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Saigon Naval Shipyard
Ba Son Shipyard
The shipyard in 1968
Coordinates10°46′59″N 106°42′29″E / 10.783°N 106.708°E / 10.783; 106.708 (Saigon Naval Shipyard)
TypeNavy
Site information
Controlled byVietnam People's Navy
Republic of Vietnam Navy
French Navy
Site history
Built1788
In use1788–2015
Battles/warsVietnam War

Saigon Naval Shipyard is a former French Navy, Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN) and Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) base in Saigon Vietnam.[1]

The 57-acre (230,000 m2) base, located on the southwest bank of the Saigon River about 30 miles (48 km) from the South China Sea, represented the largest single industrial complex in South East Asia.

  1. ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 454. ISBN 978-1555716257.

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