Flag-raising ceremony held for modern patrol gunboats

PANO - Naval Region 3 Command, on the morning of October 25^th, held the flag-raising ceremony for two gunboats HQ-274 and HQ-275.

The two gunboats are the 3^rd and the 4^th TT400TP-class warships newly-built by Hong Ha Shipbuilding Company (General Department of Defense Industry). The gunboats are equipped with modern weapons and equipment, capable to operate at high speed in combat, meeting the tactical requirements in sea patrols and protection.

Addressing the ceremony, Rear Admiral Ngo Sy Quyet stressed that the assignment of the two gunboats to Brigade 172 (Naval Region 3) marks a new step of the naval region in building a regular and modern naval unit and enhancing combat readiness capabilities, meeting requirements of the national maritime sovereignty protection mission in the new context.

Below are some images taken at the flag-raising ceremony:

The flag-raising ceremony held at the naval base of Naval Region 3

Rear Admiral Ngo Sy Quyet, Naval Region 3 Commander presenting national and naval flags to the captains and commissars of the two gunboats

The flags fluttering on the two gunboats

Translated by Huu Duong