06 Februari 2015
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The submarine codenamed HQ-186 Khanh Hoa before being launched at the Admiralty Shipyards on December 28, 2014. (photo : Admiralty Shipyards)
The fifth of the six Kilo-class submarines that Vietnam has agreed to buy from Russia is scheduled for a trial run this May, according to the manufacturer, the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg.
The submarine codenamed HQ-186 Khanh Hoa is a Project 636.1 diesel-electric submarines.
It was launched at the Admiralty Shipyards on December 28, 2014.
The first two subs, HQ-182 Hanoi and HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City, arrived in Vietnam in January and March of 2014.
The third one, HQ-184 Hai Phong, was loaded into the Dutch-registered cargo ship Rolldock Star on December 16. It is scheduled to be delivered to Cam Ranh Port this week.
The fourth one, HQ-185 Da Nang, was launched on March 28, 2014 and is undergoing testing on the Baltic Sea. It is expected to be handed over to Vietnam in mid-2015.
The delivery of the sixth and last one, HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau, is scheduled for next year.
The six submarines are built under a US$2-billion deal signed during a visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to Russia in 2009.
Russia will deliver all by 2016, train Vietnamese crews, and supply necessary spare parts.
(ThanhNien)
The fifth of the six Kilo-class submarines that Vietnam has agreed to buy from Russia is scheduled for a trial run this May, according to the manufacturer, the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg.
The submarine codenamed HQ-186 Khanh Hoa is a Project 636.1 diesel-electric submarines.
It was launched at the Admiralty Shipyards on December 28, 2014.
The first two subs, HQ-182 Hanoi and HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City, arrived in Vietnam in January and March of 2014.
The third one, HQ-184 Hai Phong, was loaded into the Dutch-registered cargo ship Rolldock Star on December 16. It is scheduled to be delivered to Cam Ranh Port this week.
The fourth one, HQ-185 Da Nang, was launched on March 28, 2014 and is undergoing testing on the Baltic Sea. It is expected to be handed over to Vietnam in mid-2015.
The delivery of the sixth and last one, HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau, is scheduled for next year.
The six submarines are built under a US$2-billion deal signed during a visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to Russia in 2009.
Russia will deliver all by 2016, train Vietnamese crews, and supply necessary spare parts.
(ThanhNien)