The heavy lift vessel Rolldock Storm, carrying the Kilo submarine Russia built for Vietnam , arrived at Cam Ranh Port in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on February 2.
The submarine arrived at Cam Ranh Port on February 2 (Photo:VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The heavy lift vessel Rolldock Storm, carrying the Kilo submarine Ru💦ssia built for Vietnam , arrived at Cam Ranh Port in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on February 2 after a voyage from Russia .
The submarine, named HQ-186 Da Nang, is the fifth of the six Kilo-class submarines Vietnam purchased from Russia to modernise its navy, enhancing its capacity to defend the country’s territorial waters.
With a displacement of 3,000-3,950 tonnes, the nearly 74m-long submarine can operate at a maximum depth of 300 metres and a range of 6,000-7,500 nautical miles for 45 days with 52 crew members.
The submarine will launch within a couple of days.
In 2014 and early 2015, four submarines of the same class were handed over to Submarine Brigade 189 under the Vietnamese Navy, namely HQ-182 Hanoi, HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City, HQ-184 Hai Phong and HQ-185 Khanh Hoa.-VNA
Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Sea , carrying the first Kilo submarine Russia is building for Vietnam , arrived at the Cam Ranh port in central Khanh Hoa province, after a one-and-a half month voyage from St Petersburg .
Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Sea, carrying the third Kilo submarine Russia built for Vietnam, arrived at the Cam Ranh port in central Khanh Hoa province on January 28 after a one-and-a half month voyage from St Petersburg.
Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Storm carrying the Kilo submarine Russia built for Vietnam arrived at the Cam Ranh port in central Khanh Hoa province on June 30 after a one-and-a-half-month voyage from St Petersburg.
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The submarine arrived at Cam Ranh Port on February 2 (Photo:VNA)
