''Mông Đồng'' (

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: 艨艟) is a class of near-shore

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and

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boat that played a dominant role in

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Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

ese naval forces for over a thousand years.

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File:Mông Đồng.jpg, Mông Đồng illustration File:Boat rowing.jpg, relief carving of a Mong Dong boat- Hương Canh communal house, Vĩnh Phúc. File:MONG DONG THUYEN.jpg, Carving on Chương Cauldron- 19th century Huế. File:Mông Đồng bow.jpg, Close up on the bow of the miniature Mông Đồng at the Hanoi Museum of National History, originally the model was kept at Keo Temple, Thái Bình File:Mông Đồng stern.jpg, Close up on the stern of the miniature Mông Đồng at the Hanoi Museum of National History, originally the model was kept at Keo Temple, Thái Bình File:Samuel Baron - The City of CHA-CHO, the Metropolis of TONQUEEN.jpg, Mông Đồng sailing on Red river in Đông Kinh (

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

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