Vietnam
Name	Giáo sư-Viện trưởng Trần Đại Nghĩa
Namesake	Tran Dai Nghia
Operator	Vietnam People's Navy
Builder	Song Thu Corporation
Commissioned	2011
In service	2011-
Identification	IMO number: 9559925 Pennant number: 888
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Displacement	1,500 tons full load
Length	66.3 metres
Beam	13.2 metres
Speed	up to 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range	5,000 nautical miles
Endurance	60 days

Vietnam People's Navy Ship 888–Professor-Academian Trần Đại Nghĩa (Vietnamese: Giáo sư-Viện sĩ Trần Đại Nghĩa) is a HSV-6613-type ocean surveillance ship designed by the Netherlands-based Damen Group and constructed at the Song Thu Corporation (Vietnam), contributing to overcoming the lack of equipment for research, survey, surveying the sea, all set chart warning waters of Vietnam, creating favorable conditions for exploration, exploitation, management and protection of marine resources.

HSV 6613 Ocean surveillance ship was started building in July, 2008 and launched in October, 2010 by the Song Thu Corporation, following the design of the Dutch Damen Group, meeting all demands set by the Vietnam Register and Lloyd's Register Group as well as the latest international maritime conventions. Until this time using the training ship and sea-level testing that is done military service.^[1]

Before inauguration and operation, Tran Dai Nghia has undergone all four phases meet test requirements in design, schedule and quality. This type of steel hull ships, unrestricted activity level, consistent with hydrographic features survey and marine survey measurements meet standards and regulations for decentralization of shipbuilding steel shell of TCVN 6259/2003 Vietnam Register, Lloyd's Register, as well as conventions and other regulations related to the survey ship, surveying the sea,... The vessel line shape and drive systems for adaptive purposes, can be easily rotated even in narrow waters, storm strength on level 12. With four diesel engines and 5,000 nautical miles operating range, Tran Dai Nghia can operate continuously over 60 days and nights.^[2]

HSV- 6613 Ocean surveillance ship was delivered to Vietnam People's Navy to use for research, survey, mapping panoramic sea areas of Vietnam to contribute to creating favorable conditions for the exploration operation, management and protection of Vietnam's marine resources. In addition, the ship also contributes to the development of marine economy, maintaining maritime security and defense, as required to meet the marine strategy to 2020.^[3]

The ship was named after Professor, Major General Trần Đại Nghĩa (1913 - 1997), Hero of Vietnam's military technology.

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