vi~-tuye^'n
17 dde^'n Ha?i-Pho`ng .
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-tua^`n
ddu+a Bie^.t-ki'ch xa^m-nha^.p Ba('c-Vie^.t
la^`n dda^`u tie^n va`o tha'ng 2
na(m 1964 .
Lu'c mo+'i tha`nh-la^.p,
Lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-Tua^`n co'
khoa?ng 20 PT . DDe^'n cuo^'i na(m 1970, theo
tinh-tha^`n cuo^.c ho`a-dda`m Paris, mo.i
ga^y ha^'n nhau giu+~a Ba('c va` Nam
Vie^.t-Nam pha?i cha^'m du+'t (nhu+ng Vie^.t
Co^.ng va^~n-cu+' vi pha.m) thi` Lu+.c-lu+o+.ng
Ha?i-Tua^`n ngu+ng hoa.t-ddo^.ng va`
gia?i-ta'n sau ddo' .
Bie^.t-Ha?i
(thuo^.c So+? Pho`ng-ve^.
Duye^n-ha?i)
To^?-chu+'c: Bie^.t-ha?i
ddu+o+.c chia ra la`m ba nho'm: "Vega",
"Lucky", "Romulus" va` ta^'t ca? so^'ng trong
ca'c tra.i do.c theo ba~i bie^?n tu+`
My~ Khe^ dde^'n chu`a Non Nu+o+'c .
Tra.i no. ca'ch tra.i kia khoa?ng mo^.t
ca^y so^' . Tru+o+'c ma(.t tra.i la`
bie^?n va` sau lu+ng la` ru+`ng du+o+ng
lie^~u .
Mo^~i tra.i dde^`u co'
da^n-su+. chie^'n-dda^'u lo vie^.c
canh ga'c, cho+. ddo`, na^'u nu+o+'ng .
Bie^.t-ha?i chi? vie^.c a(n, ta^.p, thi-ha`nh
co^ng-ta'c cho dde^'n khi gia?i-nhie^.m
hoa(.c tu+. y' xin ru't lui .
Tuye^?n-mo^.: Bie^.t-ha?i
pha?i la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i do^`i
da`o su+'c kho?e, can-dda?m, tu+.-tin,
ki'n dda'o va` nha^'t la` co'
o'c sa'ng suo^'t dde^? xoay so+?
khi la^m-na.n .
Nhie^.m-vu.:
- Nho'm "Vega" ddu+o+.c
hua^'n-luye^.n ddo^? bo^. ddo^.t-ki'ch,
pha' ca^`u ba(`ng cha^'t no^? va`
ba('t ngu+o+`i Ba('c ve^` la^'y
tin ti`nh ba'o . Nho'm na`y su+?-du.ng
Bazooca va` 75 ly kho^ng gia^.t .
- Nho'm "Romulus" chuye^.n la(.n
bi`nh ho+i va` ddo^? bo^. ba(`ng
ca'ch nha?y du` xuo^'ng bie^?n, mang theo
bi`nh ho+i va` xuo^`ng cao su .
- Nho'm "Lucky" thi-ha`nh co^ng-ta'c
pha'-hoa.i kinh-te^', tuye^n-truye^`n, ga^y
xa'o tro^.n tinh-tha^`n trong ha`ng ngu~
ddi.ch . Nho'm na`y thu+o+`ng
ba('t ngu+-phu? trong ho+.p ta'c xa~
Vie^.t Co^.ng, ddem ve^` la`ng kie^?u-ma^~u
The^' gio+'i Tu+. do (tha`nh-pha^`n
ta.i Cu`-lao Cha`m) nuo^i na^'ng, cho a(n
uo^'ng sung su+o+'ng, ho.c ve^` ddo+`i
so^'ng tu+.-do; sau ddo' ho. ddu+o+.c
tha? ve^` Ba('c la.i dde^? tuye^n-truye^`n .
Nhie^`u ngu+o+`i trong so^' na`y xin
o+? la.i mie^`n Nam nhu+ng kho^ng ddu+o+.c
cha^'p-nha^.n . Tie^'c ra(`ng ho. kho^ng
giu'p ddu+o+.c gi` cho mie^`n Nam
sau khi ve^` Ba('c!
