Kilo 186 submarine - Da Nang has entered the Atlantic Ocean

On the morning of December 25, the Rolldock Star transport ship (Netherlands) carrying the submarine 186 - Da Nang to Vietnam passed through the English Channel and reached the Atlantic Ocean.

Submarine 186 - Da Nang is the 5th in the contract to build 6 Varshavyanka 636.1 (kilo) class submarines, signed by Deputy Minister of National Defense, Commander of the Vietnam Navy Nguyen Van Hien with Mr. Anatoliy Isaykin, General Director of Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport on December 15, 2009, witnessed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation (at that time) Vladimir Putin.

Position of the Rolldock Star ship at 9:00 a.m. on December 25, according to the maritime website Marinetraffic

Since the beginning of 2014, the Vietnam Navy has received 4 kilo submarines, put into service in the 189th Submarine Brigade, namely 182 - Hanoi, 183 - Ho Chi Minh City, 184 - Hai Phong, 185 - Khanh Hoa. Before bringing 186 - Da Nang to Vietnam, the Rolldock Star brought 183 - Ho Chi Minh City from Kaliningrad (Russia) to Cam Ranh on March 19, 2014, and brought 184 - Hai Phong from Saint Petersburg to Cam Ranh on the evening of January 28, 2015.

Ship 183-Ho Chi Minh City is being taken off the Rolldock Star ship in Cam Ranh Bay, March 22, 2014

Leaving Saint Petersburg (Russia) at 7:37 p.m. on December 16 (Vietnam time), the Rolldock Star (Netherlands) transport ship carrying submarine 186 - Da Nang to Vietnam passed through the English Channel and reached the Atlantic Ocean this morning (December 25).

According to information on the maritime website Marinetraffic, from now until arriving at Cam Ranh, the Rolldock Star will only stop at Singapore port. The time the Rolldock Star arrives in Singapore has been adjusted, not the afternoon of January 29, 2016 as originally planned, but the afternoon of January 30, 2016./.

According to Tien Phong