December 9, 2014

Vietnam Navy has taken delivery of 3rd Kilo-class submarine HQ 184 Hải Phòng

Submarine likely to be shipped to Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay tomorrow (Dec 10)


Translated
According to information posted 5-12 days of agency Itar-Tass Russian news, Admiralty Shipyard Russian submarine has handed HQ-184 Haiphong under the scheme 636.1, Varshavyanka class (NATO reporting name Kilo class) to the Navy Vietnam.Officials in charge of the Admiralty media said technical certificates relating to the ship was signed earlier in the Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg and the submarine was waiting for ships dedicated to carrying on Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam.

According to sources from Russia, could submarine named "Sea Room" will be shipped to Vietnam in about December 10(tomorrow).The contract provides for Vietnam six diesel-electric submarines of Project 636.1, worth almost $ 2 billion was "Rosoboronexport" Navy signed with Vietnam in December 2009.

All six submarines will be built at the Admiralty Shipyard Russian Navy in Saint-Petersburg.This contract also follows the Russian side will help Vietnam build one crew training center ultra-modern, international standard. In addition, Russia and India also helped train Vietnamese submariners.The first two submarines of Vietnam is HQ-182 HQ-183 Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, has been staffing operations in Vietnam Navy.

Under the plan, beginning in 2015, Vietnam will receive the 4th is the HQ-185 Danang end of 2015 will receive the 5th to the HQ-186 Khanh Hoa and early 2016 will receive HQ-187 submarine notes Ba Ria-Vung Tau.Currently the fourth in HQ-185 "Da Nang" began sea trials in mid-level plant in June this year. And the fifth ship HQ-186 Khanh Hoa has been completed freeboard.Kilo submarine finally HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau has also been launched on 28-5 this year and will be launched around September next year.Reportedly, all submarines of Vietnam to date have been launched on 28 (Kilo Hanoi was launched Date 28-8-2012, Kilo Ho Chi Minh launch date 28-12-2012, also Kilo dated 28-8-2013 launched Haiphong, Danang Kilo was launched at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg on June 28-3 this year.

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