The first diesel-electric submarine of Project 636 "Varshavyanka" for the Navy in Vietnam will be fully ready in 2013. On this, as reported by ITAR-TASS, said deputy general director of the Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering Sergei Smirnov. As expected, at the same time the submarine will be transferred to the customer. When did Vietnam get all bought from Russian submarine, was not specified.
Vietnam has purchased from Russia six submarines of Project 636 at the end of 2009. The deal amounted to 1,8 billion dollars. Engaged in fulfillment of the order "Admiralty Shipyards", which, as previously reported, will be able to pass the customer on one submarine a year through the production of connection to the public ships of Project 636. Thus, Vietnam may get the last of the submarines purchased in 2018.
Currently, Vietnam does not have the submarine fleet, submarines of Project 636 will be the first submarine in service with the country. In March 2010, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said the navy would help Vietnam establish a point-based submarines. It is also possible that Russia will give Vietnam a loan that the country will spend on the creation of databases, the purchase of various ships and the establishment of naval aviation.
Displacement of submarines of Project 636 "Varshavyanka" is 3.95 tons. Submarines capable of speeds up to 20 knots, and the battery life of their voyage is 45 days. Project 636 boats have six torpedo tubes caliber of 533 millimeters, which can also be used for setting mines and launch cruise missiles.
Source: http://www.lenta.ru/news/2010/10/29/submarine/
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