Dinassaut

The Dinassaut (French: [dinaso], Division Navale d'Assaut, "Naval Assault Division") was a type of riverine military unit employed by the French Navy during the first Indochina War.

Other craft carried 81mm mortars to be employed as riverine artillery.

[1] The ships were converted LCVP && Armored Troop Carrier (LCM): The ten naval assault divisions were located in the Mekong Delta (Cochinchina) and the Red River Delta (Tonkin) as follows: Each one has a company of Commandos Marine (created off Fusiliers Marins) attached to it.

They were notably involved in: The following people have served there: Dinassaut 6 & 8 had been transferred to the Republic of Vietnam Navy (VNN) in 1953.

This leads to the creation of the Mekong Delta Mobile Afloat Force later named Mobile Riverine Force (MRF) after May 1967.