Tru+o+'c khi Bie^.t-ha?i
thu+.c-hie^.n mo^.t co^ng-ta'c na`o
thi` nha^n-vie^n pha?i ddu+o+.c
hua^'n-luye^.n va` thu+.c-ta^.p du+.a
theo ddi.a-hi`nh, ddi.a-va^.t cu?a
nhu+~ng ddi.a-ddie^?m ma` co^ng-ta'c
se~ ddu+o+.c thi-ha`nh, do kho^ng
a?nh U2 cung-ca^'p .
Khi lu+.c-Lu+o+.ng Ha?i-tua^`n
chu+a tha`nh-la^.p, Vie^.t Co^.ng bo^'-tri'
ca'c vi.-tri' ddo'ng qua^n do.c
theo duye^n-ha?i ke^? tu+` phi'a Ba('c
vi~ tuye^'n 17 . Ve^` sau, ca'c DDa.i-ddo+n-vi.
ddo' bi. Bie^.t-ha?i ta^'n-co^ng,
ba('n pha' lie^n-mie^n, Vie^.t Co^.ng
do+`i qua^n va`o sa^u trong no^.i ddi.a .
Ta^`m hoa.t-ddo^.ng xa
nha^'t cu?a Bie^.t-ha?i la` Ha?i Pho`ng .
Chu+o+ng 7
Nhu+~ng ca'i nhi`n Su+?-quan
(Soa.n-gia? tha-thie^'t ki'nh
mo+`i Quy'-vi. va` Quy' Ba.n
Ho+.p-bie^n hay DDo'ng go'p the^m
Y'-kie^'n)
Ha?i-Qua^n VNCH tuy ma^'t
ma` va^~n nhu+ co`n .
Co' nhie^`u ly'-do:
Ha?i-Qua^n VNCH, mo^.t Ha?i-Qua^n
chi'nh-tho^'ng . DDo^'i dda^`u vo+'i
qua^n xa^m-la(ng CS Chi?-dda.o bo+?i
Co^.ng-Sa?n Quo^'c-te^', soi ddu+o+`ng
ba(`ng A'nh sa'ng Ma'c-Le^,
Mo^.t To^?-chu+'c go^`m
ngu+o+`i ho.c-thu+'c, chuye^n-nghie^.p
cao, tin-tu+o+?ng o+? truye^`n-tho^'ng
da^n-to^.c CS tin-tu+o+?ng o? giai-ca^'p
dda^'u-tranh
Mo^.t To^?-chu+'c kha'
hoa`n-bi., pha^n-nhie^m ro~ re^.t giu+~a
Ha`nh-cha'nh va` DDa(.c-nhie^.m, giu+~a
Tie^'p-Va^.n va` Chie^'n-dda^'u .
Giang-Lu+.c lo+'n nha^'t
trong li.ch-su+? thu?y-chie^'n cu?a Nha^n-loa.i .
Pha't-minh va` su+?-du.ng nhie^`u kie^?u
ma^~u chie^'n-ddi~nh kha'c nhau
Mo^.t pho^'i-ho+.p nhi.p-nha`ng
giu~a nhu+~ng chie^'n-cu. to^'i-ta^n
nhu+ Khu-Tru.c-Ha.m Tie^`n-tha'm (Radar Picket
Destroyer) va` phu+o+ng-tie^.n to^'i-co^?
nhu+ ha?i-thuye^`n su+?-du.ng Buo^`m
va` Ca^y Xie^'m tho+`i Hu`ng-Vu+o+ng/DDo^ng-So+n/Hoa`-Bi`nh
(4,000 na(m tru+o+'c) .
Ha?i-Qua^n tie^n-phong trong
vie^.c sa'ng-che^' va` su+?-du.ng
nhie^`u chie^'n-thuye^`n ferro-ciment .
