VHM_0118

Descriptive title

Lươt Sóng Ngăn Thù Trấn Khánh Dư

Initial context

Date

1955-1975

Object type(s)

Jewelry/Medal/Insignia

Material(s)

Description

Commemorative pin associated with the Republic of Vietnam Navy destroyer RVNS Trần Khánh Dư (HQ-4), bearing the ship’s motto, “Lướt Sóng Ngăn Thù.”

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Ngoc Bach Nguyen

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Ngoc Bach Nguyen

Data license

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Timeline

Lươt Sóng Ngăn Thù Trấn Khánh Dư donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Westminster, CA USA

October 3, 2025

Donated in Westminster, California by Mrs. Nguyễn Ngọc Bạch, wife of the late Nguyễn Ngọc Bạch, on October 3, 2025.
Lươt Sóng Ngăn Thù Trấn Khánh Dư origin

Vietnam

Pre-1975

1955-1975

Republic of Vietnam Navy, c. 1955–1975.
Lươt Sóng Ngăn Thù Trấn Khánh Dư left Vietnam, entered US

Vietnam

In Transit

1975

Left Vietnam in 1975 as part of the evacuation of Republic of Vietnam Navy personnel.
Lươt Sóng Ngăn Thù Trấn Khánh Dư change of ownership

United States

After Nguyễn Ngọc Bạch’s death, the whistle remained with his wife.