People's Navy of Dai Hoa

The People's Navy of Dai Hoa (ハˇイ 𠄡ㄚン ㄇㄚン ザㄚン ダㄟ ㄢ`ア, မဟာသဟဇာတပြည်သူ့ရေတပ်), commonly known as the Hoaian Navy, is the naval branch of the People's Army of Dai Hoa and is responsible for the protection of the country's national waters, islands, and maritime interests. It also coordinates maritime police, customs services, and naval border defence. The People's Navy of Dai Hoa has 50,000 personnel and operates 109 ships and 18 aircraft.

History
Along with the rest of the People's Army of Dai Hoa, the People's Navy of Dai Hoa was officially formed on 1 June 1945, when independence was declared. On 10 September 1945, General Thurein Sein was appointed as the first commander of the People's Navy and started to build a flotilla as the core of the new navy, with five ex-Yamataian patrol boats commissioned as the first ships of the People's Navy. On 8 March 1946, Dai Hoa established the Department of Naval Development under the General Staff Office, which existed to perform research and training to prepare for combat missions. The primary mission of the People's Navy was to patrol the coastal areas and the inland waterways.

Several larger vessels were transferred from Arshavat, which was providing Dai Hoa with technical assistance, though the Navy was of a lower priority compared to the Ground and Air Forces. The captured Yamatai Imperial Navy destroyer  was commissioned as the People's Navy's flagship on 15 October 1946 as the Bắc Quan. By the time of the Dai Hoa Unification War in 1957, the People's Navy had grown to 54 vessels. However, due to the strong naval superiority of the Three Powers Alliance, the People's Navy did not have a large impact on the war.

One of the only naval battles of the Dai Hoa Unification War happened on August 1957, when Hoaian gunboats attacked Chiseian marines attempting to land near Hoi An, which drew in the Chiseian cruiser Amagishi to the scene. The five gunboats then attacked the Amagishi. Differing accounts of this battle exist, with the Hoaian version claiming that the Amagishi was sunk by a torpedo launched by Captain Ngô Tuấn Hải, while the Chiseian version is that the Amagishi was only lightly damaged by machine gun fire and disengaged from the gunboats in order to cover the landing craft with anti-aircraft support. Some other accounts claim that the Hoaians even shot down several Allied aircraft during the battle, a narrative shown in the movie Brave Defenders of Hoi An.

Following the withdrawal of the Alliance forces and the retreat of the Song Republic to Dep Dao, the People's Navy expanded by incorporating captured Song Republic Naval Defence Force vessels, most of which were Yamataian vessels. The initial lack of naval capability of Dai Hoa meant that they did not attempt to invade Dep Dao.

1988 Hoaian-Sahilese War