Mo^.t Ha?i-Qua^n bi. bo'
tay trong the^' thu? nhu+ng dda~ tu+`ng
thu+.c-hie^.n the^' co^ng va`o ha^.u-tuye^'n
ddi.ch . Ha?i-tua^`n la` DDo+n-vi.
dda'nh xa ta^.n Ha?i-pho`ng, no+i sa`o-huye^.t
cu?a Qua^n-DDo^.i Co^.ng-sa?n Ba('c-Vie^.t .
Tu~ cho^~ na`y, chu'ng xua^'t-pha't
ca'c ta`u thuye^`n xa^m-nha^.p VNCH .
Hi`nh-tha~nh TQLC, mo^.t binh-chu?ng
ha?i-qua^n ta'c-chie^'n tre^n bo^. .
Qua^n-DDo^.i Co^.ng-sa?n Ba('c-Vie^.t
chi? thu+.c-su+. co' binh-chu?ng na`y
sau 1975 .
Mo^.t To^?-chu+'c Ky?-lua^.t,
ddu+'ng vu+~ng cho dde^'n gio+`
phu't cuo^'i cu`ng cu?a cuo^.c chie^'n .
-
Ha?i Su+? tru+o+'c
he^'t se~ giu'p chu'ng ta bie^'t the^m
nhu+~ng ddie^`u ve^` Ha?i-Qua^n
ma` (chi'nh Cu+.u Ha?i-Qua^n) chu'ng
ta chu+a bie^'t
Y'-kie^'n cu?a Pho' DDe^`-DDo^'c
DDa(.ng-Cao-Tha(ng .
Ha?i Qua^n cu?a chu'ng
ta trong giai ddoa.n cho't co' mo^.t qua^n-so^'
tre^n 40.000 . Mo^.t qua^n-so^' ra^'t dda'ng
ke^? trong ta^'t ca? ca'c Ha?i Qua^n
lo+'n tre^n the^' gio+'i . Ha?i-Qua^n
Pha'p, mo^.t quo^'c gia co' bo+` bie^?n
ra^'t da`i, co' nhu+~ng quye^`n lo+.i
o+? tre^n nhie^`u lu.c- ddi.a va`
ha?i dda?o, ma` cu~ng chi? co'
60.000 ngu+o+`i .
Chu'ng ta co' nhu+~ng
hoa.t ddo^.ng ngoa`i bie^?n nhu+ tua^`n
du+o+ng, tua^`n duye^n, ha?i tua^`n va`
dda(.c bie^.t ca'c hoa.t-ddo^.ng trong
so^ng ma` kho^ng mo^.t Ha?i Qua^n na`o
co' . To^i cha('c la` chi? mo^.t so^'
i't qua^n-nha^n Ha?i-Qua^n bie^'t ddu+o+.c
he^'t mo.i khi'a ca.nh cu?a Ha?i-qua^n .
Cuo^'n Ha?i Su+? tru+o+'c he^'t
se~ giu'p chu'ng ta bie^'t the^m nhu+~ng
ddie^`u ve^` Ha?i-Qua^n ma` chu'ng
ta chu+a bie^'t . Con cha'u chu'ng ta cu~ng
se~ co' ta`i lie^.u dde^? ti`m
hie^?u cha o^ng chu'ng la`m gi` trong mo^.t
chie^`u da`i cuo^.c chie^'n ho+n 20 na(m,
nhu+~ng thu+? tha'ch, co^' ga('ng,
me^.t nho.c, hy sinh cu?a chu'ng ta; ca'c
gu+o+ng anh du~ng tuye^.t vo+`i cu?a
mo^.t so^' chie^'n hu+~u chu'ng ta . Ta`i
lie^.u cu~ng pha?n la.i ca'c lua^.n ddie^.u
xuye^n ta.c dda^`y da^~y trong ca'c
thu+ vie^.n dda.i ho.c ddu+o+`ng
ve^` cuo^.c chie^'n cu?a chu'ng ta . Nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i ngoa.i quo^'c khi ddo.c
va` suy nghi~ se~ co' ca'i nhi`n
co^ng ba(`ng ve^` cuo^.c chie^'n ho+n .
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