| Honorific Prefix: | Admiral |
| Giáp Văn Cương | |
| Birth Date: | 1921 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Lục Nam, Bắc Giang, Tonkin (French protectorate) |
| Death Place: | Hà Nội, Việt Nam |
| Party: | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Office: | Deputy Chief of the PAVN General Staff |
| Term Start: | 1974 |
| Term End: | 1977 |
| Branch: | People's Army of Vietnam Vietnam People's Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1945-1990 |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Awards: | Hero of the People's Armed Forces (posthumously) |
Giáp Văn Cương (1921–1990) was an Admiral of the Vietnam People's Navy. He participated in both the first Indochina War and the second Indochina War.
Giáp Văn Cương was born on 13 September 1921 in Bảo Đài commune, Lục Nam district, Bắc Giang province of the Tonkin Protectorate, French Indochina.
In 1974, he was promoted to Major General, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army. In 1977, he was appointed Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy. In 1988, he was promoted to Admiral, the first Admiral of the Vietnam People's Navy.[1]