![Armed with cruise missiles, this diesel-electric stealth sub is believed to be the quietest in the world, and so was dubbed ‘black hole’ by NATO HQ187 SSK launch](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FkG9FXuxx8kRQH2qgi709aw5xhaW_YhzUzG4M3E4mfW_pwQ7vEC3GXLdGDswwG9Z35fSeYaGQi57Kt1VxJvC4bCXTKFJ_IJfVWU7SxjoRzOrnPoBl1XwAHaNgtKkhv_n4aYH/s640/HQ187+launch.png)
Admiral Viktor Chirkov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, and Rear Admiral Pham Hoai Nam, Commander of the People's Navy of Vietnam, were present at the launching ceremony for the submarine, codenamed HQ-187 Ba Ria Vung Tau, at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg.
It is part of a deal reached between Vietnam and Russia for six Project 636 Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines for $2 billion back in 2009.
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