Submarine training in Cam Ranh

• September 21, 2014 14:45

Submarine Brigade 189, under the Navy stationed at Cam Ranh base (Khanh Hoa), is a newly established unit, according to the decision dated May 29, 2013 of the Minister of National Defense and launched on April 3, 2014.

Brigade 189 has the task of training, combat readiness, and coordinating with forces to protect the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.

The establishment of Brigade 189 is an important milestone, marking the birth of a particularly elite combat ship force with high combat capability and efficiency, one of the "iron fists" of the Vietnam People's Navy in performing the task of combat readiness, protecting the sovereignty of the sea, islands, and continental shelf of the Fatherland.

The latest images of Vietnam's submarine force were taken in Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa in mid-September 2014:

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Water training in Cam Ranh Bay

In particular, the submarine force is the final condition for the Navy to have all its branches (surface ships, submarines, coastal artillery - missiles, marines, naval aviation), with enough fighting power to protect the sacred sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.

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The ships are always in a state of combat readiness.


Currently, Brigade 189 has 2 submarines HQ-182 Hanoi and HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City. Many criteria for selecting submarine sailors are higher than those for selecting fighter pilots. The reason is: If the pilot of an aircraft unfortunately causes an accident, the damage will only be one aircraft, but for submarine sailors, in addition to the value of the submarine (many times larger than an aircraft), the lives of dozens of officers and soldiers cannot be calculated.

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Change of duty, return to barracks right next to the submarine port

Currently, the crews of the two submarines HQ-182 Hanoi and HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City have completely mastered and operated the ship and focused on advanced training in techniques and tactics when operating at sea.

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Submarines are carefully anchored at the port of Brigade 189 in Cam Ranh base (Khanh Hoa)
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Ensuring fuel for ships
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Submarine sailors on a break at the port

The submarines of the 189th Brigade are modern, diesel-electric Varshavyanka 636.1 (Kilo) class, designed by the Rubin Institute of Marine Technology, run very smoothly underwater, so NATO calls them "black holes in the ocean". The ship is equipped with 533 mm torpedoes, Club-S anti-ship cruise missiles, underwater speed of 20 knots/hour (37 km/hour), diving depth of 240 m. This is the world's most modern submarine class. The hull is 73.8 m long and 9.9 m wide with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons. The ship reaches a speed of 12 knots when surfaced, 19 knots when submerged, can dive up to 300 m below the sea surface and can operate continuously at sea for 45 days at a range of about 7,500 nautical miles.

According to VTC