Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakakorehia, i tukuna ki Vietnam ki te Tonga mo te mahi i roto i te Republic of Vietnam Navy i te 23 o Paenga-whāwhā 1971, i whakaingoatia ia RVNS "Can Tho" (HQ-801). I rere atu te kaipuke me tōna kapa ki Piripi i te wā o te
te hinganga o te kāwanatanga o Vietnam ki te Tonga, i muri mai i te whakawhitinga o te tiaki ki te Republic of the Philippines. I whakaingoatia ia hei BRP "Kalinga Apayao" (LT-516) mo te mahi i roto i te Philippines Navy.