Another Kilo-class submarine, which is the second of the six submarines Vietnam has contracted to buy from Russia, is being transported to Vietnam.
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The submarine, HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City, is on board a Dutch heavy lift ship that left Kaliningrad’s Yantar shipyard on February 3, heading for Vietnam’s Cam Ranh port, the Russian website Klops.ru said.
The Dutch ship is now travelling to the Baltic Sea and is expected to arrive in the port in six weeks.
The vessel recently passed its technical tests, and a document to this effect was signed between Vietnam and Russia at Admiralty Verfi Shipyard on January 16, 2014.
The submarine has a load of 2,300 tons and can carry a crew of 57. It can operate at a maximum depth of 300 meters at a range of 6,000-7,500 nautical miles for 45 days and nights.
The vessel is armed with a Klub-S cruise missile system with 3M-54E1 missiles bearing 450-kg warheads that have a firing range of 220 km.
It is also has a system of eight Strela-3 anti-aircraft missiles with a firing range of 6 km, six torpedo tubes, and other advanced military equipment.
This is the second of the six Kilo-class submarines Vietnam is purchasing from Russia under a contract signed in 2009.
The first submarine, dubbed HQ-182 Hanoi, was transported to Cam Ranh port on December 31, 2013 and successfully made its first maiden voyage on January 8, 2014.
The third vessel, named HQ-184 Haiphong, was launched in Russia on August 28, 2013, and will be delivered to Vietnam this year.
Đăng ký: VietNam News