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Friday, July 05, 2013

Vietnam’s 2nd Russian-made sub completes sea trials

Kilo-class submarineThe second Kilo-class submarine Vietnam agreed to buy from Russia has completed its sea trials and been returned to the shipyard where it was built, Russian news agency Interfax reported Tuesday.

The submarine named Ho Chi Minh City and built by Admiralty Shipyards of St. Petersburg undertook two dives, reaching a depth of 190 meters on one of them, reported Interfax.

The Ho Chi Minh City set off for its sea trials on April 28, four months after being launched.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete7/7/13 09:57

    Thanks NOSINT

    A well spotted article. I've used it in a blog postnto expand my coverage of Southeast Asian submarine services.

    Regards

    Pete
    http://gentleseas.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/vietnams-kilo-subs-steadily-being-built.html

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